Alessio Daniel Castro-Montes (born 17 May 1997) is a Belgian professional

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who plays for

Union SG Royale Union Saint-Gilloise (), also known as Union Saint-Gilloise, Union SG or simply Union, is a Belgian professional football club from Brussels based in Forest. Founded in 1897 in the neighbouring Saint-Gilles, the club has played its home ...

Career

He started his football career at Gelmen V.V. under the coaching of his father, where also his three year older brother played. He was soon noticed by a scout from

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and shortly after moved to the club where he played for seven years. He later moved to

R.S.C. Anderlecht Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, commonly abbreviated to RSC Anderlecht (, , ) or RSCA (, , ), is a Belgian professional football club based in Anderlecht, Brussels Capital-Region. Anderlecht plays in the Belgian First Division A and is the mos ...

. On 17 June 2019,

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announced that they had sold Castro-Montes to K.A.A. Gent. On 1 September 2023, Castro-Montes signed a three-year contract with

Personal life

Castro-Montes was born in Belgium to a

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father and a Belgian mother.

Career statistics

Honours

Gent *

Belgian Cup The Belgian Cup (; ; ) is the main knockout football competition in Belgium, run by the Royal Belgian FA. The competition started in 1908 with provincial selections as the "Belgian Provinces Cup". Starting from 1912 only actual clubs were allowed ...

: 2021–22 Union SG *

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: 2024–25 * Belgian Cup: 2023–24 *

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Castro-Montes, Alessio 1997 births Living people Footballers from Sint-Truiden Belgian men's footballers Belgian people of Spanish descent Belgian Pro League players K.A.S. Eupen players Sint-Truidense V.V. players K.A.A. Gent players Royale Union Saint-Gilloise players Men's association football midfielders 21st-century Belgian sportsmen