Quevin Castro

Quevin Castro (born 16 August 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for EFL Championship club West Bromwich Albion.

Quevin Castro
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-08-16) 16 August 2001
Place of birth Portugal
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Club information
Current team
 West Bromwich Albion
Number 32
Youth career
Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Mildenhall Town
Thetford Town
Norwich CBS
2019 Leiston 3 (1)
2020 Bury Town 2 (0)
2021– West Bromwich Albion 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:00, 25 August 2021 (UTC)

Early life and education

Born in Portugal,[2] Castro played in the academy at Sporting CP before moving to England.[3] He grew up in Thetford, Norfolk, and attended The Thetford Academy.[4]

Career

Castro played non-league football for Mildenhall Town, Thetford Town, Norwich CBS, Leiston and Bury Town during his early career.[5][6][7] Castro had trial spells at Ipswich Town in 2019 and later in 2020, and also spent time on trial at Sutton United, Arsenal, Chelsea and West Bromwich Albion.[2][5] In summer 2021, he signed for EFL Championship club West Bromwich Albion on a two-year contract following his trial at the club.[5] He made his debut for the club on 25 August 2021, starting in a 6–0 EFL Cup second round defeat to Arsenal.[8][9]

Style of play

Castro has been described as an "energetic and powerful central midfielder".[5]

Career statistics
As of match played 25 August 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leiston 2019–20[7] Southern League Premier Division Central 3110—1[lower-alpha 1]152
Bury Town 2019–20[10] Isthmian League North Division 2000—0020
West Bromwich Albion 2021–22[9] EFL Championship 0000100010
Career total 5110101182
  1. Appearance(s) in Southern League Cup

References
  1. "Quevin Castro". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  2. Warren, Andy (13 July 2021). "Long-time Ipswich trialist signs for West Brom". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  3. "Exclusive: West Bromwich Albion's new signing Quevin Castro hoping to go to the very top". SuffolkNews. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  4. Apicella, Liam (13 July 2021). "West Bromwich Albion sign Thetford-raised Quevin Castro". SuffolkNews. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  5. Masi, Joseph (14 July 2021). "West Brom sign teen Quevin Castro after impressing on trial". Express & Star. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  6. "Wolves Left-Back and Former Manchester United Trainee Among Blues Trialists - Ipswich Town News". TWTD.co.uk. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  7. "Quevin Castro Profile". aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  8. Chapman, Joseph (25 August 2021). "West Brom v Arsenal team news as Ismael hands out five debuts". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  9. "Games played by Quevin Castro in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  10. "Bury Town — Appearances — Quevin Castro — 2019–2020". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
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