Mauricio del Castillo

Mauricio Jordan del Castillo Agüero (born 10 March 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Independiente.[1]

Mauricio del Castillo
Personal information
Full name Mauricio Jordan del Castillo Agüero
Date of birth (1996-03-10) 10 March 1996
Place of birth Avellaneda, Argentina
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Independiente
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Independiente 1 (0)
2016–2017 → Deportivo Morón (loan) 4 (0)
2017–2018 → Defensores de Belgrano (loan) 2 (0)
2019–2020 → Tristán Suárez (loan) 1 (0)
International career
2013 Argentina U17 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:05, 7 December 2020 (UTC)

Club career

del Castillo started his senior career with Independiente in 2016.[1] On 3 July, del Castillo joined Deportivo Morón of Primera B Metropolitana on loan.[2] He made his professional debut on 3 September in a 2–1 victory over Estudiantes, which was the first of six appearances in all competitions for the club.[1] Ahead of the 2017–18 season, del Castillo signed for Primera B Metropolitana side Defensores de Belgrano.[3] Just two appearances followed, with both occurring off the bench in March during home matches with Villa San Carlos and San Telmo.[1] He returned to his parent club in June 2018.[1]

After twelve months in Independiente's reserves, a spell which also saw the forward extend his contract, del Castillo was loaned out to Tristán Suárez in July 2019.[1][4][5] His debut arrived in October against Los Andes, which would be his only match for them.[1] Upon returning to Independiente, he again signed a new contract in August 2020.[6] del Castillo made an Independiente competitive, first-team teamsheet for the first time on 1 November, though wasn't selected to come on in a Copa de la Liga Profesional win over Central Córdoba.[7] His debut for the club soon arrived in that competition, as he appeared for the final moments of a 1–0 win over Defensa y Justicia on 6 December.[8]

International career

del Castillo represented Argentina U17s at the 2013 South American Under-17 Football Championship, winning one cap against Venezuela.[1]

Personal life

del Castillo is the brother of fellow footballers Gastón del Castillo and Sergio Agüero.[9]

Career statistics
As of 7 December 2020.[1]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Independiente 2016–17 Primera División 0000—000000
2017–18 0000—000000
2018–19 000000000000
2019–20 000000000000
2020–21[nb 1] 100000000010
Total 100000000010
Deportivo Morón (loan) 2016–17 Primera B Metropolitana 4020——0060
Defensores de Belgrano (loan) 2017–18 2000——0020
Tristán Suárez (loan) 2019–20 1000——0010
Career total 8020000000100

    Honours

    Club
    Deportivo Morón[10]

    International
    Argentina U17[1]

    Notes
    1. Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.

    References
    1. "Mauricio del Castillo profile". Soccerway. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
    2. "Kuncito Gallito". Olé. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
    3. "Fin de pretemporada y nuevo refuerzo". Defensores de Belgrano. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
    4. "Renovó Mauricio del Castillo". De la Cuna al Infierno. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
    5. "Mauricio del Castillo". World Football. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
    6. "Mauricio Del Castillo renovó su contrato con el Rojo". Soy Del Rojo. 15 August 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
    7. "Pusineri incluyó al hermano del Kun Agüero entre los suplentes". TyC Sports. 1 November 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
    8. "El debut del hermano del Kun, Mauricio Del Castillo, en Independiente". TyC Sports. 6 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
    9. "Aguero spotted watching brother Mauricio del Castillo's debut". Marca. 3 September 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
    10. "Argentina 2016/17". RSSSF. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
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