Andre Castro

Andre Castro Pereira (born 2 April 1988), known as Castro, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for S.C. Braga as a central midfielder.

Formed at Porto, where he was mainly loaned out, he spent most of his career in Turkey, making 227 Super Lig appearances and scoring 26 goals for Kasimpasa and Goztepe.

Club Career

Porto

Born in Gondomar, Porto District, Castro joined FC Porto's youth system at the age of 11, from hometown club Gondomar SC. In 2007, he helped the team conquer the junior championship.

Castro made his first-team – and Primeira Liga – debut on 2 February 2008, coming on as a substitute for Paulo Assuncao for the last 11 minutes of a 4–0 home win against U.D. Leiria. He appeared in a further two official matches during the season.

In the following two years, Castro played with S.C. Olhanense on loan, helping the Algarve side returned to the top division after an absence of more than 30 years in his debut campaign and winning several Best Young Player monthly awards during his second, where he scored six goals in 28 games as his team retained their status.

Castro returned to Porto for 2010–11, but was soon deemed surplus to requirements by new manager Andre Villas-Boas as practically all Portuguese players. In January 2011, after having totalled 106 minutes in six competitive matches, he was loaned to Sporting de Gijon in Spain, making his La Liga debut on the 23rd by playing one minute in a 1–0 home victory over Atletico Madrid.

Castro managed to feature regularly for the Asturians during his spell, starting 11 times and scoring against RCD Mallorca (4–0, away) and Getafe CF (2–0 at home), in an eventual escape from relegation. In mid-August 2011, another loan spell was arranged. He started in 26 of his 29 league appearances and added another two goals, but his team dropped down a tier.

Turkey

On 14 August 2013, Castro joined Turkish Super Lig club Kasimpasa S.K. on loan. The mo

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