Pablo Castro (footballer, born 2000)

Pablo Castro
Personal information
Full name Pablo Ramon Castro Gonzalez
Date of birth (2001-02-07) 7 February 2001 (age 25)
Place of birth Yguazu,[1] Paraguay
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
UCSA Tarasivka
Number 73
Youth career
–2019 Yguazu Nippon
2019 Athletico Paranaense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 Athletico Paranaense B
2023 União Frederiquense 16 (2)
2024– UCSA Tarasivka 39 (10)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 December 2025

Pablo Ramon Castro Gonzalez (Spanish: Pablo Castro Ramon Gonzalez; born 7 February 2001) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Ukrainian club UCSA Tarasivka.[2]

A native of Paraguay, Pablo Castro joined the Brazilian top-tier club Athletico Paranaense, which in 2018 won the Copa Sudamericana. Sometime in 2019, he played for its junior squad at the Torneo di Viareggio. In 2023, he left Athletico for lesser-known regional level União Frederiquense, which plays at the state-level top-tier football league of the Rio Grande do Sul state.

In 2024, Pablo Castro decided to travel abroad, moving to Ukraine, joining the recently created UCSA Tarasivka out of the Kyiv suburbs, which recently got admitted to professional competitions. During the 2024–25 season, Castro was honored as a player of the round.[3]

In November 2025, Pablo Castro, in an interview with sportarena.com, confirmed that he was born in Colonia Yguazú and that his first steps in football he was made in his hometown.[4] His first coach is Fabio Raul Esteche.[4]

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