Playing position Role Football player Number 7 Height 1.75 m | 2005–2009 Cobreloa Name Francisco Gamboa | |
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Full name Francisco Fernando Castro Gamboa Date of birth (1990-09-04) September 4, 1990 (age 25) Place of birth Talagante, Santiago, Chile | ||
Current team Club Universidad de Chile | ||
Francisco Fernando Castro Gamboa (born 4 September 1990 in Talagante, Chile) is a Chilean footballer who plays for Barnechea as a winger.
Career
In 2009 Castro ascended to the first team of Cobreloa, after playing 4 years on the youth club. On August 11, 2010 he signed with Universidad de Chile with a free agent after leaving Cobreloa on his own, but after claims of the ANFP and Cobreloa the player didn't sign a contract with Universidad de Chile, and he returned to Cobreloa. On August 18, Castro finally signed with Universidad de Chile after negotiations with Cobreloa, acquiring the 65% of the player, on 250.000 US dollars. He scored his first goal with La U in a match against Unión San Felipe, for the 2011 Copa Chile. He was the top-scorer of La U in the 2011 Torneo de Clausura with 8 goals.