Tomás Castro Ponce

Tomás Ezequiel Castro Ponce (born 3 March 2001) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for River Plate.[3]

Tomás Castro Ponce
Personal information
Full name Tomás Ezequiel Castro Ponce
Date of birth (2001-03-03) 3 March 2001
Place of birth Concarán, Argentina
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder[2]
Club information
Current team
River Plate
Number 32
Youth career
Escuela de Fútbol EFIC
2014–2020 River Plate
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– River Plate 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:24, 29 November 2020 (UTC)

Career

Castro Ponce is a product of the River Plate youth system, having joined in 2014 from Escuela de Fútbol EFIC.[4][5][6] He notably scored goals against Millonarios and Libertad at the 2020 U-20 Copa Libertadores in Paraguay.[3][7] He made the breakthrough into Marcelo Gallardo's first-team squad later that year, appearing as an unused substitute in early November for Copa de la Liga Profesional victories away to Godoy Cruz and Banfield.[3][8][9] Castro Ponce made his senior debut in the same competition on 28 November against Rosario Central, featuring for the final eight minutes of a two-goal away win.[3][10][11][12]

Career statistics

As of 29 November 2020.[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
River Plate 2020–21[nb 1] Primera División 100000000010
Career total 100000000010

    Notes

    1. Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.

    References

    1. "Tomás Castro Ponce". World Football. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
    2. "Tomás Castro Ponce, el nuevo juvenil por el que apuesta Gallardo". Marca. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
    3. "Argentina - T. Castro". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
    4. "Tomás Castro Ponce, la sorpresa en la lista de River". La Página Millonaria. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
    5. "Quién es el nuevo juvenil por el que apuesta Gallardo en River". Olé. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
    6. "Quién es Tomás Castro Ponce, el jugador de 19 años que irá al banco de River por primera vez". TyC Sports. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
    7. "Un nuevo juvenil debutó en la Primera de River". La Página Millonaria. 29 November 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
    8. "El puntano Tomás Castro irá por primera vez al banco de River Plate". Radio Popular de San Luis. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
    9. "Tomás Castro Ponce, un puntano de 19 años, estará por primera vez en el banco de River ante el Tomba". Cuyo Noticias. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
    10. "Tomás Castro, otro debut en la era Gallardo". Olé. 28 November 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
    11. "Debutó Tomás Castro Ponce". Pasión Monumental. 28 November 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
    12. "Tomás Castro, otro pibe que debuta en la era Gallardo". TyC Sports. 29 November 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
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