Francisco Castro Gamboa
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Fernando Castro Gamboa | ||
| Date of birth | September 4, 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Talagante, Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Deportes Antofagasta | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2009 | Cobreloa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | Cobreloa | 36 | (2) |
| 2010–2016 | Universidad de Chile | 77 | (15) |
| 2013 | → U. Española (loan) | 31 | (4) |
| 2014–2015 | → Dep. Iquique (loan) | 31 | (6) |
| 2016– | Deportes Antofagasta | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010 | Chile | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 November 2015. | |||
Francisco Fernando Castro Gamboa (born 4 September 1990 in Talagante, Chile) is a Chilean footballer who plays for Deportes Antofagasta as a winger.
Career
In 2009 Castro ascended to the first team of Cobreloa, after playing 4 years on the youth club.[1] On August 11, 2010 he signed with Universidad de Chile with a free agent after leaving Cobreloa on his own,[2] but after claims of the ANFP and Cobreloa the player didn't sign a contract with Universidad de Chile, and he returned to Cobreloa. On August 18, Castro finally signed with Universidad de Chile after negotiations with Cobreloa, acquiring the 65% of the player, on 250.000 US dollars.[3] He scored his first goal with La U in a match against Unión San Felipe, for the 2011 Copa Chile. He was the top-scorer of La U in the 2011 Torneo de Clausura with 8 goals.