| Erick Castillo | |
| Fullname: | Erick Leonel Castillo Arroyo |
| Birth Date: | 5 February 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Eloy Alfaro, Ecuador |
| Height: | 1.77 m |
| Currentclub: | Vitória |
| Position: | Winger |
| Youthyears1: | 2011–2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | Independiente del Valle |
| Years1: | 2013–2014 |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2013 |
| Clubs2: | → LDU Loja (loan) |
| Caps2: | 28 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2014–2018 |
| Caps3: | 90 |
| Goals3: | 13 |
| Years4: | 2014 |
| Clubs4: | → Olmedo (loan) |
| Caps4: | 29 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2019–2022 |
| Clubs5: | Tijuana |
| Caps5: | 36 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Years6: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs6: | → Santos Laguna (loan) |
| Caps6: | 28 |
| Goals6: | 4 |
| Years7: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs7: | → Juárez (loan) |
| Caps7: | 21 |
| Goals7: | 2 |
| Years8: | 2022 |
| Clubs8: | → Barcelona SC (loan) |
| Caps8: | 20 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Years9: | 2023 |
| Clubs9: | Aucas |
| Caps9: | 23 |
| Goals9: | 3 |
| Years10: | 2024– |
| Caps10: | 0 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019– |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 18:52, 21 September 2023 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 13 October 2019 (UTC) |
Erick Leonel Castillo Arroyo, better known as "La Culebra" (born 5 February 1995) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Brazilian club Vitória and the Ecuador national team.[1]
Born in Eloy Alfaro, Esmeraldas, Castillo joined Independiente del Valle's youth setup in 2011. After failing to make his breakthrough, he signed a contract with Norte América and subsequently signed for LDU Loja on loan.[2]
Castillo made his professional debut on 29 March 2013, starting in a 2–1 away loss against Emelec.[3] His first goal came on 25 August, the opener in a 3–1 home win against Barcelona.[4]
On 7 January 2014 Castillo joined Barcelona,[5] but was subsequently loaned to Olmedo for one year. He was converted into a left back during the campaign, as his side suffered relegation.[6]
Back to Barcelona, Castillo mainly featured as a substitute during his first two seasons. On 26 February 2017, he scored a brace in a 3–2 home win against El Nacional.[7]
On 5 September 2019 Castillo made his debut appearance for Ecuador against Peru, where he scored to only goal in a 1–0 win.[8] [9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| LDU Loja | 2013 | Serie A | 28 | 1 | — | 4[10] | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | |||
| Olmedo | 2014 | Serie A | 29 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||||
| Barcelona SC | 2015 | Serie A | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||||
| 2016 | 32 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 34 | 2 | |||||
| 2017 | 28 | 5 | — | 9[11] | 0 | — | 37 | 5 | |||||
| 2018 | 20 | 5 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 22 | 5 | |||||
| Subtotal | 90 | 13 | — | 13 | 0 | — | 103 | 13 | |||||
| Career total | 147 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 14 | |||
Scores and results list Ecuador's goal tally first.