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Israel CASTROMexico
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Israel CASTRO

Israel CASTRO

MEX
  • Date of Birth: 20 December 1980
  • Height: 175 cm
  • Shirt number: 8
  • Position: Midfielder
  • Current club: Pumas UNAM (MEX)
  • International Caps: 30
  • International Goals: 1
  • First international: Mexico - Venezuela (28 February 2007)

The Pumas UNAM central midfielder had his first taste of international football under Hugo Sanchez in 2007.

Latest News

  • Still alive in CONCACAF

    Still alive in CONCACAF

    Mexico fought hard to recover from an early deficit to defeat USA, as both Honduras and Trinidad and Tobago revived their bids for South Africa 2010.
  • Azteca withstands another attack

    Azteca withstands another attack

    Mexico defeated USA 2-1 in their 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa qualifier, powered by punishing strikes from Israel Castro and sub Miguel Sabah.

    Photos

    • Danilo de Andrade (C) of Brazilian Corinthians vies for the ball with Hector Gutierrez (L) and Israel Castro
    • Toluca's Martin Andres Romagnoli (L) vies for the ball with Israel Castro (R) of Cruz Azul
    • Mexico's midfielder Israel Castro vies with Chile's Fabian Orellana
    • Mexico's midfielder Israel Castro vies with Chile's Fabian Orellana
    • Israel Castro (L) from Mexico is tackled by Nestor Calderon from Paraguay
    • Israel Castro #8 of Mexico battles for the ball against Zvjezdan Misimovic #10 of Bosnia-Herzegovina

    Fixtures and Results

    First stage - Group A
    11 June RSA1:1 (0:0)SummaryMEX
    17 June FRA0:2 (0:0)SummaryMEX
    22 June MEX0:1 (0:1)SummaryURU
    Round of 16
    27 June ARG3:1 (2:0)SummaryMEX

    Statistics

    4.89
    Matches Played1
    Minutes played33
    Goals for0
    Yellow cards1
    Red Cards0

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    Squad List

    Mexico
    • 1 Oscar PEREZ
    • 13 Guillermo OCHOA
    • 23 Luis MICHEL
    • 2 Francisco RODRIGUEZ
    • 3 Carlos SALCIDO
    • 4 Rafael MARQUEZ
    • 5 Ricardo OSORIO
    • 12 Paul AGUILAR
    • 15 Hector MORENO
    • 16 Efrain JUAREZ
    • 19 Jonny MAGALLON
    • 6 Gerardo TORRADO
    • 8 Israel CASTRO
    • 18 Andres GUARDADO
    • 20 Jorge TORRES
    • 7 Pablo BARRERA
    • 9 Guillermo FRANCO
    • 10 Cuauhtemoc BLANCO
    • 11 Carlos VELA
    • 14 Javier HERNANDEZ
    • 17 Giovani DOS SANTOS
    • 21 Adolfo BAUTISTA
    • 22 Alberto MEDINA
    • Javier AGUIRRE