Nicolás Castillo
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Castillo with Chile in 2016
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| Full name | Nicolás Ignacio Castillo Mora | ||||||||
| Date of birth | 14 February 1993 | ||||||||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||
| Playing position | Striker | ||||||||
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Current team
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Pumas UNAM | ||||||||
| Number | 30 | ||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||
| 2005–2011 | Universidad Católica | ||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||
| 2011–2014 | Universidad Católica | 52 | (17) | ||||||
| 2014–2016 | Club Brugge | 30 | (10) | ||||||
| 2015 | → Mainz 05 (loan) | 1 | (0) | ||||||
| 2015 | → Frosinone (loan) | 6 | (0) | ||||||
| 2016 | → Universidad Católica (loan) | 23 | (24) | ||||||
| 2017– | Pumas UNAM | 11 | (8) | ||||||
| National team‡ | |||||||||
| 2013 | Chile U20 | 11 | (9) | ||||||
| 2013– | Chile | 9 | (1) | ||||||
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Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 May 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 March 2017 |
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Nicolás Ignacio Castillo Mora (born 14 February 1993) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a striker for Mexican club UNAM.
Castillo was born and raised in Renca, suburb of the capital Santiago. During his childhood he was part of Universidad Católica's supporter groups and later he joined the club's youth ranks aged 12.
In 2010, he made a goalscorer debut against San Pedro de Atacama football team for a cup game, sealing a 10–0 thrash of Católica after scoring the tenth and last goal of it. The same year he was named the year’s young player of the club.
Finally in 2011, he professionally debuted in a league game against Cobreloa coming on as an 84th-minute substitute during a 2–0 win. On 2 March 2012 Castillo scored his first competitive goal in a 2–0 win over Rangers, again for a league game.
As a result of his performance in the U20 World Cup, Castillo was linked with Premier League side Manchester United, where his compatriot Ángelo Henríquez was playing at the time. Despite the rumours surrounding his movement, a transfer never materialized.
In January 2014, Universidad Católica reached an agreement to sell Castillo to Belgian Pro League side Club Brugge The move became official as Castillo signed for a fee of €3 million on a deal until 2018. He scored in his debut for Club Brugge in a 3–1 win over Genk on 9 February 2014. He struggled to score again the same season, but did so during the play-offs in the last game of the season against Zulte Waregem, which Brugge winning 2–0.
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