Castro (Brazilian footballer)

Brazilian footballer (born 1995)

In this Portuguese name, the second or paternal family name is Castro. "Neto" is a generational suffix meaning "grandson", which is used for someone whose name is the same as their father and grandfather, like "III" in English.

CastroPersonal information

Full name|  Luiz Felipe Castro Neto
Date of birth|  (1995-02-13) 13 February 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth|  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height|  1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)|  Centre-back
Team information

Current team

|  Ponte Preta
Number|  3
Youth career
2011–2013|  São Cristóvão
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2014|  Coríntians|  1|  (0)
2016|  Olaria|  3|  (0)
2017|  Amparo|  12|  (1)
2017|  Icasa|  0|  (0)
2018|  Ferroviário|  0|  (0)
2018–2019|  Alcanenense|  |
2019|  Cascavel CR|  9|  (0)
2020|  Anapolina|  1|  (0)
2020|  Caucaia|  1|  (0)
2021|  Cascavel CR|  9|  (3)
2021|  Caucaia|  7|  (1)
2021|  Rio São Paulo [pt]|  9|  (2)
2022|  UNIRB|  5|  (0)
2022|  Garibaldi|  8|  (4)
2023|  Águia de Marabá|  20|  (2)
2023–|  Ponte Preta|  14|  (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:40, 23 February 2024 (UTC)

Luiz Felipe Castro Neto (born 13 February 1995), commonly known as Castro, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ponte Preta.

## Career

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Born in Rio de Janeiro, Castro represented hometown side São Cristóvão as a youth.[1] He began his senior career with Coríntians, and subsequently represented Olaria, Amparo and Icasa, impressing in the 2017 Copa Fares Lopes with the latter.[2]

On 9 March 2018, Castro was announced at Ferroviário,[3] but left in April after just three matches. He had a short spell abroad with Portuguese side Alcanenense, before spending the 2019 season with Cascavel CR.

On 19 November 2019, Castro agreed to a deal with Capital,[4] but was announced at Anapolina on 2 January 2020.[5] On 7 February, after just one match, he moved to Caucaia.[6]

Castro returned to Cascavel for the 2021 campaign, but was suspended by the Federação Paranaense de Futebol for six matches after his club provided false COVID-19 test results.[7] He subsequently returned to Caucaia, but finished the year with Rio São Paulo [pt].

Castro played the 2022 Campeonato Baiano with UNIRB, but moved to Garibaldi for the year's Copa FGF.[8] In December of that year, he was named in the squad of Águia de Marabá for the upcoming season,[9] and was a regular starter as the club won the 2023 Campeonato Paraense.

On 23 June 2023, Águia confirmed that Castro had agreed to a deal with Série B side Ponte Preta.[10] He only became a starter in the latter stages of the year,[11] but started the 2024 campaign as a first-choice.

## Career statistics

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As of 23 February 2024.[12]
Club  | Season  | League  | State League  | Cup  | Continental  | Other  | Total

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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
Coríntians | 2014 | Potiguar | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0
Olaria | 2016[13] | Carioca Série B | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0
Amparo | 2017 | Paulista 2ª Divisão | — | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1
Icasa | 2017 | Cearense Série B | — | — | — | — | 6[a] | 1 | 6 | 1
Ferroviário | 2018 | Série D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 0 | 3 | 0
Cascavel CR | 2019 | Paranaense | — | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0
Anapolina | 2020 | Goiano | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0
Caucaia | 2020 | Cearense | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0
Cascavel CR  | 2021 | Paranaense  | — | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | 9 | 3
Caucaia  | 2021 | Série D  | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1
Rio São Paulo [pt] | 2021 | Carioca Série B1 | — | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | 9 | 2
UNIRB | 2022 | Baiano | — | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0
Garibaldi | 2022 | Gaúcho Série B | — | — | — | — | 8[c] | 4 | 8 | 4
Águia de Marabá | 2023 | Série D  | 7 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 2
Ponte Preta | 2023 | Série B | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 4[d] | 1 | 10 | 1
2024 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0
Total  | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 18 | 1
Career total | 20 | 1 | 71 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 116 | 15

1. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Fares Lopes
2. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
3. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa FGF
4. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista

## Honours

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Águia de Marabá

* Campeonato Paraense: 2023

## References

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1. ^ "Zagueiro da Ponte lembra início: "Pulava muro da estação de trem e treinava de barriga vazia"" [Ponte stopper remembers beginnings: "I would jump the walls of the train station and I would train with an empty stomach"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 1 December 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
2. ^ "Destaque do Icasa na Taça Fares Lopes, zagueiro Castro chama a atenção de clubes" [Spotlight of Icasa in the Taça Fares Lopes, stopper Castro catches the eye of clubs] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
3. ^ "Zagueiro Castro é o novo reforço para a defesa coral" [Stopper Castro is the new addition for the coral defense] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Ferroviário AC. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
4. ^ "Ativo no mercado, Capital confirma mais seis novas contratações" [Active on the market, Capital confirm six more signings] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Distrito do Esporte. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
5. ^ "Lateral ex-Goiânia e mais três reforçam a Anapolina" [Former Goiânia full-back and three more bolster Anapolina] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Esporte Goiano. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
6. ^ "Cearense: Visando à Copa do Brasil, Caucaia oficializa quatro reforços" [Cearense: Aiming the Copa do Brasil, Caucaia turn official four signings] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
7. ^ "Clube paranaense é suspenso por 2 anos por falsificar testes de covid-19" [Paranaense club are suspended for 2 years for faking COVID-19 tests] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
8. ^ "Garibaldi reforça elenco e intensifica preparação para a Copa FGF" [Garibaldi bolster squad and intensify trainings for the Copa FGF] (in Brazilian Portuguese). FML Esportes. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
9. ^ "Esportes: Águia de Marabá apresenta novo elenco para 2023" [Sports: Águia de Marabá present new squad for 2023] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Marabá. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
10. ^ "Águia de Marabá confirma saída do volante Castro, que está indo para a Ponte Preta" [Águia de Marabá confirm departure of defensive midfielder Castro, who is going to Ponte Preta] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
11. ^ "Ponte Preta: titular na reta final, Castro diz que vive "melhor momento da carreira"" [Ponte Preta: starter in the final rounds, Castro says that he is in "the best moment of his career"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Carlos Batista. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
12. ^ Castro at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
13. ^ "OLARIA ATLÉTICO CLUBE – CAMPEONATO ESTADUAL DA SÉRIE B DE PROFISSIONAIS - 2016" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Retrieved 23 February 2024.

## External links

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* Castro profile at Futebol de Goyaz (in Brazilian Portuguese)

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Ponte Preta - current squad

* 1 P. Rocha
* 2 Igor
* 3 Edson
* 4 Mateus Silva
* 5 Heitor
* 6 S. Raphael
* 7 Dodô
* 8 E. Santos
* 9 Jeh
* 10 Élvis
* 11 Iago Dias
* 12 William
* 13 Joílson
* 14 Luiz Felipe
* 15 Castro
* 16 Jean Carlos
* 17 G. Beléa
* 18 Emerson
* 19 Renato
* 20 João Gabriel
* 21 Ramon
* 22 Vinicius
* 23 Haquín
* 29 É. Brito
* 30 Luan
* 33 Risso
* 35 G. Novaes
* 44 Nilson Jr.
* 58 T. Luciano
* 70 Portuga
* 77 M. Régis
* 80 Hudson
* D. Domene
* D. Mora
* G. Viana
* Nicolodi
* Head coach: João Brigatti

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals
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*[Edson]: Edson Rogério Gomes de Moraes Junior
*[Heitor]: Heitor Roca Santo
*[William]: William Arthur Assmann
*[Luiz Felipe]: Luiz Felipe Oliveira de Paula
*[Jean Carlos]: Jean Carlos dos Santos
*[João Gabriel]: João Gabriel Vasconcelos Pinto
*[Vinicius]: Vinicius Ferrari Andreoli
*[É. Brito]: Éverton Sidnei de Brito
*[Luan]: Luan Fernandes Ribeiro
*[D. Domene]: Diego Lazaretti Domene
*[D. Mora]: Diogo Ribeiro de Mora
*[G. Viana]: Guilherme Viana Sant Ana
*[Nicolodi]: Guilherme Nicolodi