Erick Leonel Castillo Arroyo, better known as "La Culebra" (born 5 February 1995) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Brazilian club Vitória and the Ecuador national team.[1]
 Castillo in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Erick Leonel Castillo Arroyo | ||
| Date of birth | 5 February 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Eloy Alfaro, Ecuador | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vitória | ||
| 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 | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | Ecuador | 4 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:52, 21 September 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2019 (UTC) | |||
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.[2]
Castillo made his professional debut on 29 March 2013, starting in a 2–1 away loss against Emelec.[3] His first goal came on 25 August, the opener in a 3–1 home win against Barcelona.[4]
On 7 January 2014 Castillo joined Barcelona,[5] but was subsequently loaned to Olmedo for one year. He was converted into a left back during the campaign, as his side suffered relegation.[6]
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.[7]
International career
On 5 September 2019 Castillo made his debut appearance for Ecuador against Peru, where he scored to only goal in a 1–0 win.[8][9]
Career statistics
- As of 25 July 2018.[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| LDU Loja | 2013 | Serie A | 28 | 1 | — | 4[a] | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | ||
| Olmedo | 2014 | Serie A | 29 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||
| Barcelona SC | 2015 | Serie A | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| 2016 | 32 | 2 | — | 2[a] | 0 | — | 34 | 2 | ||||
| 2017 | 28 | 5 | — | 9[b] | 0 | — | 37 | 5 | ||||
| 2018 | 20 | 5 | — | 2[a] | 0 | — | 22 | 5 | ||||
| Subtotal | 90 | 13 | — | 13 | 0 | — | 103 | 13 | ||||
| Career total | 147 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 14 | ||
International goals
- Scores and results list Ecuador's goal tally first.[11]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 5 September 2019 | Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States |  Peru | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
References
External links
- Ecuafutbol profile (in Spanish)
- Erick Castillo at Soccerway