Erick Leonel Castillo Arroyo (born 5 February 1995) is an Ecuadorian professional

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who plays as a winger for

Barcelona SC Barcelona Sporting Club () is an Ecuadorian sports club based in Guayaquil, known best for its professional football team. Internationally known as Barcelona de Ecuador, in Ecuador it is simply referred as Barcelona, El Idolo (BSC) or Barce. T ...

on loan from Liga MX club

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and the Ecuador national team.

Club career

Born in

Eloy Alfaro José Eloy Alfaro Delgado (25 June 1842 – 28 January 1912) often referred to as "The Old Warrior," was an Ecuadorian politician who served as the President of Ecuador from 1895 to 1901 and from 1906 to 1911. Eloy Alfaro emerged as the leader ...

, Esmeraldas, Castillo joined

Independiente del Valle Club de Alto Rendimiento Especializado Independiente del Valle, known simply as Independiente del Valle, is a professional football club based in Sangolquí, Ecuador, that currently plays in the Ecuadorian Serie A. Founded in 1958, the club pla ...

's youth setup in 2011. After failing to make his breakthrough, he signed a contract with Norte América and subsequently signed for

LDU Loja Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Loja was a professional association football team from the city of Loja, Ecuador. They played in the Serie A, the highest level of the Ecuadorian professional football league. In the First Stage of the 2012 seas ...

on loan. Castillo made his professional debut on 29 March 2013, starting in a 2–1 away loss against Emelec. His first goal came on 25 August, the opener in a 3–1 home win against

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. On 7 January 2014 Castillo joined Barcelona, but was subsequently loaned to Olmedo for one year. He was converted into a

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during the campaign, as his side suffered relegation. Back to Barcelona, Castillo mainly featured as a substitute during his first two seasons. On 26 February 2017, he scored a brace in a 3–2 home win against El Nacional.

International career

On 5 September 2019 Castillo made his debut appearance for Ecuador against

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, where he scored to only goal in a 1–0 win.

Career statistics

International goals

:''Scores and results list Ecuador's goal tally first.''

References

External links

Ecuafutbol profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Castillo, Erick 1995 births Living people People from Eloy Alfaro Canton Ecuadorian footballers Ecuador international footballers Association football defenders Association football wingers Ecuadorian Serie A players C.S.D. Independiente del Valle footballers L.D.U. Loja footballers Barcelona S.C. footballers C.D. Olmedo footballers Club Tijuana footballers Santos Laguna footballers FC Juárez footballers Liga MX players Expatriate footballers in Mexico Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico C.S. Norte América footballers