 Castro-Tello playing forHammarby IF in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1987-03-14)14 March 1987 (age 38) | ||
| Place of birth | Stockholm,Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995 | Norsborgs IF | ||
| 1995–1997 | Essinge IK | ||
| 1998–2002 | Hammarby IF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2006 | Hammarby TFF | 31 | (3) |
| 2006–2013 | Hammarby IF | 139 | (19) |
| 2013 | →Ravan Baku (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2014 | Degerfors IF | 27 | (7) |
| 2015 | Nacka FF | ||
| 2016 | Arameiska-Syrianska IF | ||
| International career | |||
| 2006 | Sweden U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2007 | Sweden U21 | 11 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 February 2017 | |||
Sebastian Castro-Tello (born 14 March 1987) is aSwedish former professional football player ofChilean descent.
He started his senior career atHammarby Talang FF before signing his first professional contract, a four-year deal, with their parent clubHammarby IF in 2006. Castro-Tello made four appearances for the side in Allsvenskan during the same season.[1]
In 2007, he put on impressive performances whilst playing 16 games and scoring 4 goals. In the off season, Castro-Tello was nominated to win the award as the newcomer of the year on the SwedishFotbollsgalan. However, the price later went toGefle IF's strikerJohan Oremo.[2]
He played another two full seasons in Allsvenskan as a starter for Hammarby, before the club got relegated toSuperettan, the Swedish second tier, in 2009. During the same year Castro-Tello sparked some controversy as he allegedly featured in a non-professional game for another club, managed by some of his childhood friends. The claims from the opposing team where however never proven.[3]
In 2010, he enjoyed a fruitful partnership with thestrikerLinus Hallenius in Superettan, scoring 8 goals for the club.[4] He scored another 4 goals for the club in a successful run inSvenska Cupen, where Hammarby lost out on the gold medal after a loss in the final againstHelsingborgs IF.
During the following seasons his performances declined. In late 2012, Hammarby unsuccessfully searched to terminate his contract following a series of reported misbehaviour.[5]
In July 2013, Castro-Tello joined theAzerbaijan Premier League clubRavan Baku on a year long loan.[6][7] On 10 August 2013, Castro-Tello made his debut for Ravan Baku at home in their 0–2 defeat againstNeftchi Baku.[8] Castro-Tello's first goal for Ravan came on 25 August 2013, in the club's 1–5 home defeat againstInter Baku.[9]
In early October Castro-Tello returned to Sweden, whilst still under contract, after a dispute with Ravan over terms in his contract, which he felt where broken by the club.[10][11][12] Castro-Tello's loan contract was cancelled in December.[13][14]
Before the 2014 season, he signed a two-year deal withDegerfors IF in Superettan.[15] He enjoyed a successful campaign at his new side, scoring 7 goals in 27 competitive games. However, Castro-Tello terminated his contract with the club by mutual consent in early 2015, citing homesickness as the main reason.[16]
He then returned to his home town Stockholm, where he represented various teams in the lower leagues during 2015 and 2016, thus effectively ending his professional career.[17]
Castro-Tello played as a striker during some games in 2008, but his standard position was attacking midfielder.
He made his debut for theSweden national under-21 football team on 5 June 2007 againstSwitzerland national under-21 football team. In total, he won 11 caps and scored 3 goals for the U21s.[17]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Sweden | League | Svenska Cupen | Europe[20] | Total | ||||||
| 2006 | Hammarby | Allsvenskan | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2007 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 5 | ||||
| 2008 | 21 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |||||
| 2009 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | |||
| 2010 | Superettan | 26 | 8 | 5 | 4 | — | 31 | 12 | ||
| 2011 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 23 | 2 | |||
| 2012 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 3 | |||
| 2013 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | |||
| Azerbaijan | League | Azerbaijan Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2013–14 | Ravan Baku | APL | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 2 | |
| Total | Sweden | 134 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 138 | 20 | |||
| Azerbaijan | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 9 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 143 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 147 | 22 | ||||