Clésio Castro | |
Team: | Petro de Luanda |
Position: | Center |
Birth Date: | 22 February 1997 |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 7 |
League: | Angolan League BAL |
Number: | 14 |
Years1: | –2022 |
Team1: | Primeiro de Agosto |
Years2: | 2022–2023 |
Team2: | Sangalhos DC |
Years3: | 2023–present |
Team3: | Petro de Luanda |
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Clésio Castro (born February 22, 1997) is an Angolan professional basketball player for Petro de Luanda and the Angola national team. Standing at, he plays as center and is a product of the Primeiro de Agosto youth academy.
Castro came up through Primeiro de Agosto's youth ranks and eventually became a player in the senior team, playing in the Angolan Basketball League.
In the 2022–23 season, Castro played in Portugal with Sangalhos DC of the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol (LPB).[1] There he joined Leonel Paulo and Jerónimo Luís, becoming the third Angolan player on the team.
Castro joined Petro de Luanda for the 2023–24 season.[2] In May 2024, Castro was added to Petro de Luanda's roster for the 2024 BAL playoffs.[3] He provided a massive performance in the final, scoring 10 points off the bench against Al Ahly Ly, to help Petro win their first BAL championship.[4]
Castro made his debut for Angola in the qualification for the 2023 World Cup.[5]