Rubén Castro
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Castro and the second or maternal family name is Martín.
Rubén Castro Martín (Spanish pronunciation: [ruˈβeŋ ˈkastɾo maɾˈtin];[upper-alpha 1] born 27 June 1981) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays mainly as a striker.
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Full name | Rubén Castro Martín[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1981-06-27) 27 June 1981 (age 42)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Las Palmas, Spain | ||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
Artesano | |||
Las Palmas | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2001 | Las Palmas B | 34 | (13) |
2001–2004 | Las Palmas | 112 | (36) |
2004–2010 | Deportivo La Coruña | 31 | (4) |
2004–2005 | → Albacete (loan) | 22 | (3) |
2006 | → Racing Santander (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2007 | → Gimnàstic (loan) | 20 | (4) |
2008–2009 | → Huesca (loan) | 41 | (13) |
2009–2010 | → Rayo Vallecano (loan) | 42 | (14) |
2010–2018 | Betis | 260 | (135) |
2017 | → Guizhou Zhicheng (loan) | 12 | (7) |
2018–2020 | Las Palmas | 65 | (30) |
2020–2022 | Cartagena | 82 | (39) |
2022–2023 | Málaga | 41 | (10) |
International career | |||
2002–2003 | Spain U21 | 6 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:33, 1 June 2023 (UTC) |
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He represented mainly Las Palmas and Betis during his career, appearing in 282 matches in La Liga and 435 in Segunda División (scoring an all-time best 195 goals in the latter competition).[2] He also competed in China.