Nicolas Castillo is a Chilean footballer who currently plays as a striker for Mexican club UNAM. Castillo started his professional career in 2011 and made his international debut for Chile team in 2013.
Nicolas Castillo was born as Nicolas Ignacio Castillo Mora on 14 February 1993 in Santiago, Chile. Regarding nationality, he is Chilean. Born in the mid of February, his zodiac sign is Aquarius. Castillo is the son of Humberto Castillo.
Castillo is the son of Humberto Castillo. During his childhood, he was the supporter of Universidad Catolica and joined the club at the age of 12.
As a youth, Castillo made his debut in a 10-0 win over San Pedro de Atacama and scored the tenth goal. The same year, he was named the young player of the club.
Castillo made his professional debut for Universidad Catolica in 2011. He played his first match against the Cobreloa as an 84th-minute substitute during the 2-0 win. He scored his first competitive goal on 2 March 2012 in a 2-0 win over Rangers.
Castillo was signed to a Belgium club, Club Brugge for a $3.6 million with the contract until 2018. He scored his debut goal in a 3-1 win over Genk on 9 February 2014.
Castillo emerged as an outstanding player when he scored a hat trick for Brugge’s 5-0 win over Westerlo. He was then loaned to Mainz 05 for 2015 season but made his only one appearance for the club. He was again loaned to Frosinone for the remaining season where he played 6 matches.
For 2016 season, Castillo was sent on a loan to Universidad Catolica and scored 24 goals in 23 appearances.
Castillo made his international debut for the Chilean senior team in 2013. He was nominated in the 2016 Copa America squad and was the part of Chilean victory on 4-2 penalties won over Argentina. He currently plays alongside several stars players like Claudio Bravo, Alexis Sanchez, Arturo Vidal in the national team.
Castillo has a son but seems to be a single dad, as he has not mentioned about his wife anywhere. He often posts his photo with his son on Instagram but has never posted any image of his wife.
Castillo seems to be a single dad but is fulfilling the duty of a mother too as he spends most of his time with the son. He even takes his son to the training ground.
Besides the football game, Castillo loves to play golf whenever he gets time. He is fond of tattoos as he has inked on the both sides of his shoulder.
Castillo has reached the age of 24 now. He has a good height 5 ft 10 inch, which is around 1.79m and weighs 79 kg.
The Chilean center-forward has tasted the experience playing in several domestic leagues of Chile as well as has also played for the Belgien team Club Brugge.
Castillo's current transfer fee is known to be around $4.20 million and his highest recorded fee was $4.8 million when he was transferred to Club Brugge. His net worth might be around $2 million but there are no sources to confirm.
Castillo's salary as of 2017 in around $70 thousand.
