Tomás Castro Ponce should not be confused with Tomás Castro.
Tomás Castro Ponce | |
Fullname: | Tomás Ezequiel Castro Ponce |
Birth Date: | 3 March 2001 |
Birth Place: | Concarán, Argentina |
Height: | 1.86 m[1] |
Position: | Attacking midfielder[2] |
Currentclub: | Atlético Tucumán (on loan from River Plate) |
Clubnumber: | 26 |
Youthclubs1: | Escuela de Fútbol EFIC |
Youthyears2: | 2014–2021 |
Youthclubs2: | River Plate |
Years1: | 2020– |
Clubs1: | River Plate |
Caps1: | 1 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2022 |
Clubs2: | → Godoy Cruz (loan) |
Caps2: | 16 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2023– |
Clubs3: | → Atlético Tucumán (loan) |
Caps3: | 11 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 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]
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]
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