Rubén Castro
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Castro playing for Betis in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rubén Castro Martín | ||
| Date of birth | 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) |
| 2004–2005 | → Albacete (loan) | 22 | (3) |
| 2006 | → Racing Santander (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Gimnàstic (loan) | 20 | (4) |
| 2008–2009 | → Huesca (loan) | 41 | (13) |
| 2009–2010 | → Rayo Vallecano (loan) | 42 | (14) |
| 2010–2018 | Betis | 260 | (135) |
| 2017 | → Guizhou 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.