José Castro
Personal information
Full name José Ignacio Castro Mena
Date of birth (2001-10-13) 13 October 2001
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Universidad de Chile
Number 4
Youth career
Universidad de Chile
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Universidad de Chile 21 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 February 2023

José Ignacio Castro Mena (born 13 October 2001) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Chilean Primera División side Universidad de Chile.

Club career

A left-back from the Universidad de Chile youth system,[1] Castro made his professional debut in a 2021 Copa Libertadores match against San Lorenzo played in Argentina on 18 March, since the team had many players out in the context of COVID-19 pandemic.[2] In March 2022, he signed his first professional contract.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Aguilar, Felipe (21 February 2023). "José Castro le hace un queque XL a Matías Zaldivia y revela el rol fundamental del ex albo con el canterano azul". Bolavip Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "Los jóvenes sub 21 de la U que destacaron en la Copa Libertadores ante San Lorenzo y los elogios que recibieron". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "¿Quién es José Castro, la solución de Santiago Escobar a su problema en la U?". En Cancha (in Spanish). 16 March 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2023.


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