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Biography
Luis Manuel Castro Cáceres (born 27 September 1995) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Estudiantes.
Career
Castro's career started in his homeland with Montevideo Wanderers, manager Alfredo Arias promoted the midfielder into his first-team squad during the 2014–15 Uruguayan Primera División season. Having been an unused substitute for matches with El Tanque Sisley, Rampla Juniors and Tacuarembó, Castro made his first professional appearance in a 1–0 loss away to Sud América on 6 December 2014. That was his sole appearance that season, with just two more coming in 2015–16. Castro featured fifteen times in the next campaign, whilst scoring his first three senior goals; including his opener over Nacional in September 2016.
In total, Castro appeared in eighty-seven matches for Montevideo Wanderers across five years, a spell in which he netted seventeen goals; notably eleven of which came in 2018, which was his last season with the club. On 4 January 2019, Castro joined Argentine Primera División side Estudiantes; signing a three-year contract.
Career statistics
- As of 5 January 2019.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Montevideo Wanderers | 2014–15 | Uruguayan Primera División | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | 15 | 3 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | |||
| 2017 | 25 | 3 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 | |||
| 2018 | 33 | 11 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 11 | |||
| Total | 76 | 17 | — | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 17 | |||
| Estudiantes | 2018–19 | Argentine Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 76 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 17 | ||