Beckham Castro
Personal information
Full name Beckham David Castro Espinosa[1]
Date of birth (2003-09-12) 12 September 2003
Place of birth Cartagena, Bolívar, Colombia[1]
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Millonarios
Number 11
Youth career
Chiqui Orozco
Academia de Crespo
Estudiantil
Aston Villa de Cali
2020–2023 Millonarios
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Millonarios 14 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:53, 6 August 2023 (UTC)

Beckham David Castro Espinosa (born 12 September 2003) is a Colombian footballer who currently plays as a winger for Millonarios.

Early life

Castro was born in Cartagena, and is named after former Manchester United, Real Madrid and England international footballer David Beckham, as his father was a fan of Real Madrid.[2] Due to his relatively unusual name, his footballing career was the subject of media attention from a young age, and in 2013 Colombian newspaper Q'hubo ran an article on him, despite him only being ten years old at the time.[3]

Club career

Early career

Castro began his footballing career at Chiqui Orozco, a local footballing school in Cartagena.[4] He later played for Academia de Crespo and Estudiantil de Medellín, also representing Aston Villa de Cali.[4]

Millonarios

Having trialled with Brazilian and Portuguese clubs Grêmio and Braga, respectively, Castro signed a professional contract with Categoría Primera A side Millonarios in his native Colombia in December 2020.[4] He finished bronze in the 2022 golden boot race at youth level, and the following year he made his debut on 22 March 2023, coming on as a late substitute for Fernando Uribe in a 2–0 league win over Deportivo Pasto.[4]

Following teammate Óscar Cortés' call up to the Colombia under-20 side for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, and an injury to attacking midfielder Daniel Cataño, Castro was given a run of games as a starter in the Millonarios side.[5] Having been named in the line-up for Millonarios' Categoría Primera A fixture against Independiente Medellín on 20 May 2023, he latched on to a cross from Leonardo Castro late into the first half to score his first goal for the club in the eventual 2–2 draw.[5][6] Three days later he made his Copa Sudamericana bow, starting in a 3–1 win over Uruguayan opposition Peñarol, and getting the assist for Jorge Arias' goal.[7][8] He followed this up with an assist in the following game, a 1–0 win against Boyacá Chicó, before scoring his second goal for the club - the only goal in a 1–0 win against América de Cali on 31 May 2023.[5][8][9]

On 3 August 2023, following a short absence from the first team, he returned to action in Millonarios' friendly win over Spanish opposition Real Zaragoza, scoring the first goal in an eventual 2–1 win.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of 6 August 2023.[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Millonarios 2023 Categoría Primera A 142003[lower-alpha 1]000172
Career total 142003000172
Notes
  1. ↑ Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana

References

  1. 1 2 3 Beckham Castro at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ Puerto, Guillermo (31 May 2023). "Video: Beckham David Castro contando la historia de su nombre. ¡Es por eso!" [Video: Beckham David Castro telling the story of his name. That's why!]. futbolete.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  3. ↑ Martínez Castellar, Juan Carlos (24 May 2023). "Así pintaba Beckham David Castro Espinoza cuando tenía diez años" [This is how Beckham David Castro Espinoza was painted when he was ten years old]. eluniversal.com.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Anaya, Lucho (22 March 2023). "Beckham David Castro, la joya cartagenera que debutó con Millonarios" [Beckham David Castro, the jewel from Cartagena who debuted with Millonarios]. primertiempo.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 Puerto, Guillermo (31 May 2023). "Beckham Castro, la sorpresiva nueva aparición en Millonarios" [Beckham Castro, the surprising new appearance in Millionaires]. futbolete.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "Beckham David Castro marcó su primer gol con Millonarios frente al Medellín" [Beckham David Castro scored his first goal with Millonarios against Medellín]. espndeportes.espn.com (in Spanish). 20 May 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  7. ↑ Anaya, Lucho (25 May 2023). "Pidiendo vía: Beckham Castro se estrenó en Sudamericana con una asistencia" [Asking for a way: Beckham Castro made his debut in Sudamericana with an assist]. primertiempo.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  8. 1 2 Marín, Javier (1 June 2023). "Beckham Castro demuestra la calidad de la cantera de Millonarios: cuatro partidos en línea con goles y asistencias" [Beckham Castro demonstrates the quality of the Millonarios academy: four games in a row with goals and assists]. espn.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  9. ↑ Caballero Villa, Carlos (31 May 2023). "El cartagenero Beckham Castro le da triunfo a Millonarios ante América" [Beckham Castro from Cartagena gives Millonarios victory against América]. eluniversal.com.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  10. ↑ Anaya, Lucho (3 August 2023). "Gol en La Romareda: Beckham Castro le anotó con Millonarios al Real Zaragoza" [Goal in La Romareda: Beckham Castro scored with Millionaires against Real Zaragoza]. primertiempo.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  11. ↑ Beckham Castro at Soccerway
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