Rubén Castro

Rubén Castro
Castro playing for Betis in 2012
Personal information
Full name Rubén Castro Martín
Date of birth (1981-06-27) 27 June 1981
Place of birth Las Palmas, Spain
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
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)
2004–2005Albacete (loan) 22 (3)
2006Racing Santander (loan) 1 (0)
2007Gimnàstic (loan) 20 (4)
2008–2009Huesca (loan) 41 (13)
2009–2010Rayo Vallecano (loan) 42 (14)
2010–2018 Betis 260 (135)
2017Guizhou Zhicheng (loan) 12 (7)
2018–2020 Las Palmas 65 (30)
2020–2022 Cartagena 82 (39)
2022–2023 Málaga 41 (10)
Total 763 (308)
International career
2002–2003 Spain U21 6 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rubén Castro Martín (Spanish pronunciation: [ruˈβeŋ ˈkastɾo maɾˈtin]; born 27 June 1981) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played mainly as a striker.

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). He also competed in China.