Arnaldo Castillo

Arnaldo Castillo
Castillo with O'Higgins in 2023.
Personal information
Full name Arnaldo Castillo Benega
Date of birth (1997-05-09) 9 May 1997 (age 29)
Place of birth Ciudad del Este, Paraguay
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 O'Higgins
Number 18
Youth career
Yguazú Nippon (Paraguay)
Universidad de Concepción
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Universidad de Concepción 1 (0)
2017 → Naval (loan) 13 (5)
2018 → Fernández Vial (loan) 22 (9)
2019 → Iberia (loan) 22 (9)
2020–2021 Iberia 20 (12)
2021 Deportes Puerto Montt 32 (10)
2022 Universidad de Concepción 25 (11)
2023– O'Higgins 94 (18)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 February 2026

Arnaldo Castillo Benega (Ciudad del Este, Paraguay; 9 May 1997) is a Paraguayan-Chilean footballer who plays as a forward and currently plays for O'Higgins of the Primera División de Chile.

Career

Originally from Ciudad del Este, he came to youth football at the Universidad de Concepción in Chile at the age of 17. In 2017 he was loaned to Naval and in 2018 to Arturo Fernández Vial. He then plays two seasons in Iberia.

Castillo with O'Higgins in 2023 against Universidad de Chile.

In 2021 he was announced as a reinforcement of Deportes Puerto Montt of the Primera B de Chile, where he had a great campaign where he scored 10 goals. In December 2021, his return to Universidad de Concepción is announced. In December 2022, he was announced as O'Higgins ' reinforcement of the Primera División de Chile.

He debuted with the Rancagua's team on February 6, 2023, in a 0-1 loss against Huachipato. His first conquest with the "Capo de Provincia" came on March 4, 2023, scoring with a header and at 90 + 6 'the final 2-2 draw against Curicó Unido at Estadio El Teniente.

Eligibility

Since Castillo has Chilean Citizenship through naturalization principles in September 2023, he is eligible to play for Chile and play as a Chilean player at Campeonato Nacional since 2024.

In March 2026, Castillo was shortlisted to the Paraguay squad for the friendly matches against Greece and Morocco.

Career statistics

Club

Statistics for O'Higgins.

Club Season League Cup Continental Others Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
O'Higgins 2023 Liga de Primera 24421----265
2024 25311----264
2025 23351----284
2026 228138123--4719
Total 94182111123--12732

References

  1. ↑ Huerta, Rodrigo (14 May 2021). "De la chacra al fútbol chileno: "A los 10 años caminaba 18kms para ir a entrenar"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  2. ↑ Concepción, Diario. "Vuelve a casa: Arnaldo Castillo estampó su regreso a Universidad de Concepción". Diario Concepción (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  3. ↑ Madariaga, Carlos (1 December 2022). "Arnaldo Castillo, nuevo jugador de O'Higgins: «Fue el primer club de Primera División que se decidió a buscarme»". ADN Radio (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  4. ↑ Mardones, Jean (6 February 2023). "Huachipato sorprendió con lo justo a O'Higgins en Rancagua y es el líder exclusivo del Campeonato". BioBioChile - La Red de Prensa Más Grande de Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  5. ↑ https://www.diarioconcepcion.cl/deportes/2023/09/20/el-chileno-arnaldo-castillo-baila-cueca-mientras-suena-con-la-roja.html
  6. ↑ "Atento Berizzo: Arnaldo Castillo obtuvo la nacionalidad chilena". El Tipógrafo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "El goleador paraguayo que la rompe en Chile y sueña con la Roja: "Dicen que me parezco a Cavani y Lewandowski"". Deportes13 (in European Spanish). 10 August 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  8. ↑ Vera, Pablo (24 March 2026). ""Me llegó la carta de la selección paraguaya, pero no se concretó... ¿Qué pasó con la Roja? No sé"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 March 2026.