Ibsen Castro

Salvadorian footballer (born 1988)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is  Castro and the second or maternal family name is  Avelar.

Ibsen CastroPersonal information

Full name|  Ibsen Adalberto Castro Avelar
Date of birth|  (1988-10-24) 24 October 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth|  Quezaltepeque, La Libertad, El Salvador
Height|  1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)|  Defender
Team information

Current team

|  FAS
Number|  20
Youth career
|  CD Atlético Marte
|  Nejapa FC
|  CD Brasilia
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2010–2014|  CD Atlético Marte|  80|  (24)
2014–2017|  CD Águila|  36|  (10)
2017–2018|  Sonsonate FC[1]|  42|  (3)
2018–|  CD FAS|  87[2]|  (3)
International career
2014–|  El Salvador|  17|  (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 May 2021

Ibsen Adalberto Castro Avelar (born 24 October 1988) is a Salvadoran professional footballer who plays as a defender for Primera División club FAS.

Castro was born in Quezaltepeque, La Libertad, and played youth football with Atlético Marte before joining the first team in 2010.

## Club career

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### Atlético Marte

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Castro began his youth career at the San Salvador club, Atlético Marte. He made his first team debut 2010 and amassed 72 appearances and scored 6 goals for Los Marcianos during a two-year spell.

### Águila

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In June 2014, Castro signed with Águila. He made his debut for Águila in a 3–0 victory against Alianza. He scored his first goal for Águila in a 1–2 defeat against Santa Tecla in the Estadio Las Delicias, in August 2014.

With Águila, Castro disputed the finals of the Apertura 2014 and the Clausura 2016, but they were defeated by Isidro Metapán (on penalties) and Dragón (0–1) respectively.

### Sonsonate

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Castro signed with Sonsonate for the Apertura 2017. He scored his first goal for Sonsonate in a 1–1 draw against Águila in the Estadio Cuscatlán, in July 2017.

### FAS

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In 2018, he signed with FAS for the Apertura 2018. He scored a crucial goal[citation needed] in a 1–0 victory against Sonsonate in the Estadio Óscar Quiteño in October 2018.

With FAS, he reached the semifinals of the Apertura 2018.

He won the Salvadorian tournament with CD FAS in 2021 against alianza.

### International

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Castro was first called up to the El Salvador national team in 2014. He was called up for the 2014 Copa Centroamericana and started the first group stage game, a 2–1 loss against Guatemala, in an eventual fourth-place finish for El Salvador.[3]

Castro has won seven caps with the El Salvador national football team at the moment.

## Honours

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### Club

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FAS

* Salvadoran Primera División: Clausura 2021

### International

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El Salvador

* Copa Centroamericana: 2014 4th place

## References

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1. ^ "Sonsonate confirma una baja para la última fecha del Clausura".
2. ^ "El Salvador - I. Castro - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
3. ^ "Central American Cup". Archived from the original on 2018-02-20. Retrieved 2014-09-17.

## External links

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* Ibsen Castro at CeroaCero
* Ibsen Castro at Soccerway

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C.D. FAS - current squad

* 1 Carbantes
* 2 García (c)
* 3 Henriquez
* 4 Chávez
* 5 Renderos
* 6 Flores
* 7 Peñaranda
* 8 Landaverde
* 9 Areco
* 11 Gil
* 12 Perea
* 14 Amaya
* 15 Aranda
* 16 Flores Jaco
* 17 Chigüila
* 20 Castro
* 21 Torres
* 22 Stradella
* 24 Cuéllar
* 26 Garay
* 27 L. Rodríguez
* 29 Rivera
* 30 Pacheco
* Coach: J. Rodríguez

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals
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