Antonio Castillo (footballer)

Antonio Castillo
Personal information
Full name Antonio Andrés Castillo Navarrete
Date of birth (1998-11-15) 15 November 1998
Place of birth Futrono, Chile[1]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position Left-back
Team information
Current team
Huachipato
Number 15
Youth career
Colo-Colo
Deportes Valdivia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Deportes Valdivia 33 (1)
2021Deportes Rengo (loan) (–)
2019– Huachipato 96 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 September 2025

Antonio Andrés Castillo Navarrete (born 15 November 1998) is a Chilean footballer who plays as an left-back for Chilean Primera División club Huachipato.

Club career

Born in Futrono, Chile,[1] Castillo was with Colo-Colo before joining the Deportes Valdivia youth ranks. He made his senior debut in the 2018 Primera B de Chile.[3] In 2021, he had a stint on loan with Deportes Rengo.[4][5]

On 24 June 2019, Castillo signed with Huachipato in the Chilean Primera División.[6] They won the 2023 league title.[7][8][9]

International career

Castillo was called up to the Chile U23 squad for the friendly against Brazil on 9 September 2019,[10] but he didn't enter in the match.[11]

Honours

Huachipato

References

  1. ^ a b "#ValdiviaCL Antonio Castillo, jugador nacido en Futrono, es reconocido en su comuna" (in Spanish). Deportes Valdivia. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Antonio Castillo". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  3. ^ "Valdivia - Campeonato Nacional 1° "B" 2018". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish).
  4. ^ Munizaga, Sebastián (6 December 2020). "Era el partido de su vida: Antonio Castillo, quien lloró tras salir a los 19′ en Huachipato, fue formado en Colo Colo". Dale Albo (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  5. ^ "Deportes Valdivia confirmó a sus primeros dos refuerzos y la renovación de Leyton". noticiaslosrios.cl (in Spanish). 31 December 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2025. Antonio Castillo, lateral izquierdo de 19 años formado en Valdivia, retornó de un préstamo en Deportes Rengo
  6. ^ "Huachipato oficializó a su primer refuerzo de cara al segundo semestre". AlAireLibre.cl (in Spanish). Cooperativa. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  7. ^ Madariaga, Carlos (8 December 2023). "Los 22 héroes del campeón Huachipato". ADN Radio (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  8. ^ Encina, Camilo (8 December 2023). "La ruta del campeón: Huachipato se hizo fuerte de visita y alcanzó una corona histórica". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  9. ^ Zúñiga, Alfonso (23 December 2024). "U de Chile VUELVE a mirar en Huachipato para firmar refuerzos: Ahora busca lateral izquierdo". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  10. ^ Viluñir Silva, Jp (8 September 2019). "Sub 23: Sebastián Cabrera es baja para amistoso de la Roja ante Brasil". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 September 2025. En su lugar llamaron a Antonio Castillo.
  11. ^ Medrano, Claudio (10 September 2019). "La sub 23 cae ante Brasil en amistoso previo a Preolímpico de Colombia". radio.uchile.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 September 2025.