Romain Del Castillo
{{short description|French footballer (born 1996)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Romain Del Castillo
| image = Del castillo asse sb 2425.png
| caption = Del Castillo in 2025
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|3|29|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Vénissieux, France
| height = 1.72 m
| position = Attacking midfielder, right winger
| currentclub = Brest
| clubnumber = 10
| youthyears1 = 2002–2007
| youthclubs1 = Mions FC
| youthyears2 = 2007–2010
| youthclubs2 = Saint-Priest
| youthyears3 = 2010–2011
| youthclubs3 = US Vénissieux
| youthyears4 = 2011–2012
| youthclubs4 = FC Lyon
| youthyears5 = 2012–2015
| youthclubs5 = Lyon
| years1 = 2014–2017
| clubs1 = Lyon B
| caps1 = 55
| goals1 = 4
| years2 = 2015–2018
| clubs2 = Lyon
| caps2 = 2
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2016–2017
| clubs3 = → Bourg-Péronnas (loan)
| caps3 = 37
| goals3 = 5
| years4 = 2017–2018
| clubs4 = → Nîmes (loan)
| caps4 = 31
| goals4 = 4
| years5 = 2018–2021
| clubs5 = Rennes
| caps5 = 79
| goals5 = 3
| years6 = 2021–
| clubs6 = Brest
| caps6 = 105
| goals6 = 20
| nationalyears1 = 2018–2019
| nationalteam1 = France U21
| nationalcaps1 = 10
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 25 May 2025
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Romain Del Castillo (born 29 March 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or right winger for {{French football updater|Brest}} club Brest.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/romain-del-castillo/328270/|title=France - Del Castillo - Profile with news, career statistics and history|website=Soccerway|accessdate=2 July 2023}}
Club career
=Lyon=
Del Castillo is a youth exponent from Lyon. He made his Ligue 1 debut on 20 November 2015 against Nice replacing Sergi Darder after 64 minutes in a 3–0 away defeat.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/11/20/france/ligue-1/olympique-gymnaste-club-de-nice-cote-dazur/olympique-lyonnais/2046046/|title=Nice vs. Lyon - 20 November 2015|website=Soccerway|accessdate=28 November 2015}}
Del Castillo was loaned to Bourg-Péronnas for the 2016–17 season, and after a successful season was loaned again to Nîmes in September 2017 for the 2017–18 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Romain-del-castillo-ol-prete-a-nimes/830045|title=Romain Del Castillo (OL) prêté à Nîmes|publisher=L'Équipe}}
=Rennes=
On 20 June 2018, Del Castillo signed a four-year deal with fellow Ligue 1 side Rennes who agreed a €2 million transfer fee with Lyon.{{cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Romain-del-castillo-rejoint-rennes-officiel/913682|title=Romain Del Castillo rejoint Rennes (officiel)|publisher=L'Équipe|date=20 June 2018}} On 26 August 2021, he scored his first goal in European competitions in a 3–1 away win over Rosenborg during the Europa Conference League play-off round.{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaconferenceleague/match/2033151/ |title=Rosenborg 1–3 Rennes |publisher=UEFA |date=26 August 2021 }}
=Brest=
On 31 August 2021, Del Castillo signed with fellow Breton side Brest.{{cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Transferts-romain-del-castillo-rennes-file-a-brest/1282136|title=Transferts : Romain Del Castillo (Rennes) file à Brest|publisher=L'Équipe|date=31 August 2021}} In November 2023, he extended his contract until 2027.{{cite web |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Lees-melou-le-douaron-et-del-castillo-prolongent-a-brest/1432143 |title=Lees-Melou, Le Douaron et Del Castillo prolongent à Brest |publisher=L'Équipe |language=fr |date=17 November 2023 }} In the 2023–24 season, he contributed to his club's impressive campaign,{{cite web |last=Entwistle |first=Luke |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/feb/17/brest-surprise-success-season-stability-experience-players-signings |title=What is the secret of Brest’s surprise success? Stability and experience |publisher=The Guardian |date=17 February 2024 }} being their top scorer with 8 goals,{{cite web |url=https://www.ligue1.com/player?id=romain-del-castillo |title=Romain Del Castillo |publisher=Ligue 1 |access-date=20 May 2024 }} as they secured a third-place finish in the league and first ever qualification to the UEFA Champions League.{{cite web |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/soccer/2024/05/19/psg-mbappe-french-league-brest-lille/4dbf18e8-162c-11ef-97db-d9db0c732407_story.html |title=Brest secures final automatic Champions League spot in French league, PSG wins without Mbappé |publisher=The Washington Post |date=19 May 2024 }}
International career
Del Castillo was born in France, and is of Spanish descent through his paternal grandparents.{{cite web|url=http://www.midilibre.fr/2018/04/19/football-ligue-2-romain-del-castillo-la-vie-de-chateau-a-nimes,1658899.php|title=Football / Ligue 2 : Romain Del Castillo, la vie de château à Nîmes|publisher=}} He is a youth international for France, and represented the France U21s in a 2–0 win over the Montenegro U21s on 27 March 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.fff.fr/equipes-de-france/3/espoirs/matchs/2412/2018-03-27/montenegro-france|title=Match - Monténégro - France - FFF|publisher=}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 22 November 2024}}{{cite web | url = https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur52568.html | publisher=L'Equipe | title = Romain Del Castillo L'EQUIPE Profile | accessdate = 7 March 2016 }}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | |||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Coupe de France !colspan="2"|Coupe de la Ligue !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps||Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Lyon
|2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bourg en Bresse (loan)
|37 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 38 | 5 | ||
| Lyon B
|3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Nîmes (loan)
|Ligue 2 |31 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 34 | 4 | ||
| rowspan="5"|Rennes
|rowspan="4"|Ligue 1 |29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 36 | 0 | |
| 2019–20
|21 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5{{efn|name=UEL}} | 0 | 1{{efn|Appearance in Trophée des champions}} | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| 2020–21
|25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 4{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in UEFA Champions League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22
|3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Conference League}} | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 1 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!78 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 104 | 3 |
| Rennes B
|1 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 1 | ||||
| rowspan="5"|Brest
|rowspan="4"|Ligue 1 |19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23
|27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 27 | 6 | |||
| 2023–24
|33 | 8 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 36 | 8 | |||
| 2024–25
|10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 3{{efn|name=UCL}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 3 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!89||17||3||0||colspan="2"|—||3||0||colspan="2"|—||95||17 | |||||||||||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!241 | 29 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 277 | 30 |
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Honours
References
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External links
- {{FFF player|8842-del-castillo-romain}}
- {{FFF male player|2528722769}}
{{Stade Brestois 29 squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Del Castillo, Romain}}
Category:Sportspeople from Vénissieux
Category:French people of Spanish descent
Category:Sportspeople of Spanish descent
Category:Footballers from Lyon Metropolis
Category:French men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:France men's youth international footballers
Category:Championnat National 2 players
Category:Championnat National 3 players
Category:Olympique Lyonnais players
Category:Football Bourg-en-Bresse Péronnas 01 players
Category:Nîmes Olympique players
Category:Stade Rennais FC players