Daniel Castillo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Alexis Castillo Lavín | ||
| Date of birth | 23 October 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Concepción, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Deportes Iquique | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Universidad de Concepción | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2018 | Universidad de Concepción | 4 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Lota Schwager (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Malleco Unido (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Lota Schwager (loan) | 31 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Deportes Puerto Montt | 50 | (0) |
| 2021– | Deportes Iquique | 105 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 September 2025 | |||
Daniel Alexis Castillo Lavín (born 23 October 1990) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Chilean Primera División side Deportes Iquique.
Club career
Born in Concepción, Chile, Castillo was trained at Universidad de Concepción and promoted to the first team by Jorge Pellicer in 2009 after Federico Elduayen injured.[2]
After having no chances to play as the third goalkeeper, he was loaned out to Lota Schwager[2][3] and Malleco Unido[4] between 2012 and 2015. Back to Universidad de Concepción, he made his debut with them in the 2016 Torneo Apertura.[5][6]
In 2019, Castillo moved to Deportes Puerto Montt and left them at the end of the 2020 season.[7][8] On 1 March 2021, he switched to Deportes Iquique,[9] getting promotion to the 2024 Chilean Primera División.[10][11] The main starting goalkeeper during 2024, he renewed with them for the 2025 season.[12]
References
- ^ "Daniel Castillo". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 September 2025.
- ^ a b Sepúlveda, Cristian (14 May 2019). "Desde La Portería con Daniel Castillo, el arquero revelación del 2019: "Estamos trabajando al cien para celebrar a fin de año"". PrimeraBChile.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 September 2025.
- ^ "Daniel Castillo y el momento de Lota: "Estamos capacitados para salir de esta situación"". PrimeraBChile.cl (in Spanish). 12 November 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
- ^ "Malleco - Campeonato 2ª Division 2013 - 2014". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 September 2025.
- ^ (FutbolUdeC) Campanil UdeC - Daniel Castillo on YouTube (in Spanish). 10 April 2016.
- ^ "Universidad de Concepcion - Campeonato de Apertura 2016/2017". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 September 2025.
- ^ "Al habla Daniel Castillo, el arquero del momento en la B: "Estaba esperando esta oportunidad"". PrimeraBChile.cl (in Spanish). 22 August 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
- ^ "Daniel Castillo se despide de Deportes Puerto Montt: "Gracias por darme vida cuando estaba muerto"". PrimeraBChile.cl (in Spanish). 18 February 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
- ^ @cdiquique; (1 March 2021). "🐲 ¡BIENVENIDO, DANIEL CASTILLO! 👐🏼" (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 September 2025 – via Instagram.
- ^ (TNT Sports Chile) Daniel Castillo conversa con Pelota Parada on YouTube (in Spanish) 21 November 2023.
- ^ Sánchez, Francisco (12 December 2023). "Una figura en el ascenso de Iquique revive su calvario: "La terapia y mi familia me salvaron"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 September 2025.
- ^ "Deportes Iquique confirma la renovación de Daniel Castillo y Hans Salinas para la temporada 2025". Radio Paulina (in Spanish). 14 November 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
External links
- Daniel Castillo at Soccerway
- Daniel Castillo at BDFA (in Spanish)