Quévin Moisés Cachicote da Rocha de Castro (born 16 August 2001), known as just Quevin Castro, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for National League side York City.
Early life and education
Born in Portugal,[3] Castro played in the academy at Sporting CP before moving to England.[4] He grew up in Thetford, Norfolk, and attended The Thetford Academy.[5]
Career
Castro played non-league football for Mildenhall Town, Thetford Town, Norwich CBS, Leiston and Bury Town during his early career.[6][7][8] Castro had trial spells at Ipswich Town in 2019 and later in 2020, and also spent time on trial at Sutton United, Arsenal, Chelsea and West Bromwich Albion.[3][6]
In summer 2021, Castro signed for EFL Championship club West Bromwich Albion on a two-year contract following his trial at the club.[6] He made his debut for the club on 25 August 2021, starting in a 6–0 EFL Cup second round defeat to Arsenal.[9][10] Castro went onto make his only league appearance for West Brom on 28 February 2022, as a substitute in a 2–0 Championship defeat to Swansea City.[11]
On 14 July 2022, Castro joined League One side Burton Albion on a season-long loan.[12] Castro had his loan terminated by mutual consent on 1 September.[13] On 12 September 2022, Castro joined National League club Notts County on loan until 8 January 2023.[14] Upon the expiration of his contract, he joined fellow National League club Gateshead on loan until the end of the season.[15]
On 28th June 2023, it was announced that Castro would sign with National League side York City following the expiration of his West Bromwich Albion contract.[16]
On 19th January 2024, he joined National League North side King's Lynn on an initial month's loan. He made his debut, as a substitute, the day after he joined in a 2-2 league draw against Hereford.[17]
Style of play
Castro has been described as an "energetic and powerful central midfielder".[6]
Personal life
Castro was born in Portugal to a Santomean father and an Angolan mother.[18] His brothers Rudy, Valter Rocha, and Aires are also footballers.[19]
Career statistics
- As of match played 26 August 2023
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Leiston | 2019–20[8] | Southern League Premier Division Central | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 1 | 5 | 2 | |
| Bury Town | 2019–20[20] | Isthmian League North Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 2021–22[10] | EFL Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022–23[21] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Burton Albion (loan) | 2022–23[21] | EFL League One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Notts County (loan) | 2022–23[2] | National League | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | |
| Gateshead (loan) | 2022–23[2] | National League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| York City | 2023–24[2] | National League | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| King's Lynn Town (loan) | 2023–24[2] | National League North | 8 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 47 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 57 | 8 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Southern League Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- ^ a b Appearances in FA Trophy
Honours
West Bromwich Albion U23
- Premier League Cup winner: 2021–22[22]
References
- ^ "Quévin Castro :: Quévin Moisés Cachicote da Rocha de Castro :: West Bromwich". www.playmakerstats.com.
- ^ a b c d e "Quevin Castro". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ a b Warren, Andy (13 July 2021). "Long-time Ipswich trialist signs for West Brom". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "Exclusive: West Bromwich Albion's new signing Quevin Castro hoping to go to the very top". SuffolkNews. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ Apicella, Liam (13 July 2021). "West Bromwich Albion sign Thetford-raised Quevin Castro". SuffolkNews. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d Masi, Joseph (14 July 2021). "West Brom sign teen Quevin Castro after impressing on trial". Express & Star. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "Wolves Left-Back and Former Manchester United Trainee Among Blues Trialists — Ipswich Town News". TWTD.co.uk. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Quevin Castro Profile". aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ Chapman, Joseph (25 August 2021). "West Brom v Arsenal team news as Ismael hands out five debuts". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Games played by Quevin Castro in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ Ally, Marcus (1 March 2022). "Quevin Castro sends message to West Brom supporters after making debut in 2-0 loss to Swansea City". Football League World. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ "Quevin Castro completes loan switch to Burton". West Bromwich Albion. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ "CASTRO LOAN TERMINATED BY MUTUAL CONSENT". www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ "Signing: Quevin Castro". www.nottscountyfc.co.uk. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Quevin Castro signs". gateshead-fc.com. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ Ramsey, Gabriel (28 June 2023). "York City snap up West Brom midfielder on permanent deal". York Press. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ "Quevin enter the fray". kltown.co.uk. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "Angola pick several new faces for upcoming friendlies". BBC Sport. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ^ Madeley, Steve. "Quevin Castro: Albion's teen star plucked from non-League with lofty ambitions". The Athletic.
- ^ "Bury Town — Appearances — Quevin Castro — 2019–2020". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Games played by Quevin Castro in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ Masi, Joseph (13 May 2022). "West Brom win Black Country derby PL Cup final in dramatic penalty shoot-out". www.shropshirestar.com. Retrieved 27 August 2022.