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Alessio Castro-Montes

Alessio Castro-Montes
Castro-Montes playing for Eupen
Personal information
Full name Alessio Daniel Castro-Montes[1]
Date of birth (1997-05-17) 17 May 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth Tongeren, Belgium
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 1. FC Köln
Number 17
Youth career
Gelmen V.V.
Standard Liège
Anderlecht
Sint-Truidense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Sint-Truidense 1 (0)
2017–2019 Eupen 36 (2)
2019–2023 Gent 125 (14)
2023–2025 Union SG 61 (6)
2025– 1. FC Köln 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 September 2025

Alessio Daniel Castro-Montes (born 17 May 1997) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays for German Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln.[2]

Career

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He started his football career at Gelmen V.V. under the coaching of his father, where also his three year older brother played. He was soon noticed by a scout from Standard Liège and shortly after moved to the club where he played for seven years. He later moved to R.S.C. Anderlecht.[3]

On 17 June 2019, Eupen announced that they had sold Castro-Montes to K.A.A. Gent.[4]

On 1 September 2023, Castro-Montes signed a three-year contract with Union SG.[5]

On 1 September 2025, Castro-Montes moved to 1. FC Köln in Germany on a three-season deal.[6]

Personal life

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Castro-Montes was born in Belgium to a Spanish father and a Belgian mother.[7]

Career statistics

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As of match played 13 September 2025[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Belgian Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sint-Truiden 2015–16 Belgian Pro League 1 0 0 0 – – 1 0
Eupen 2017–18 Belgian Pro League 14 0 1 0 – – 15 0
2018–19 22 2 2 0 – – 24 2
Total 36 2 3 0 – – 39 2
Gent 2019–20 Belgian Pro League 21 2 2 0 8[a] 0 – 31 2
2020–21 37 7 2 0 9[b] 0 – 48 7
2021–22 35 4 5 1 13[c] 0 – 53 5
2022–23 31 1 3 0 11[d] 0 1[e] 0 46 1
2023–24 1 0 0 0 3[c] 0 – 4 0
Total 125 14 12 1 44 0 1 0 182 15
Union SG 2023–24 Belgian Pro League 33 4 4 0 10[f] 0 – 47 4
2024–25 23 2 1 0 4[g] 0 1[e] 0 29 2
2025–26 5 0 0 0 0 0 1[e] 0 6 0
Total 61 6 5 0 14 0 2 0 82 6
1. FC Köln 2025–26 Bundesliga 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Career total 224 22 20 1 58 0 3 0 303 23
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  4. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, nine appearances in UEFA Conference League
  5. ^ a b c Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
  6. ^ Six appearances in UEFA Europa League, four appearances in UEFA Conference League
  7. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

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Gent

Union SG

References

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  1. ^ "Player profile".
  2. ^ a b Alessio Castro-Montes at Soccerway
  3. ^ EXCL. PORTRET: CASTRO MONTES NU WEL KLAAR VOOR BELGISCHE TOPCLUB, voetbalbelgie.be, 7 June 2019
  4. ^ Alessio Castro-Montes wechselt von der KAS Eupen zu KAA Gent Archived 2019-06-24 at the Wayback Machine, as-eupen.be, 17 June 2019
  5. ^ "Alessio Castro-Montes joins Union". Union SG. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  6. ^ "FC sign Alessio Castro-Montes". 1. FC Köln. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  7. ^ DH.be. "Alessio Castro Montes : "Je voulais un sacre chez les jeunes"".
  8. ^ "Union Saint-Gilloise end 90-year wait for Belgian league title". Reuters. 25 May 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  9. ^ "Union St Gilloise end 110 year wait for third Belgian Cup victory". OneFootball. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.