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Niklas Fernando Nygård Castro (born 8 January 1996) is a football forward who currently plays for Brann. Born in Norway, Castro represents the Chile national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Niklas Fernando Nygård Castro[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 January 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Oslo, Norway[2] | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Brann | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Manglerud Star | |||
| Vålerenga | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Vålerenga | 9 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Kongsvinger | 53 | (22) |
| 2019–2022 | Aalesund | 73 | (28) |
| 2022– | Brann | 23 | (7) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2020– | Chile | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 September 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 November 2020 | |||
Club career
He played youth football for Manglerud Star.[4] Ahead of the 2016 he was drafted into the senior team of first-tier club Vålerenga. He made his Norwegian top division debut in April 2016 against Stabæk.
Already on 15 June 2018, Castro signed with Aalesund for the 2019 season. The contract was until 2021.[5]
International career
Due to his Chilean heritage, on 3 October 2019, Castro was officially called up to the Chile national team for the friendly matches against Colombia and Guinea.[6] Since he did not have Chilean nationality at the time, he was included in the squad as a "special guest" according to manager Reinaldo Rueda.[7]
On 27 February 2020, it was confirmed Castro officially acquired the Chilean nationality and may be called up to the national team according to Ambassador of Chile to Norway, Waldemar Coutts.[8][9] So, in November 2020, he received his first official call up to the Chile senior team for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers against Peru and Venezuela,[10] making his international debut in the first match at the minute 83 by replacing Mauricio Isla.[11]
Personal life
His father, Miguel, is a Chilean who came to Norway in 1994 and his mother, Anne, is Norwegian. He has a sister, Lene, and a brother, Fabian.[12] His paternal grandfather, Óscar Castro, was a football referee who involved Niklas' uncles in football and then Niklas.[13]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 3 September 2022[14]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vålerenga | 2016 | Tippeligaen | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - | 13 | 1 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 13 | 1 | ||
| Kongsvinger | 2017 | OBOS-ligaen | 25 | 12 | 3 | 3 | - | 28 | 15 | |
| 2018 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 2 | - | 30 | 12 | |||
| Total | 53 | 22 | 5 | 5 | - | - | 58 | 27 | ||
| Aalesund | 2019 | OBOS-ligaen | 24 | 17 | 3 | 3 | - | 27 | 20 | |
| 2020 | Eliteserien | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | 24 | 4 | ||
| 2021 | OBOS-ligaen | 25 | 7 | 2 | 0 | - | 27 | 7 | ||
| Total | 73 | 28 | 5 | 3 | - | - | 78 | 31 | ||
| Brann | 2022 | OBOS-ligaen | 23 | 7 | 1 | 2 | - | 24 | 9 | |
| Total | 23 | 7 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 24 | 9 | ||
| Career total | 157 | 56 | 15 | 11 | - | - | 172 | 67 | ||
References
- Niklas Fernando Nygård Castro - Player Profile - Football - Eurosport, eurosport.com
- "AaFK-spiller ble tatt ut på Chiles landslag, men kan ikke spille kamper" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- "Profile". Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
- Granerød, Thomas (21 October 2010). "Oppsals gullgutter. Slo Manglerud Star i finalen i KM". Nordstrands Blad (in Norwegian). p. 35.
- Castro klar for AaFK, 15 June 2018
- "Nómina de la Selección Chilena Adulta para enfrentar a Colombia y Guinea en España" [Squad of the Chile national team to play against Colombia and Guinea in Spain] (in Spanish). laroja.cl. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- "Rueda sobre el chileno-noruego Niklas Castro: Es un invitado especial" [Rueda about Chilean-Norwegian Niklas Castro: "He is a special guest"] (in Spanish). cooperativa.cl. 5 October 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- "Niklas Castro recibe la nacionalidad chilena y puede ser citado a la Roja" [Niklas Castro acquires Chilean nationality and may be called up to The Red One] (in Spanish). cdf.cl. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- "Efectivamente @pabloramosg, Niklas Castro tiene nuestra nacionalidad" [In fact @pabloramosg, Niklas Castro gets our nationality] (in Spanish). @ErnestoWcoutts. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- "Nómina de la Selección Chilena para los duelos por Eliminatorias ante Perú y Venezuela" [Chile squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Peru and Venezuela] (in Spanish). LaRoja.cl. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- CHILE 2-0 PERU
- Vega, Diego (7 October 2019). "Un viaje a la infancia de Niklas, el niño noruego que soñaba con la Roja". AS Chile (in Spanish). Diario AS. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- Vega, Diego (11 November 2020). "La sorpresa que Niklas Castro encontró en Chile tras 19 años" (in Spanish). AS Chile. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
Él está cumpliendo el sueño de la familia, porque nuestro abuelo (Óscar Castro) fue árbitro. Él le enseñó jugar a mis dos tíos, y después le traspasó a Niklas.
- "Niklas Castro". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
External links
- Niklas Castro at WorldFootball.net
- Aalesunds FK profile
- Niklas Castro at Soccerway
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Niklas Fernando Nygård Castro (* 8. Januar 1996 in Oslo) ist ein chilenisch-norwegischer Fußballspieler. Der Stürmer steht bei Aalesunds FK unter Vertrag. Er besitzt sowohl die norwegische als auch die chilenische Staatsbürgerschaft und gehört zum erweiterten Kreis der chilenischen Nationalmannschaft- [en] Niklas Castro
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