Jorge Castro (footballer)
Jorge Alejandro Castro Salazar (born 11 September 1990) is a Costa Rican football forward.
 Castro in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jorge Alejandro Castro Salazar | ||
| Date of birth | September 11, 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | San José, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Deportivo Saprissa | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Deportivo Saprissa | 36 | (10) |
| 2010–2011 | → UCR (loan) | 22 | (1) |
| 2011 | → Santos de Guápiles (loan) | 13 | (7) |
| 2013–2015 | Start | 36 | (8) |
| 2014 | → Sarpsborg 08 (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 2015 | → Brann (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | Cartaginés | 32 | (4) |
| 2017 | Herediano | 19 | (0) |
| 2017 | Guadalupe | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Sporting San José | ||
| 2019–2020 | Municipal Grecia | 50 | (11) |
| 2020 | → Sporting San José (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2021 | Jicaral | 10 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:43, 11 January 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
He started his career at Deportivo Saprissa before signing a four-year contract with Start in December 2012.[1]
International career
Castro played at the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Championship and 2009 FIFA World Youth Championship.[2]
He was part of the Costa Rica national football team squad for the 2011 Copa América, but did not play at all in the tournament.[3]
Career statistics
| Season | Club | Division | League | Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2013 | Start | Tippeligaen | 29 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 7 |
| 2014 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 4 | ||
| 2014 | Sarpsborg 08 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | |
| 2015 | Brann | OBOS-ligaen | 14 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 6 |
| Career Total | 64 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 77 | 19 | ||
References
- Jorge Alejandro Castro firmó con el IK Start de Noruega – Nación (in Spanish)
- Jorge Castro – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Jorge Castro – Copa América 2011
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