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Tomás Castro Ponce

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Tomás Castro Ponce
Personal information
Full name Tomás Ezequiel Castro Ponce
Date of birth (2001-03-03) 3 March 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Concarán, Argentina
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder[2]
Team information
Current team
Atlético Tucumán
(on loan from River Plate)
Number 26
Youth career
Escuela de Fútbol EFIC
2014–2021 River Plate
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– River Plate 1 (0)
2022Godoy Cruz (loan) 16 (0)
2023–Atlético Tucumán (loan) 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:13, 16 April 2024 (UTC)

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

Career

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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]

On 5 January 2022, Ponce joined Godoy Cruz on a one-year loan deal with a purchase option.[13]

Career statistics

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As of 29 November 2020.[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
River Plate 2020–21[nb 1] Primera División 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Notes

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

References

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  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. ^ a b c d e "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.
  13. ^ Club Godoy Cruz on Twitter: "#PrimeraDivisión ¡Bienvenido ..., twitter.com, 5 January 2022
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