Oscar Castro (footballer)

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Oscar Castro
Personal information
Full name Oscar Padula Castro Rodríguez
Date of birth (1993-11-28) 28 November 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Tacuarembó, Uruguay
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Rampla Juniors
Youth career
Tacuarembó
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Tacuarembó 27 (1)
2016–2017 Bolívar 0 (0)
2017–2018 Cerro Largo 30 (2)
2018–2019 Acassuso 14 (0)
2019–2020 Tacuarembó 4 (0)
2020– Rampla Juniors 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:48, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

Oscar Padula Castro Rodríguez (born 28 November 1993) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a defender for Rampla Juniors.[1]

Early life and career[edit]

Padula Castro was born on November 28, 1993, in Tacuarembó, Uruguayan.[1]

Padula Castro's career began in his hometown with the local football club Tacuarembó.[1][2] His professional debut came on 13 October 2013 during a Segunda División defeat to Rocha, as he went on to make eleven more appearances in 2013–14 as they won the title to gain promotion to the Primera División.[1] In October 2013 he suffered a nasal bridge fissure and was not in a game with Tacuarembo.[3] He scored his first senior goal in a draw with Rampla Juniors on 23 November 2014.[1][4] They were relegated back down to tier two in 2014–15, with Padula Castro eventually leaving midway through 2015–16 to join Bolívar in January 2016.[1]

In January 2016, he arrived in La Paz to play the Copa Libertadores de América, meaning Bolivar's team had eight foreign players including him.[5] The hiring was seen as a surprise, with Oscar Padula as the last reinforcement hired by the team for the game.[6] e remained for twelve months but didn't feature in league football, though did appear in the Copa Libertadores versus Racing Club.[1][7][8]

In February 2017, Padula Castro completed a move back to Uruguay after agreeing a deal with Cerro Largo; having terminated his Bolívar contract.[1][8] Two goals, versus Oriental and Rentistas, in thirty-two appearances followed across two seasons in the Segunda División.[1] He was playing with Cerro Largo Fútbol Club in late 2017.[9] On 22 July 2018, Padula Castro joined Acassuso of Argentina's Primera B Metropolitana.[1][10] His first appearance came in a victory over Colegiales on 21 August.[1] In 2020, he continued to be active with the team, said El Pais.[11]

Career statistics[edit]

As of 3 April 2019.[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tacuarembó 2013–14 Segunda División 12 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
2014–15 Uruguayan Primera División 15 1 0 0 0 0 15 1
2015–16 Segunda División 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 27 1 0 0 0 0 27 1
Bolívar 2015–16 Bolivian Primera División 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 0 0 1 0
2016–17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Cerro Largo 2017 Segunda División 23 2 0 0 2[b] 0 25 2
2018 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Total 30 2 0 0 2 0 32 2
Acassuso 2018–19 Primera B Metropolitana 11 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
Career total 68 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 71 3
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in the Segunda División play-offs

Honours[edit]

Tacuarembó[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Uruguay - Ó. Castro". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Ficha Estadistica de OSCAR CASTRO". BDFA. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Tacuarembó Fútbol Club | el Ascenso".
  4. ^ "Tacuarembó: Moncecchi echa mano a Oscar Castro". Tenfield. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  5. ^ "El País - Noticias Tarija Bolivia - Oscar Padula Castro:: "Vengo a un equipo importante de Bolivia"".
  6. ^ "Bolívar incorpora al defensor uruguayo Óscar Padula como último refuerzo".
  7. ^ "Con Castro y Cabrera la zaga de Bolívar será otra". La Razón. 20 February 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Oscar Padula Castro se incorpora a Cerro Largo F.C." El Ascenso. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  9. ^ "Cuatro cambios se anuncian en Cerro Largo Fútbol Club para su encuentro de este miércoles en San José".
  10. ^ "Padula Castro: "Acassuso es una familia"". Acassuso. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  11. ^ "Tomayapo va dando forma a su plantel modelo 2020".

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