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)

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

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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "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.
    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.