Manuel Castro
Forward · Juventude · №17
Recent matches
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
Criciúma
Juventude
Serie B
|
0:2 | |
Juventude
Atlético Goianiense
Serie B
|
2:2 | |
Juventude
CRB
Serie B
|
2:1 | |
Juventude
Fortaleza
Serie B
|
0:0 | |
Novorizontino
Juventude
Serie B
|
0:1 | |
Juventude
Atletico-MG
Copa do Brasil
|
0:1 | |
|
Atletico-MG
Juventude
Copa do Brasil
|
0:0 | |
Juventude
Avaí
Serie B
|
1:0 | |
Botafogo SP
Juventude
Serie B
|
4:2 | |
Juventude
Cuiabá
Serie B
|
2:0 |
Season statistics
| Competition | Season | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Serie B | 2026 | 14 |
| Copa do Brasil | 2026 | 5 |
About the player
In 2018, Manuel Castro finished as top scorer of Uruguay's pre-season Torneo Intermedio, the Copa Coca-Cola, with four goals.
Castro came through Montevideo Wanderers and made his first-team debut there in 2014. Five years in Uruguay brought 87 matches and 17 goals, enough for Estudiantes de La Plata to sign him in January 2019. He made roughly 63 appearances in Argentina and scored nine times. He was not in the squad when Estudiantes lost the 2020/21 Copa Argentina final to River Plate.
February 2020 took him to MLS, on a six-month loan to Atlanta United with an option to extend. The option was taken up, but the arrangement ended when the season did.
He joined FC Juárez in Mexico as a free agent in 2023 and played 16 matches, scoring twice. In January 2024 he suffered a knee injury that required a long recovery. He returned to Uruguay in 2025 with Liverpool Montevideo, where he again played 16 matches, this time with one goal.
The move to Brazil was announced on 7 January 2026: a free transfer to Juventude on a contract running to the end of the year. By then he had come through the knee problem and was fit. He has since made more than 20 appearances for the club.
Castro, who was born in Durazno, has not been called up to the senior Uruguay squad and has no caps.
Career path
- 2026 — now Esporte Clube Juventude 21 matches
- 2024 — 2025 FC Juárez 16 matches
- 2025 Liverpool FC Montevideo 18 matches
- 2019 — 2022 Club Estudiantes de La Plata 117 matches
- 2020 Atlanta United FC 11 matches
- 2015 — 2018 Montevideo Wanderers 87 matches
Career
| Season | Club | Competition | Games | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | FC Juárez | Liga MX Apertura | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 23/24 | FC Juárez | Liga MX Clausura | 15 | 2 | 3 | 639 |
| 2026 | Esporte Clube Juventude | Campeonato Brasileiro Série B | 16 | 0 | 1 | 714 |
| 2026 | Esporte Clube Juventude | Copa do Brasil | 5 | 0 | 1 | 262 |
| 2025 | Liverpool FC Montevideo | Liga AUF Clausura | 15 | 1 | 2 | 855 |
| 2025 | Liverpool FC Montevideo | Copa AUF Uruguay | 2 | 1 | 0 | 91 |
| 2025 | Liverpool FC Montevideo | Playoffs Liga AUF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| 2022 | Club Estudiantes de La Plata | Professional Football League (- 23/24) | 27 | 2 | 4 | 2 184 |
| 2022 | Club Estudiantes de La Plata | Copa de la Liga Profesional de Fútbol (- 23/24) | 12 | 2 | 3 | 809 |
| 2022 | Club Estudiantes de La Plata | Copa Libertadores | 12 | 3 | 2 | 687 |
| 2022 | Club Estudiantes de La Plata | Copa Argentina | 2 | 0 | 0 | 167 |
| 2022 | Club Estudiantes de La Plata | Copa de la Liga Profesional - Playoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 84 |
| 2021 | Club Estudiantes de La Plata | Professional Football League (- 23/24) | 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 286 |
| 2021 | Club Estudiantes de La Plata | Copa de la Liga Profesional de Fútbol (- 23/24) | 13 | 0 | 0 | 644 |
| 2021 | Club Estudiantes de La Plata | Copa de la Liga Profesional - Playoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | Atlanta United FC | Major League Soccer | 7 | 0 | 0 | 153 |
| 2020 | Atlanta United FC | MLS is Back Tournament (2020) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 104 |
| 2019 | Club Estudiantes de La Plata | Copa Argentina | 4 | 1 | 0 | 233 |
| 2019 | Club Estudiantes de La Plata | Copa Superliga (-19/20) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 234 |
| 2018 | Montevideo Wanderers | Liga AUF Clausura | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 153 |
| 2018 | Montevideo Wanderers | Liga AUF Apertura | 12 | 3 | 2 | 782 |
| 2018 | Montevideo Wanderers | Liga AUF Intermedio | 7 | 2 | 0 | 584 |
| 2018 | Montevideo Wanderers | Copa Libertadores | 2 | 0 | 0 | 155 |
| 2017 | Montevideo Wanderers | Liga AUF Clausura | 13 | 2 | 1 | 848 |
| 2017 | Montevideo Wanderers | Liga AUF Intermedio | 7 | 0 | 1 | 125 |
| 2017 | Montevideo Wanderers | Liga AUF Apertura | 5 | 1 | 0 | 213 |
| 2017 | Montevideo Wanderers | Copa Libertadores | 4 | 0 | 3 | 266 |
| 2016 | Montevideo Wanderers | Copa Sudamericana | 5 | 0 | 0 | 406 |
| 19/20 | Club Estudiantes de La Plata | Professional Football League (- 23/24) | 14 | 1 | 0 | 958 |
| 19/20 | Atlanta United FC | CONCACAF Champions Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| 18/19 | Club Estudiantes de La Plata | Professional Football League (- 23/24) | 9 | 1 | 0 | 639 |
| 16/17 | Montevideo Wanderers | Campeonato Uruguayo Especial | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 174 |
| 15/16 | Montevideo Wanderers | Liga AUF Clausura | 2 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| 14/15 | Montevideo Wanderers | Liga AUF Apertura | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Total | Club Estudiantes de La Plata | 117 | 17 | 11 | 7 926 | |
| Total | Montevideo Wanderers | 87 | 17 | 13 | 5 753 | |
| Total | Esporte Clube Juventude | 30 | 1 | 2 | 1 282 | |
| Total | Liverpool FC Montevideo | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 002 | |
| Total | FC Juárez | 16 | 2 | 3 | 729 | |
| Total | Atlanta United FC | 11 | 0 | 0 | 289 |
Transfers
Transfers- 25/26 Liverpool Juventude
- 25/26 FC Juárez Liverpool
- 22/23 Estudiantes LP FC Juárez
- 20/21 Atlanta Estudiantes LP
- 19/20 Estudiantes LP Atlanta
- 18/19 Wanderers Estudiantes LP
- 14/15 Wanderers U19 Wanderers
