Castro was born in El Tambo, Cauca, but moved to Pereira with his family at age 3. Growing up, he used to work in a waste management company and played recreational football games in order to make enough money to support his family. Before joining Deportivo Pereira, Castro had been rejected by Barranquilla F.C., Envigado F.C., and La Equidad.[2]
^"Castro, el goleador del Pereira que recogió basura y cargó bultos".
^"Castro, el goleador del Pereira que recogió basura y cargó bultos". Futbol Red (in Spanish). 29 October 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
External linksedit
Leonardo Castro at Soccerway
December 12, 2023
leonardo, castro, footballer, born, 1992, leonardo, fabio, castro, méndez, born, june, 1992, colombian, professional, footballer, plays, forward, millonarios, leonardo, castropersonal, informationfull, nameleonardo, fabio, castro, méndezdate, birth, 1992, june. Leonardo Fabio Castro Mendez born 14 June 1992 is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as forward for Millonarios FC Leonardo CastroPersonal informationFull nameLeonardo Fabio Castro MendezDate of birth 1992 06 14 14 June 1992 age 31 Place of birthEl Tambo Colombia 1 Height1 74 m 5 ft 9 in Position s ForwardTeam informationCurrent teamMillonarios F C Number23Senior career YearsTeamApps Gls 2014 2015Deportivo Pereira52 30 2016 2021Independiente Medellin130 31 2022Deportivo Pereira44 24 2023 Millonarios46 21 Club domestic league appearances and goals correct as of 17 11 21 October 2023 UTC Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Honours 3 1 Club 3 2 Individual 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editCastro was born in El Tambo Cauca but moved to Pereira with his family at age 3 Growing up he used to work in a waste management company and played recreational football games in order to make enough money to support his family Before joining Deportivo Pereira Castro had been rejected by Barranquilla F C Envigado F C and La Equidad 2 Career editCastro began his career with Deportivo Pereira of the Categoria Primera B in 2014 In 2016 he moved to Independiente Medellin where he was part of the squad that won the 2016 Apertura and the Copa Colombia in 2019 and 2020 Honours editClub edit Independiente MedellinCategoria Primera A 2016 I Copa Colombia 2019 2020Deportivo PereiraCategoria Primera A 2022 IIMillonariosCategoria Primera A 2023 IIndividual edit 2022 Categoria Primera A II top scorer 15 goals References edit Castro el goleador del Pereira que recogio basura y cargo bultos Castro el goleador del Pereira que recogio basura y cargo bultos Futbol Red in Spanish 29 October 2014 Retrieved 16 August 2021 External links editLeonardo Castro at Soccerway Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Leonardo Castro footballer born 1992 amp oldid 1186042565, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,