| Sergio Castel | |
| Fullname: | Sergio Castel Martínez |
| Birth Date: | 22 February 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Las Rozas, Spain |
| Height: | 1.88 m |
| Position: | Striker |
| Currentclub: | Málaga |
| Clubnumber: | 25 |
| Youthclubs1: | Las Rozas |
| Youthyears2: | 2013–2014 |
| Youthclubs2: | Osasuna |
| Years1: | 2012–2013 |
| Caps1: | 20 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2014 |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2014 |
| Clubs3: | → Tudelano (loan) |
| Caps3: | 1 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2014 |
| Caps4: | 4 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2014–2015 |
| Caps5: | 23 |
| Goals5: | 8 |
| Years6: | 2015–2016 |
| Years7: | 2016 |
| Years8: | 2017 |
| Caps8: | 6 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Years9: | 2017–2019 |
| Caps9: | 51 |
| Goals9: | 15 |
| Years10: | 2019–2021 |
| Caps10: | 0 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs11: | → Jamshedpur (loan) |
| Caps11: | 11 |
| Goals11: | 7 |
| Years12: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs12: | → Ibiza (loan) |
| Caps12: | 19 |
| Goals12: | 7 |
| Years13: | 2021–2023 |
| Caps13: | 69 |
| Goals13: | 16 |
| Years14: | 2023 |
| Caps14: | 10 |
| Goals14: | 0 |
| Years15: | 2023–2024 |
| Caps15: | 32 |
| Goals15: | 12 |
| Years16: | 2024– |
| Caps16: | 9 |
| Goals16: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 21 November 2024 |
Sergio Castel Martínez (born 22 February 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Málaga CF.
Born in Las Rozas, Community of Madrid, Castel made his senior debut with Tercera División side UE Rubí, in the 2012–13 season. In July 2013, he joined CA Osasuna and returned to the youth setup, but on 31 January of the following year, he was loaned to CD Tudelano in Segunda División B, for six months.[1]
In July 2014, Castel moved to CD Lealtad also in the third division, but left the club in November after featuring rarely.[2] He then signed for Las Rozas CF, a club he already represented as a youth, before moving abroad to Bendigo City FC in Australia.
Castel only returned to Spain on 25 January 2017, after agreeing to a contract with AD Alcorcón's reserves in the fourth division.[3] On 18 August, he moved to third level club UD San Sebastián de los Reyes.[4]
In August 2019, after scoring a career-best 13 goals for Sanse, Castel joined Atlético Madrid, being initially assigned to the B-team; subsequently, he was loaned to Indian Super League side Jamshedpur FC until the end of the year.[5] [6] [7] [8] On 2 October 2020, he moved to third division side UD Ibiza also in a temporary deal.[9]
On 14 July 2021, after being a regular starter in their first-ever promotion to Segunda División, Castel signed a permanent two-year contract with Ibiza.[10] He left the club on 23 January 2023,[11] and signed for fellow second division team Burgos CF seven days later.[12]
On 7 July 2023, Castel was announced at Anorthosis Famagusta of the Cypriot First Division on a two-year deal.[13] On 20 August of the following year, he returned to his home country after joining Málaga CF in division two.[14]
At 1.88 meters and 85 kilos, he is a strong and sizeable center forward, powerful in the air, with the capacity for association, shooting and eye for goal who, at 28 years of age, has confirmed himself as one of the strikers of reference in the category.
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| UE Rubí | 2012–13 | Tercera División | 20 | 2 | — | — | — | 20 | 2 | ||||
| Osasuna B | 2013–14 | Tercera División | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| CD Tudelano | 2013–14 (loan) | Segunda División B | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| CD Lealtad | 2014–15 | Segunda División B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Las Rozas CF | 2014–15 | Pref. | 23 | 8 | — | — | — | 23 | 8 | ||||
| Bendigo City FC | 2015–16 | National Premier Leagues | ? | ? | — | — | — | ? | ? | ||||
| Than Quang Ninh | 2016–17 | V.League 1 | ? | ? | — | — | — | ? | ? | ||||
| Alcorcón B | 2016–17 | Tercera División | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||||
| SS Reyes | 2017–18 | Segunda División B | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 34 | 13 | — | — | — | 34 | 13 | ||||||
| Subtotal | 51 | 15 | — | — | — | 51 | 15 | ||||||
| Atlético Madrid B | 2019–20 | Segunda División B | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Jamshedpur (loan) | 2019–20 | Indian Super League | 11 | 7 | — | — | — | 11 | 7 | ||||
| Ibiza (loan) | 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 21 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 24 | 10 | |||
| Ibiza | 2021–22 | Segunda División | 32 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 9 | |||
| 2022–23 | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||||
| Subtotal | 48 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 50 | 9 | |||||
| Burgos | 2022–23 | Segunda División | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Anorthosis | 2023–24 | Cyta Championship | 26 | 12 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 29 | 16 | |||
| Career total | 221 | 61 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 230 | 68 | |||