Alex Stik Castro Giraldo (born 8 March 1994) is a Colombian football player who plays as winger for Nacional in Uruguay on loan from Cruz Azul.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Alex Stik Castro Giraldo | ||
| Date of birth | (1994-03-08) 8 March 1994 (age 28) | ||
| Place of birth | Medellín, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Nacional (on loan from Cruz Azul) | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | Alianza Petrolera | 99 | (4) |
| 2017–2019 | Deportivo Cali | 12 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Alianza Petrolera (loan) | 31 | (3) |
| 2019 | → Deportes Tolima (loan) | 47 | (9) |
| 2020– | Cruz Azul | 7 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Atlético Nacional (loan) | 39 | (4) |
| 2022– | → Nacional (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:15, 23 January 2022 (UTC) | |||
Castro began his career at Alianza Petrolera, debuting on 17 October 2013 in a 1–0 Copa Colombia defeat Atlético Nacional as a 63rd minute substitute for Dairon Asprilla.[1] He made his league debut three days later, again as a substitute, in a 2–0 defeat to Cúcuta Deportivo.[2] Castro scored his first senior goal on 9 April 2015, the opening goal in a 2–2 league draw with La Equidad.[3]
In June 2017, Castro completed a transfer to Deportivo Cali.[4] He made his debut for the team on 8 July 2017 in a 4–2 win over Envigado and appeared in a continental competition for the first a week later, in the second round of the 2017 Copa Sudamericana against Junior.[5]
After half a season with Los Azucareros, Castro spent the next two campaigns on loan, returning to Alianza Petrolera in 2018 before another loan spell, this time to fellow Primera A team Deportes Tolima, in 2019. The loan deal contained the option to purchase Castro at the end of the season but in December 2019, Deportivo Cali released a statement announcing Tolima had declined the option. They did, however, admit that Castro's "future will be discussed" as he continued to express a desire to leave, particularly as he wanted to play abroad.[6][7][8]
On 24 January 2020, Castro signed a three-year contract with Liga MX team Cruz Azul.[9] On 21 January 2021, Castro returned to Colombia on a one-year loan with Atlético Nacional from Cruz Azul.[10]
On 6 January 2021, Castro was loaned out to Uruguayan club Nacional until the end of 2022.[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Alianza Petrolera | 2013 | Categoría Primera A | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 1 | |||
| 2016 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 33 | 1 | |||
| 2017 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 2 | |||
| Total | 99 | 4 | 18 | 0 | — | 117 | 4 | |||
| Deportivo Cali | 2017 | Categoría Primera A | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Alianza Petrolera (loan) | 2018 | Categoría Primera A | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 32 | 3 | |
| Deportes Tolima (loan) | 2019 | Categoría Primera A | 47 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 60 | 12 |
| Cruz Azul | 2019–20 | Liga MX | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Atlético Nacional (loan) | 2021 | Categoría Primera A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | 198 | 16 | 27 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 235 | 19 | ||
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