| Romain Del Castillo | |
| Birth Date: | 29 March 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Vénissieux, France |
| Height: | 1.72 m |
| Position: | Attacking midfielder, right winger |
| Currentclub: | Brest |
| Clubnumber: | 10 |
| Youthyears1: | 2002–2007 |
| Youthclubs1: | Mions FC |
| Youthyears2: | 2007–2010 |
| Youthclubs2: | Saint-Priest |
| Youthyears3: | 2010–2011 |
| Youthclubs3: | US Vénissieux |
| Youthyears4: | 2011–2012 |
| Youthclubs4: | FC Lyon |
| Youthyears5: | 2012–2015 |
| Youthclubs5: | Lyon |
| Years1: | 2014–2017 |
| Clubs1: | Lyon B |
| Caps1: | 55 |
| Goals1: | 4 |
| Years2: | 2015–2018 |
| Clubs2: | Lyon |
| Caps2: | 2 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs3: | → Bourg-Péronnas (loan) |
| Caps3: | 37 |
| Goals3: | 5 |
| Years4: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs4: | → Nîmes (loan) |
| Caps4: | 31 |
| Goals4: | 4 |
| Years5: | 2018–2021 |
| Clubs5: | Rennes |
| Caps5: | 79 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Years6: | 2021– |
| Clubs6: | Brest |
| Caps6: | 79 |
| Goals6: | 14 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | France U21 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 02:39, 20 May 2024 (UTC) |
Romain Del Castillo (born 29 March 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or right winger for club Brest.[1]
Del Castillo is a youth exponent from Lyon. He made his Ligue 1 debut on 20 November 2015 against Nice replacing Sergi Darder after 64 minutes in a 3–0 away defeat.[2]
Del Castillo was loaned to Bourg-Péronnas for the 2016–17 season, and after a successful season was loaned again to Nîmes in September 2017 for the 2017–18 season.[3]
On 20 June 2018, Del Castillo signed a four-year deal with fellow Ligue 1 side Rennes who agreed a €2 million transfer fee with Lyon.[4] On 26 August 2021, he scored his first goal in European competitions in a 3–1 away win over Rosenborg during the Europa Conference League play-off round.[5]
On 31 August 2021, Del Castillo signed with fellow Breton side Brest.[6] In November 2023, he extended his contract until 2027.[7] In the 2023–24 season, he contributed to his club's impressive campaign,[8] being their top scorer with 8 goals,[9] as they secured a third-place finish in the league and first ever qualification to the UEFA Champions League.[10]
Del Castillo was born in France, and is of Spanish descent through his paternal grandparents.[11] He is a youth international for France, and represented the France U21s in a 2–0 win over the Montenegro U21s on 27 March 2018.[12]
| Club | Season | League | Coupe de France | Coupe de la Ligue | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals! | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Lyon | 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Bourg en Bresse (loan) | 2016–17 | Ligue 2 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 5 | |||
| Lyon B | 2017–18 | National 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Nîmes (loan) | 2017–18 | Ligue 2 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 4 | |||
| Rennes | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 2 | |||
| 2020–21 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | |||||
| 2021–22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 78 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 104 | 3 | |||
| Rennes B | 2019–20 | National 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Brest | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 6 | ||||||
| 2023–24 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 36 | 8 | ||||||
| 2024–25 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 13 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 89 | 17 | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 95 | 17 | |||||
| Career total | 241 | 29 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 277 | 30 | |||
Rennes
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