title: Nicolás Castro (footballer, born 1990)
text: # Nicolás Castro (footballer, born 1990)
  
  Nicolás Eduardo Castro (born 11 May 1990) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger or midfielder for Patronato.
  
  ## Career
  
  Castro started with Gimnasia y Esgrima, signing in 2004. In 2009, Castro was loaned to Liniers of Torneo Argentino B. One goal in twenty-three appearances followed. He returned to his parent club in 2010, subsequently making his debut in the Copa Argentina versus Sportivo Desamparados on 30 November 2011. A second loan spell away arrived in August 2012, with the midfielder signing for Juventud Unida Universitario. He made his bow in a 3–1 loss to Rivadavia on 26 August. Castro left Gimnasia y Esgrima in 2013, joining Unión Mar del Plata. Season two ended with promotion.
  
  After scoring goals versus Guaraní Antonio Franco, Independiente Rivadavia and Chacarita Juniors in his debut second tier campaign as they were relegated, Castro then completed a move to Crucero del Norte to remain in Primera B Nacional. Castro played in fifty-seven games and netted seven goals across all competitions in two seasons with Chacarita Juniors, with his last two goals coming in a 3–0 win over Estudiantes in April 2017. In the succeeding August, having suffered his second career relegation, Quilmes completed the signing of Castro. Thirteen appearances occurred with them.
  
  Ten months later, Castro agreed to join his seventh senior team in Sarmiento. His first appearance was in a fixture with Olimpo on 26 August, as he featured for eighty-five minutes before being substituted for Juan Caviglia.
  
  ## Career statistics
  
      As of 27 March 2019.
  
  Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
  
  | Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
  | Gimnasia y Esgrima | 2009–10 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | Gimnasia y Esgrima | 2010–11 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | Gimnasia y Esgrima | 2011–12 | Primera B Nacional | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | Gimnasia y Esgrima | 2012–13 | Primera B Nacional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | Gimnasia y Esgrima | Total | Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | Liniers (loan) | 2009–10 | Torneo Argentino B | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
  | Juventud Unida Universitario (loan) | 2012–13 | Torneo Argentino A | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
  | Unión Mar del Plata | 2013–14 | Torneo Argentino A | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 |
  | Unión Mar del Plata | 2014 | Torneo Federal A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
  | Unión Mar del Plata | 2015 | Primera B Nacional | 39 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 39 | 4 |
  | Unión Mar del Plata | Total | Total | 67 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 68 | 8 |
  | Crucero del Norte | 2016 | Primera B Nacional | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
  | Crucero del Norte | 2016–17 | Primera B Nacional | 36 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 36 | 6 |
  | Crucero del Norte | Total | Total | 56 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 57 | 7 |
  | Quilmes | 2017–18 | Primera B Nacional | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
  | Sarmiento | 2018–19 | Primera B Nacional | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
  | Career total | Career total | Career total | 185 | 16 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 189 | 16 |
  
  * ↑ Appearance(s) in the Torneo Federal A play-offs
  