Carlos Castro García (born 1 June 1995), is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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Club career

Born in

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Asturias Asturias (; ; ) officially the Principality of Asturias, is an autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in northwest Spain. It is coextensive with the provinces of Spain, province of Asturias and contains some of the territory t ...

, Castro graduated with

Sporting de Gijón Real Sporting de Gijón, S.A.D. (), commonly known as Real Sporting, Sporting Gijón, or simply Sporting is a Spanish professional association football, football club from Gijón, Principality of Asturias. Founded on 1 July 1905, it plays in the ...

's youth setup. He made his senior debuts with the reserves in the 2011–12 campaign, aged only 16, in

Segunda División B Segunda División B (English: second division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish ...

. On 2 September 2014 Castro signed a four-year professional deal with the club, and was definitely promoted to the main squad in

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. Eight days later he made his professional debut, starting in a 1–3 home loss against

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for the season's

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. Castro made his league debut on the 28th, again from the bench in a 1–1 draw against the same club. On 12 October he scored his first professional goal, netting a last-minute winner in a 2–1 home win against

CD Leganés Club Deportivo Leganés, S.A.D. is a professional football club based in Leganés, Community of Madrid. They currently compete in La Liga, the first tier of the Spanish league system. Leganés was officially founded 23 June 1928 and played thei ...

. On 9 November 2014, Castro scored a brace in a 3–1 home win against

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. He added another on 22 February of the following year, in a 4–1 routing of

CD Mirandés Club Deportivo Mirandés is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Miranda de Ebro, Province of Burgos, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 3 May 1927, the club competes in the Segunda División ...

also at the ''

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''. Castro made his

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debut on 23 September 2015, replacing

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in a 1–2 away loss against

Rayo Vallecano Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, S.A.D. (), often abbreviated to Rayo (Spanish for "thunderbolt"), is a Spanish professional football club based in the Villa de Vallecas district of Madrid. The club competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish foot ...

. Four days later he scored his first goal in the category, but in a home defeat to

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for the same scoreline. On 10 July 2018, Castro signed a two-year deal with

RCD Mallorca Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. (, , ''Royal Sporting Club Mallorca''), commonly known as Real Mallorca or RCD Mallorca, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Palma de Mallorca, ...

in the second division. The following 29 January, after being rarely used, he moved to fellow league team

Elche CF Elche Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. () is a Spanish professional football club based in Elche, Province of Alicante, in the Valencian Community, Spain. Founded in 1923, the club will compete in La Liga for the 2025–26 season, holding home matches at ...

on loan until the end of the season. On 16 July 2019, Castro moved to fellow second division side

CD Lugo Club Deportivo Lugo is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Lugo, in the autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia. Founded on 8 July 1953, it plays in Primera Federación, holding home games at ''Estadio Anxo ...

also in a temporary deal. On 7 October 2020, Castro moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing a contract with

FC Dinamo Tbilisi FC Dinamo Tbilisi ( ka, დინამო თბილისი, ) is a Georgian professional football club based in Tbilisi that competes in the Erovnuli Liga, the top flight of Georgian football. Dinamo Tbilisi was one of the most prom ...

until December 2022. On 8 June 2021, Castro returned to his country, signed with third division side

Racing Santander Real Racing Club de Santander, S.A.D. (), also known as Racing de Santander () or simply Racing, is a football club based in Santander, Cantabria, Spain, that currently competes in Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league system ...

Honors

Sporting Gijón *

second-place promotion: 2014–15 Racing Santander *

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: 2021–22

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Castro, Carlos 1995 births Living people Footballers from Mieres, Asturias Spanish men's footballers Men's association football forwards La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Sporting de Gijón B players Sporting de Gijón players RCD Mallorca players Elche CF players CD Lugo players FC Dinamo Tbilisi players Racing de Santander players Kings League players Spain men's under-21 international footballers Spanish expatriate men's footballers Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Georgia (country) Expatriate men's footballers in Georgia (country) 21st-century Spanish sportsmen