Niklas Castro

Missed 8 of Brann's ~30 games this season through 8 injury absences (leg, foot, thigh). He still appeared 17 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

Competition	Apps	G	A	Min	Match
Eliteserien	17	4	3	981	7.12
UEFA Europa League	7	0	0	250	6.36

Career

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1. Division×3NM Cupen×2

Castro's current-season form is down 56% on last season (Season 48→21), while his Rating eased 36→22. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 48).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Brann	2	0	1	7.65	—	—
2025/26	Brann · 4th	17	4	3	7.12	22	21
2024/25	Brann · 2nd	29	9	7	7.49	36	48
2023/24	Brann · 2nd	20	7	1	7.06	33	25
2022/23	Brann · 1st	29	11	0	—	34	39

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 6 earlier seasons in the full career.

Chile · international

Side	Apps	G
Chile	1	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthGoal-getting Centre-forward

N. Castro is a 30-year-old centre-forward at Brann, rated 22.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 174th of 219 on scout potential in the Eliteserien. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (36.3% of available minutes). He brings 0.64 goal contributions per 90 (0.37 goals, 0.28 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Castro.

Judged on this season alone, Castro graded 21 — a strong campaign that ranks top 24% of the 13 wingers in the Eliteserien, on 4 goals and 3 assists in 17 appearances (0.642 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 48 → 21). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 22, 13th of 13 of the 13 wingers in the Eliteserien. At 30 Castro is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.2 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Castro missed 8 games through injury (leg, foot, thigh) out of roughly 30 this season. The 17 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelBreakout: 2024/25Stepped up 2023/24Injury-hit 2025/26

Current potential13th of 13 wingers · Eliteserien Current seasonTop 24% wingers · Eliteserien3rd-best winger in the Eliteserien174th in the Eliteserien · potential13th-highest potential winger in the Eliteserien

22.2

Ratingi

13th of 13 wingers

21.4

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

36.3%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.64

Goal contrib / 90

strong end product

Output in context · Brann finished 4th of 16 · an upper-table side

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.24

Goals / app

4 goals in 17 appearances (0.24 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 3 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 7 goal contributions (0.41 per appearance).

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.64 goal contributions per 90 (0.37 goals, 0.28 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 36.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 22.2, Castro carries the 13th-highest potential of the wingers in the Eliteserien of 13. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.64 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %36.3%

Available fixtures30 of 30

Goals / 900.367

Assists / 900.275

Goal contribution / 900.642

Defensive actions / 901.56

Player flow

Goal involvements7

Shot conversion %40

Shot accuracy %66.7

Dribble success %25

Cards / 900.092

Foul involvement / 903.67

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~6), then tapers with age. At 30, Castro sits on 3.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Castro's projected Rating — 22.2 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the Eliteserien with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals4

Shots on target10

Shots15

Penalties scored4—

Passing

Assists3

Chances created26—

Passes477—

Possession

Successful dribbles6

Dribble success25%

Duels won41—

Duels won %31.8%—

Fouls won14

Defending

Tackles13

Interceptions3

Blocks1

Fouls committed26

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

Brann2021/22 – nowFree

Aalesund2018/19 – 2021/22Free

Kongsvinger2016/17 – 2018/19

Valerengauntil 2016/17

About N. Castro

Niklas Fernando Nygård Castro is a 30-year-old centre-forward who plays for Brann, born on January 8, 1996, standing 173 cm tall. He is from Chile. Brann currently sit 4th of 16 in the Eliteserien.

This season

In the current season, N. Castro has made 17 appearances with 4 goals and 3 assists across 981 minutes, averaging a 6.71 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 1 yellow card. His season has spanned the Eliteserien and the UEFA Europa League. Though primarily a centre-forward, he has also lined up in midfield this season.

When N. Castro plays, Brann's record this season is 12W-3D-7L — and his match ratings average 7.02 at home against 6.88 on the road.

Recent matches

December 11, 2025: 0-4 loss at home vs Fenerbahçe (67 minutes, 6.5 rating)
November 30, 2025: 3-1 win at home vs Ham-Kam (24 minutes, 6.6 rating)
November 27, 2025: 1-1 draw away at PAOK (72 minutes, 6.5 rating)
November 22, 2025: 0-4 loss away at Molde (72 minutes, 7.5 rating)
November 9, 2025: 1-1 draw at home vs KFUM Oslo (90 minutes, 1 assist, 7.5 rating)
November 6, 2025: 0-0 draw away at Bologna (29 minutes, 6.3 rating)
November 2, 2025: 1-2 loss away at Bryne (21 minutes, 6.3 rating)
October 29, 2025: 1-2 loss at home vs Bodo/Glimt (33 minutes, 6.5 rating)
October 18, 2025: 4-1 win at home vs Haugesund (30 minutes, 6.7 rating)
October 5, 2025: 0-3 loss away at Viking (62 minutes, 6.7 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates N. Castro at 22.2 with a Season form score of 21.4, ranking 174th of 219 centre-forwards in the Eliteserien. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Availability: N. Castro has missed 8 matches this season through injury.

His honours include 5 career titles — among them the NM Cupen and the 1. Division. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, N. Castro has totalled 232 club appearances with 81 goals and 20 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 29 appearances for Brann.

N. Castro's career has also included time at Aalesund, Kongsvinger and Valerenga.

On the international stage, N. Castro has represented Chile — 1 cap in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Injury-affected season

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Brann finished 4th of 16 · an upper-table side

Strengths

Watch points