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Nicolás Castillo , born the In Santiago in Chile, is a Chilean international footballer. He evolves as an attacker in the Necaxa club.
Club career [ modifier | Modifier and code ]
The beginnings in Chile [ modifier | Modifier and code ]
In 2012, he reached with the Universidad Católica the semi-finals of Copa Sudamericana, being eliminated by the Brazilian club of São Paulo Fc [ first ] .
Following his good performances with the Chilean Club of Universidad Católica and during the World U20, he stirs up the interest of many European clubs like Manchester United, Borussia Dortmund, Inter Milan, Juventus or even Udinese .
FC is used [ modifier | Modifier and code ]
During the winter transfer window of the 2013-2014 season, he is about to sign in Hanover. But the transfer will not succeed. He will finally be transferred to Club Bruges for an amount of around 3 million euros.
With Bruges, he is the author of a league triple on November 9, 2014, during the reception of the KVC Westerlo (5-0 victory) [ 2 ] .
Back to Chile [ modifier | Modifier and code ]
In 2016, Nicolás Castillo returned to his training club, the Universidad Católica. He then was illustrated by scoring many goals. He is notably the author of a hat -trick in January 2016, when receiving the Santiago Wanderers [ 3 ] , then a quadrupled in December 2016, during a trip to Iquique [ 4 ] .
Transfer to Mexico [ modifier | Modifier and code ]
In 2017, he was transferred to Mexico, by signing a contract with the Pumas Unam club.
He highlights himself by scoring a lot of goals. On April 15, 2018, he was the author of a league triple, on the occasion of the reception of the Puebla FC [ 5 ] .
Benfica Lisbon [ modifier | Modifier and code ]
Nicolás Castillo then engages with the Benfica Lisbon the . His contract will end in [ 6 ] .
With Benfica, he plays little but discovers the prestigious European Champions League. He plays for this purpose a group phase meeting against AEK Athens, won 1-0 by the LisBoto club [ 7 ] .
Career in selection [ modifier | Modifier and code ]
In 2013, Nicolás Castillo participated in the under -20 World Cup organized in Turkey. He then highlights himself by scoring four goals in four games. Chile bowed in the quarter -finals against Ghana [ 8 ] .
He received his first selection of the Chile team on March 23, 2013, against Peru. This match lost 1-0 is part of the 2014 World Cup qualifiers [ 9 ] .
He must then wait three years before reconnecting with the selection. He scored his first goal with Chile on May 28, 2016, in a friendly against Jamaica (1-0 victory). He participated in the wake in the Copa America Centenario in , competition organized for the very first time in the United States. He succeeded in his shot in the final against Argentina after a zero and virgin score. Chile wins the trophy [ 9 ] .
In 2018-2019, he scored three goals in friendly matches, against Mexico and Honduras. In 2019, he competed in his second Copa America, organized in Brazil. He plays three games during this tournament, who sees Chile taking fourth place [ 9 ] .
Ahead attacker as well capable of playing in pivot, back to goal, as to go behind the back of the defense, in depth, he shows a good activity on the front of the attack. He has a very dry ball strike, it is formidable finisher in both the 16 meters opposing and at 20-25 meters. His beautiful ball strike is also expressed in the quality of his free kicks, which he always draws directly. It is a great talent in the making for Chilean football.
Catholic University [ modifier | Modifier and code ]
Benfica Lisbon [ modifier | Modifier and code ]
America club [ modifier | Modifier and code ]
Chili [ modifier | Modifier and code ]
- Catholic University :
- Elected best young player from Copa Sudamericana
- Member of the ideal team of Campeonato Sudamericano
- Elected player of the match Chili – England: Mondial U20 in 2013
- Elected player of the match Chili – Croatia: Mondial U20 in 2013
- Elected player of the match Chili – Ghana: Mondial U20 in 2013
- Nicolás Castillo – Copa Sudamericana 2012 , on Mondfootball.fr
- Nicolás Castillo – Eerste Klasse to 2014/2015 , on Mondfootball.fr
- Nicolás Castillo – First Division 2015/2016 Closing , on Mondfootball.fr
- Nicolás Castillo – First Division 2016/2017 Opening , on Mondfootball.fr
- Nicolás Castillo – First Division 2017/2018 Closing , on Mondfootball.fr
- ‘ Nicolás Castillo Signe Au Benfica » , on Lequipe.fr , The team , (consulted the ) .
- Nicolás Castillo – Champions League 2018/2019 , on Mondfootball.fr
- ‘ Statistics with those under 20 » , on transfermarkt.fr
- National team statistics on transfermarkt.fr
- ‘ Nicolás Castillo fiction » , on footballldatabase.eu
- Sports resources :
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