In this Portuguese name, the second or paternal family name is Castro. "Neto" is a generational suffix meaning "grandson", which is used for someone whose name is the same as their father and grandfather, like "III" in English.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luiz Felipe Castro Neto | ||
| Date of birth | (1995-02-13) 13 February 1995 (age 29) | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Ponte Preta | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2013 | São Cristóvão | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Coríntians | 1 | (0) |
| 2016 | Olaria | 3 | (0) |
| 2017 | Amparo | 12 | (1) |
| 2017 | Icasa | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | Ferroviário | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Alcanenense | ||
| 2019 | Cascavel CR | 9 | (0) |
| 2020 | Anapolina | 1 | (0) |
| 2020 | Caucaia | 1 | (0) |
| 2021 | Cascavel CR | 9 | (3) |
| 2021 | Caucaia | 7 | (1) |
| 2021 | Rio São Paulo [pt] | 9 | (2) |
| 2022 | UNIRB | 5 | (0) |
| 2022 | Garibaldi | 8 | (4) |
| 2023 | Águia de Marabá | 20 | (2) |
| 2023– | Ponte Preta | 14 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:40, 23 February 2024 (UTC) | |||
Luiz Felipe Castro Neto (born 13 February 1995), commonly known as Castro, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ponte Preta.
Career
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Castro represented hometown side São Cristóvão as a youth. He began his senior career with Coríntians, and subsequently represented Olaria, Amparo and Icasa, impressing in the 2017 Copa Fares Lopes with the latter.
On 9 March 2018, Castro was announced at Ferroviário, but left in April after just three matches. He had a short spell abroad with Portuguese side Alcanenense, before spending the 2019 season with Cascavel CR.
On 19 November 2019, Castro agreed to a deal with Capital, but was announced at Anapolina on 2 January 2020. On 7 February, after just one match, he moved to Caucaia.
Castro returned to Cascavel for the 2021 campaign, but was suspended by the Federação Paranaense de Futebol for six matches after his club provided false COVID-19 test results. He subsequently returned to Caucaia, but finished the year with Rio São Paulo [pt].
Castro played the 2022 Campeonato Baiano with UNIRB, but moved to Garibaldi for the year's Copa FGF. In December of that year, he was named in the squad of Águia de Marabá for the upcoming season, and was a regular starter as the club won the 2023 Campeonato Paraense.
On 23 June 2023, Águia confirmed that Castro had agreed to a deal with Série B side Ponte Preta. He only became a starter in the latter stages of the year, but started the 2024 campaign as a first-choice.
Career statistics
- As of 23 February 2024.
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Coríntians | 2014 | Potiguar | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Olaria | 2016 | Carioca Série B | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Amparo | 2017 | Paulista 2ª Divisão | — | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
| Icasa | 2017 | Cearense Série B | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||||
| Ferroviário | 2018 | Série D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Cascavel CR | 2019 | Paranaense | — | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Anapolina | 2020 | Goiano | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Caucaia | 2020 | Cearense | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Cascavel CR | 2021 | Paranaense | — | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | ||||
| Caucaia | 2021 | Série D | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||||
| Rio São Paulo [pt] | 2021 | Carioca Série B1 | — | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | ||||
| UNIRB | 2022 | Baiano | — | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Garibaldi | 2022 | Gaúcho Série B | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | ||||
| Águia de Marabá | 2023 | Série D | 7 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 2 | ||
| Ponte Preta | 2023 | Série B | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | |||
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 18 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 20 | 1 | 71 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 116 | 15 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Copa Fares Lopes
- Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
- Appearance(s) in Copa FGF
- Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
Honours
Águia de Marabá
References
- "Zagueiro da Ponte lembra início: "Pulava muro da estação de trem e treinava de barriga vazia"" [Ponte stopper remembers beginnings: "I would jump the walls of the train station and I would train with an empty stomach"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 1 December 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- "Destaque do Icasa na Taça Fares Lopes, zagueiro Castro chama a atenção de clubes" [Spotlight of Icasa in the Taça Fares Lopes, stopper Castro catches the eye of clubs] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- "Zagueiro Castro é o novo reforço para a defesa coral" [Stopper Castro is the new addition for the coral defense] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Ferroviário AC. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- "Ativo no mercado, Capital confirma mais seis novas contratações" [Active on the market, Capital confirm six more signings] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Distrito do Esporte. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- "Lateral ex-Goiânia e mais três reforçam a Anapolina" [Former Goiânia full-back and three more bolster Anapolina] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Esporte Goiano. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- "Cearense: Visando à Copa do Brasil, Caucaia oficializa quatro reforços" [Cearense: Aiming the Copa do Brasil, Caucaia turn official four signings] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- "Clube paranaense é suspenso por 2 anos por falsificar testes de covid-19" [Paranaense club are suspended for 2 years for faking COVID-19 tests] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- "Garibaldi reforça elenco e intensifica preparação para a Copa FGF" [Garibaldi bolster squad and intensify trainings for the Copa FGF] (in Brazilian Portuguese). FML Esportes. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- "Esportes: Águia de Marabá apresenta novo elenco para 2023" [Sports: Águia de Marabá present new squad for 2023] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Marabá. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- "Águia de Marabá confirma saída do volante Castro, que está indo para a Ponte Preta" [Águia de Marabá confirm departure of defensive midfielder Castro, who is going to Ponte Preta] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- "Ponte Preta: titular na reta final, Castro diz que vive "melhor momento da carreira"" [Ponte Preta: starter in the final rounds, Castro says that he is in "the best moment of his career"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Carlos Batista. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- Castro at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- "OLARIA ATLÉTICO CLUBE – CAMPEONATO ESTADUAL DA SÉRIE B DE PROFISSIONAIS - 2016" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
External links
- Castro profile at Futebol de Goyaz (in Brazilian Portuguese)
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- 1995 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city)
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players
- Atlético Clube Coríntians players
- Olaria Atlético Clube players
- Amparo Athlético Club players
- Associação Desportiva Recreativa e Cultural Icasa players
- Ferroviário Atlético Clube (CE) players
- Cascavel Clube Recreativo players
- Associação Atlética Anapolina players
- Caucaia Esporte Clube players
- Águia de Marabá Futebol Clube players
- Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen