| Francisco Castro | |
| Fullname: | Francisco Fernando Castro Gamboa |
| Birth Date: | 4 September 1990 |
| Birth Place: | Talagante, Santiago, Chile |
| Clubnumber: | 33 |
| Youthyears1: | 2005–2009 |
| Years1: | 2009–2010 |
| Years2: | 2010–2016 |
| Years3: | 2013 |
| Years4: | 2014–2015 |
| Years5: | 2016–2017 |
| Years6: | 2017 |
| Years7: | 2018 |
| Years8: | 2018 |
| Years9: | 2019 |
| Years10: | 2020 |
| Years11: | 2021 |
| Years12: | 2021– |
| Clubs3: | → Unión Española (loan) |
| Clubs4: | → Deportes Iquique (loan) |
| Caps1: | 36 |
| Caps2: | 77 |
| Caps3: | 31 |
| Caps4: | 31 |
| Caps5: | 11 |
| Caps6: | 13 |
| Caps7: | 11 |
| Caps8: | 20 |
| Caps9: | 11 |
| Caps10: | 14 |
| Caps11: | 10 |
| Caps12: | 6 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Goals2: | 15 |
| Goals3: | 4 |
| Goals4: | 6 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Goals6: | 3 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Goals8: | 2 |
| Goals9: | 1 |
| Goals10: | 2 |
| Goals11: | 1 |
| Goals12: | 3 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2010 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 18 January 2022 |
Francisco Fernando Castro Gamboa (born 4 September 1990 in Talagante, Chile) is a Chilean footballer who plays for Deportes Iberia in the Segunda División Profesional de Chile as a winger.[1]
In 2009 Castro ascended to the first team of Cobreloa, after playing 4 years on the youth club.[2] On August 11, 2010 he signed with Universidad de Chile with a free agent after leaving Cobreloa on his own,[3] but after claims of the ANFP and Cobreloa the player didn't sign a contract with Universidad de Chile, and he returned to Cobreloa. On August 18, Castro finally signed with Universidad de Chile after negotiations with Cobreloa, acquiring the 65% of the player, on 250.000 US dollars.[4] He scored his first goal with La U in a match against Unión San Felipe, for the 2011 Copa Chile. He was the top-scorer of La U in the 2011 Torneo de Clausura with 8 goals.