Erick Leonel Castillo Arroyo (born 5 February 1995) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Barcelona SC on loan from Liga MX club Tijuana and the Ecuador national team.
![]() Castillo in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Erick Leonel Castillo Arroyo | ||
Date of birth | (1995-02-05) 5 February 1995 (age 27) | ||
Place of birth | Eloy Alfaro, Ecuador | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Barcelona S.C. (on loan from Tijuana) | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2013 | Independiente DV | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2014 | Norte América | 0 | (0) |
2013 | → LDU Loja (loan) | 28 | (1) |
2014–2018 | Barcelona SC | 90 | (13) |
2014 | → Olmedo (loan) | 29 | (0) |
2019– | Tijuana | 27 | (2) |
2019–2020 | → Santos Laguna (loan) | 28 | (4) |
2020–2021 | → Juárez (loan) | 21 | (2) |
2022– | → Barcelona S.C. (loan) | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2019– | Ecuador | 4 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:08, 8 August 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2019 (UTC) |
Born in Eloy Alfaro, Esmeraldas, Castillo joined Independiente del Valle's youth setup in 2011. After failing to make his breakthrough, he signed a contract with Norte América and subsequently signed for LDU Loja on loan.[1]
Castillo made his professional debut on 29 March 2013, starting in a 2–1 away loss against Emelec.[2] His first goal came on 25 August, the opener in a 3–1 home win against Barcelona.[3]
On 7 January 2014 Castillo joined Barcelona,[4] but was subsequently loaned to Olmedo for one year. He was converted into a left back during the campaign, as his side suffered relegation.[5]
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.[6]
On 5 September 2019 Castillo made his debut appearance for Ecuador against Peru, where he scored to only goal in a 1–0 win.[7][8]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
LDU Loja | 2013 | Serie A | 28 | 1 | — | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | ||
Olmedo | 2014 | Serie A | 29 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||
Barcelona SC | 2015 | Serie A | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||
2016 | 32 | 2 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 34 | 2 | ||||
2017 | 28 | 5 | — | 9[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 37 | 5 | ||||
2018 | 20 | 5 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 22 | 5 | ||||
Subtotal | 90 | 13 | — | 13 | 0 | — | 103 | 13 | ||||
Career total | 147 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 14 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 5 September 2019 | Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |