Juan_Diego_Castillo
Juan Diego Castillo
Colombian footballer (born 2003)
Juan Diego Castillo Reyes (born 13 January 2003) is a Colombian footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Fortaleza C.E.I.F..
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Diego Castillo Reyes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2003-01-13) 13 January 2003 (age 21) | ||
| Place of birth | Cali, Colombia[1] | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fortaleza C.E.I.F. | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cardozo | |||
| Sarmiento Lora | |||
| 2019 | Fortaleza C.E.I.F. | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Fortaleza C.E.I.F. | 53 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | Colombia U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | Colombia U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021– | Colombia U20 | 10 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:53, 2 June 2023 (UTC) | |||
Castillo began his career with a club named "Cardozo" and the Escuela Carlos Sarmiento Lora, before joining Fortaleza C.E.I.F. at the age of sixteen.[2][3] In March 2021, following his first full season with the Fortaleza first team, he was named by the CIES Football Observatory as one of the most promising young footballers in the world.[4] In pre-season ahead of the 2023 season, he gained national attention after performing a "scorpion kick" save, popularised by compatriot René Higuita.[5]
Castillo has represented Colombia at under-15, under-17 and under-20 level.[1][4] He was called up to the under-20 squad in March 2023, but found himself culpable for two mistakes leading to goals in the 2–0 friendly loss to Wales.[6] He was called up again ahead of the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, stating that the opportunity was a "dream come true".[3]
He is the nephew of Bréiner Castillo.[3]
Club
- As of 2 June 2023[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fortaleza C.E.I.F. | 2019 | Categoría Primera B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 15 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 53 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 0 | ||
- Notes
- Appearances in the Copa Colombia
- Juan Diego Castillo at WorldFootball.net
- "Convocatoria Selección Colombia Sub-15" [Call for Colombia U-15 Selection]. fcf.com.co (in Spanish). 19 October 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- Campos Guerrero, Julián (4 May 2023). "Juan Diego Castillo, tras ser convocado a la Selección Colombia Sub-20: "Es un sueño hecho realidad"" [Juan Diego Castillo, after being called up to the Colombia U-20 National Team: "It's a dream come true"]. gol.caracoltv.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- "Juan Castillo, la "promesa mundial" que ataja en Fortaleza" [Juan Castillo, the "world promise" that saves in Fortaleza]. colombia.as.com (in Spanish). 8 March 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- "Le salió competencia al escorpión de Higuita: joven arquero se atrevió" [Competition came out for the Higuita scorpion: young goalkeeper dared]. futbolred.com (in Spanish). 10 February 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- "¿La sub-20 busca arquero? Errores insólitos de Juan Diego Castillo en derrota con Gales" [Is the sub-20 looking for a goalkeeper? Unusual mistakes by Juan Diego Castillo in defeat against Wales]. noticiasrcn.com (in Spanish). 24 March 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- Juan Diego Castillo at Soccerway