Erick Castillo

Erick Castillo
Castillo in 2018
Personal information
Full name Erick Leonel Castillo Arroyo
Date of birth (1995-02-05) 5 February 1995 (age 31)
Place of birth Eloy Alfaro, Ecuador
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 Alianza Lima
Number 8
Youth career
2011–2013 Independiente del Valle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Norte América 0 (0)
2013 → LDU Loja (loan) 28 (1)
2014–2018 Barcelona SC 90 (13)
2014 → Olmedo (loan) 29 (0)
2019–2022 Tijuana 36 (3)
2019–2020 → Santos Laguna (loan) 28 (4)
2020–2021 → Juárez (loan) 21 (2)
2022 → Barcelona SC (loan) 20 (1)
2023 Aucas 23 (3)
2024 Vitória 14 (1)
2024 Coritiba 6 (0)
2025– Alianza Lima 27 (6)
International career‡
2019– Ecuador 4 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 December 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 October 2019

Erick Leonel Castillo Arroyo, better known as "La Culebra" (born 5 February 1995) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Peruvian club Alianza Lima and the Ecuador national team.

Club career

Born in Eloy Alfaro, Esmeraldas, Castillo joined Independiente del Valle's youth setup in 2011. After failing to make his breakthrough, he signed a contract with Norte América and subsequently signed for LDU Loja on loan.

Castillo made his professional debut on 29 March 2013, starting in a 2–1 away loss against Emelec. His first goal came on 25 August, the opener in a 3–1 home win against Barcelona.

On 7 January 2014 Castillo joined Barcelona, but was subsequently loaned to Olmedo for one year. He was converted into a left back during the campaign, as his side suffered relegation.

Back to Barcelona, Castillo mainly featured as a substitute during his first two seasons. On 26 February 2017, he scored a brace in a 3–2 home win against El Nacional.

International career

On 5 September 2019 Castillo made his debut appearance for Ecuador against Peru, where he scored the only goal in a 1–0 win.

Career statistics

As of 11 February 2026.
Club Division Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Independiente del Valle Serie A 2012 00——— 00
LDU Loja Serie A 2013 281—40— 321
Olmedo Serie A 2014 290——— 290
Barcelona SC Serie A 2015 101——— 101
2016 322—20— 342
2017 285—90— 375
2018 205—20— 225
Tijuana Liga MX 2018-19 24262—— 304
Santos Laguna Liga MX 2019-20 28450—— 334
Juárez Liga MX 2020-21 212——— 212
Tijuana Liga MX 2021-22 121——— 121
Barcelona SC Serie A 2022 20110101— 312
Total 11014102310013415
Aucas Serie A 2023 2331062— 305
Vitória Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2024 91——80 171
Coritiba Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 2024 60——— 60
Alianza Lima Liga 1 2025 276—186— 4512
2026 21—20— 41
Total 29700206004913
Career total 319351325398039346

International goals

Scores and results list Ecuador's goal tally first.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.5 September 2019Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States Peru1–01–0Friendly

Honours

Barcelona

Vitória

References

  1. ↑ "Erick Castillo: O "Gringo" que Reforça os Planos Táticos de Léo Condé no Vitória" [Erick Castillo: The "gringo" who bolsters the tactical plans of Léo Condé at Vitória] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Jornal Bahia. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "Conoce más sobre Erick Castillo, el jugador que anotó para BSC frente a LDUQ" [Know more about Erick Castillo, the player who scored for BSC against LDUQ] (in Spanish). EcuaGol. 19 October 2015. Archived from the original on 16 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "Emelec gana 2–1 a Liga de Loja" [Emelec defeat Liga de Loja by 2–1] (in Spanish). La República. 29 March 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "Liga de Loja derrotó 3–1 a Barcelona" [Liga de Loja defeated Barcelona by 3–1] (in Spanish). El Universo. 25 August 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "Barcelona SC ficha a tres prometedores juveniles" [Barcelona SC sign three promising youngsters] (in Spanish). EcuaGol. 7 January 2014. Archived from the original on October 16, 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  6. ↑ ""Lucharé por ganarme un puesto"" ["I will fight to win a place"] (in Spanish). Hincha Amarillo. 10 January 2015. Archived from the original on 16 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "Barcelona ganó 3–2 a El Nacional con goles de Castillo y Álvez" [Barcelona defeated El Nacional by 3–2 with goals from Castillo and Álvez] (in Spanish). El Universo. 26 February 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  8. ↑ "PERU VS. ECUADOR 0 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  9. ↑ "Highlights: Castillo Hits On Counter To Give Ecuador 1-0 Friendly Win Over Peru". BeIN Sports. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  10. ↑ Erick Castillo at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  11. ↑ "Erick Castillo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 11 September 2019.