Niklas Castro

Niklas Fernando Nygard Castro (born 8 January 1996) is a football forward who currently plays for Aalesund. Born in Norway, Castro represents the Chile national team.

International Career

Due to his Chilean heritage, on 3 October 2019, Castro was officially called up to the Chile national team for the friendly matches against Colombia and Guinea. Since he did not have Chilean nationality at the time, he was included in the squad as a "special guest" according to manager Reinaldo Rueda.

On 27 February 2020, it was confirmed Castro officially acquired the Chilean nationality and may be called up to the national team according to Ambassador of Chile to Norway, Waldemar Coutts. So, on November 2020, he received his first official call up to the Chile senior team for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers against Peru and Venezuela, making his international debut in the first match at the minute 83 by replacing Mauricio Isla.

This page also has a version in other languages :  Никлас Кастро (russian)