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Rubén Castro Martín

A legendary striker in Spanish football with a successful career spanning more than two decades. Amongst his standout achievements are the two First Division promotions with Betis, the club with whom he's the top scorer, and two 'Pichichi' titles in the silver division. He arrived from Cartagena, where he scored 39 goals in two years in the Second Division. His contract covers the 22/23 season.

MCF / Career and statistics

Team	Country	Comp.	P	Min.		Assists
MÁLAGA CF		LaLiga SmartBank	7	605	2	0	0	0	0

Team	Country	Comp.	P	Min.		Assists
FC Cartagena		LaLiga SmartBank	41	3,194	20	7	3	0	0
FC Cartagena		Copa del Rey	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
OVERALL STATISTICS	42	3,195	20	7	3	0	0

Team	Country	Comp.	P	Min.		Assists
FC Cartagena		LaLiga SmartBank	41	3,297	19	3	0	0
FC Cartagena		Copa del Rey	1	44	0	0	0	0
OVERALL STATISTICS	42	3,341	19	3	0	0

Team	Country	Comp.	P	Min.		Assists
UD Las Palmas		LaLiga SmartBank	24	1,828	15	1	0	0	0

Team	Country	Comp.	P	Min.		Assists
UD Las Palmas		LaLiga SmartBank	41	3,343	15	3	3	0	0
UD Las Palmas		Copa del Rey	1	12	0	0	0	0	0
OVERALL STATISTICS	42	3,355	15	3	3	0	0

Team	Country	Comp.	P	Min.		Assists
Real Betis Balompié		LaLiga Santander	10	355	1	1	0	0	0
Guizhou FC		Super League	12	1,079	7	4	1	0	0
OVERALL STATISTICS	22	1,434	8	5	1	0	0

Team	Country	Comp.	P	Min.		Assists
Real Betis Balompié		LaLiga Santander	35	2,781	13	3	3	0	0
Real Betis Balompié		Copa del Rey	1	24	0	0	0	0	0
OVERALL STATISTICS	36	2,805	13	3	3	0	0

Team	Country	Comp.	P	Min.		Assists
Real Betis Balompié		LaLiga Santander	38	3,375	19	2	3	0	0
Real Betis Balompié		Copa del Rey	2	104	0	0	1	0	0
OVERALL STATISTICS	40	3,479	19	2	4	0	0

Team	Country	Comp.	P	Min.		Assists
Real Betis Balompié		LaLiga SmartBank	42	3,712	31	13	1	0	0
Real Betis Balompié		Copa del Rey	4	260	1	0	0	0	0
OVERALL STATISTICS	46	3,972	32	13	1	0	0

Team	Comp.	P	Min.		Assists
Real Betis Balompié	LaLiga Santander	25	2,014	10	2	4
Real Betis Balompié	Copa del Rey	3	208	1	0	0
Real Betis Balompié	UEFA Europa League	6	390	2	0	0
OVERALL STATISTICS		34	2,612	13	2	4

Team	Country	Comp.	P	Min.		Assists
Real Betis Balompié		LaLiga Santander	34	2,950	18	8	3	0	0
Real Betis Balompié		Copa del Rey	6	360	3	0	1	0	0
OVERALL STATISTICS	40	3,310	21	8	4	0	0

Team	Country	Comp.	P	Min.		Assists
Real Betis Balompié		LaLiga Santander	34	2,953	16	5	5	0	0
Real Betis Balompié		Copa del Rey	1	90	0	0	0	0	0
OVERALL STATISTICS	35	3,043	16	5	5	0	0

Team	Country	Comp.	P	Min.		Assists
Real Betis Balompié		LaLiga SmartBank	42	3,743	27	0	2	0	0
Real Betis Balompié		Copa del Rey	7	516	5	1	0	0	0
OVERALL STATISTICS	49	4,259	32	1	2	0	0

Team	Country	Comp.	P	Min.
Rayo Vallecano		LaLiga SmartBank	42	3,559	14	2	0	0
Rayo Vallecano		Copa del Rey	2	32	1	0	0	0
OVERALL STATISTICS	44	3,591	15	0	2	0

Team	Country	Comp.	P	Min.
SD Huesca		LaLiga SmartBank	41	3,563	13	3	0	0
SD Huesca		Copa del Rey	1	89	1	0	0	0
OVERALL STATISTICS	42	3,652	14	0	3	0

Team	Country	Comp.	P	Min.
RC Deportivo de la Coruña		LaLiga Santander	7	247	1	0	0	0
RC Deportivo de la Coruña		Copa del Rey	2	90	0	1	0	0
OVERALL STATISTICS	9	337	1	0	1	0

Team	Comp.	P	Min.
Club Gimnàstic de Tarragona	LaLiga Santander	20	1,161	4	2
Real Racing Club de Santander	LaLiga Santander	1	24	0	0
OVERALL STATISTICS		21	1,185	4	2

Team	Comp.	P	Min.
RC Deportivo de la Coruña	LaLiga Santander	24	1,078	3	2
RC Deportivo de la Coruña	Copa del Rey	1	60	1	0
RC Deportivo de la Coruña	UEFA Copa Intertoto	8	474	4	1
OVERALL STATISTICS		33	1,612	8	3

Team	Country	Comp.	P	Min.
Albacete Balompié		LaLiga Santander	22	1,164	3	0	0
RC Deportivo de la Coruña		LaLiga Santander	0	0	0	0	0
OVERALL STATISTICS	22	1,164	3	0	0

Team	Country	Comp.	P	Min.		Assists
UD Las Palmas		LaLiga SmartBank	40	3,553	22	0	3	0	0
Selección Sub-21		Clasificación - Eurocopa Sub-21	4	297	3	-	0	0	0
OVERALL STATISTICS	44	3,850	25	0	3	0	0

Team	Comp.	P	Min.		Assists
UD Las Palmas	LaLiga SmartBank	40	3,090	9	0	5
UD Las Palmas	Copa del Rey	1	120	1	0	0
Selección Sub-21	Amistosos	2	134	1	-	0
OVERALL STATISTICS		43	3,344	11	0	5

Team	Country	Comp.	P	Min.
UD Las Palmas		LaLiga Santander	29	1,170	5	2	0	0
UD Las Palmas		Copa del Rey	2	94	1	0	0	0
OVERALL STATISTICS	31	1,264	6	0	2	0

Team	Country	Comp.	P	Min.		Assists
UD Las Palmas		LaLiga Santander	3	19	0	0	0	0	0

MCF / Achievements

Season	Team	Honours
2014/15	Real Betis Balompié	Second Division winner and promotion to First Division
2014/15	Real Betis Balompié	Pichichi Trophy (Second Division)
2010/11	Real Betis Balompié	Second Division winner and promotion to First Division
2003/04	UD Las Palmas	Pichichi Trophy (Second Division)

Date of birth:
27/06/1981

Place of birth:
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Nationality:

Height:
1'69 m.

Weight:
70 kg.

Number:
24

Position:
Forward (Striker)

Dominant leg:
Right

Debut:
14/08/2022: Burgos CF 1 - Málaga CF 0

International:

International with Spain U-21 (6 times, 4 goals)

Career:

1999-00: UD Las Palmas (Academy); 2000-01: UD Las Palmas B / UD Las Palmas; 2001-04: UD Las Palmas; 2004-05: RC Deportivo de la Coruña / Albacete Balompié; 2005-06: RC Deportivo de la Coruña; 2006-07: Real Racing Club de Santander / Club Gimnàstic de Tarragona; 2007-08: RC Deportivo de la Coruña; 2008-09: SD Huesca; 2009-10: Rayo Vallecano; 2010-17: Real Betis Balompié; 2017-18: Guizhou FC (CHI) / Real Betis Balompié; 2018-20: UD Las Palmas; 2020-22: FC Cartagena; 2022-Present: Málaga CF

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