Érico Roberto Mendes Alves Castro (born 21 September 1992) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

Fafe Fafe (), officially the City of Fafe (), is a city and municipality in the northern Portuguese district of Braga. The population in 2021 was 48,502, in an area of approximately . The city itself had a population of 15,703 in 2011. The present ma ...

. Born in Portugal, he represented the Angola national team internationally.

Club career

Castro spent most of his playing career in Portugal in the Campeonato de Portugal. He began his senior career with

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, and thereafter had stints with Oeiras, Fátima, Aljustrelense, Real, Sintrense,

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Felgueiras Felgueiras () is a municipality in Porto District, Portugal. The current mayor is Nuno Fonseca. There are two cities located in the municipality: Felgueiras (city status received on 13 July 1990) and Lixa. The population in 2011 was 58,065, in a ...

, and

Louletano Louletano Desportos Clube is a Portuguese club from Loulé, founded on 6 June 1923. The association football team currently play in the Campeonato Nacional de Seniores (Portuguese fourth level), D series. The club plays at the Estádio Algarve, ...

. He moved to Angola with Petro Luanda on 23 August 2021.

International career

Born in Portugal, Castro is of Angolan descent. He debuted for the Angola national team in a 3–1

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win over

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on 8 October 2021.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Castro, Erico 1992 births Living people Footballers from Oeiras, Portugal Angolan men's footballers Angola men's international footballers Portuguese men's footballers Portuguese sportspeople of Angolan descent Men's association football forwards AD Oeiras players C.D. Fátima players Real S.C. players S.U. Sintrense players Casa Pia A.C. players F.C. Felgueiras (2006) players Louletano D.C. players FC Differdange 03 players NK Maribor players NK Rogaška players AD Fafe players Campeonato de Portugal (league) players Girabola players Luxembourg National Division players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Angolan expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Luxembourg Angolan expatriate sportspeople in Luxembourg Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia Angolan expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen