Facundo Castro (footballer, born 1995)

Facundo Castro
Castro with O'Higgins in 2023.
Personal information
Full name Facundo Ismael Castro Soto
Date of birth (1995-01-22) 22 January 1995 (age 31)
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Right winger
Team information
Current team
 Defensor Sporting
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Defensor Sporting 100 (9)
2018–2019 Necaxa 33 (2)
2019–2023 O'Higgins 130 (23)
2024 Ceará 14 (0)
2025 Palestino 8 (1)
2026– Defensor Sporting 0 (0)
International career
2014–2015 Uruguay U20 29 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 December 2025

Facundo Ismael Castro Soto (born 22 January 1995) is an Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Defensor Sporting.

Career

In 2018–19, Castro played for Mexican side Necaxa.

In 2019, he moved to Chile and signed with O'Higgins, playing for them until the 2023 season.

After a season with Brazilian club Ceará, Castro returned to Chile and joined Palestino for the 2025 season.

In January 2026, Castro returned to Defensor Sporting after eight seasons abroad.

Honours

Ceará

References

  1. ↑ Facundo Castro at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "Facundo Ismael Castro Souto". LigaBancomer.mx (in Spanish). LIGA BBVA Bancomer MX. 13 March 1999. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "O'Higgins de Rancagua: 13 jugadores finalizaron contrato con el club" (in Spanish). 13 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  4. ↑ Huerta, Rodrigo (27 December 2024). ""La gente reconoció mi esfuerzo y mis ganas de aportar... todos me apoyaron mucho en Brasil"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  5. ↑ "Defensor Sporting incorporó a Valentín Rodríguez, Facundo Castro y dos extranjeros". Montevideo Portal (in Spanish). 5 January 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.