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R. Del Castillo

Solid contributorStade Brestois 29 · 30 yrs

Profile

Full nameRomain Del Castillo
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityFrance
Age30
Date of birth29 Mar 1996
BirthplaceLyon
Height172 cm
Shirt number#10
ClubStade Brestois 29
Attacking midfielderalso played MID
32
Appearances
9
Goals
3
Assists
2643
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Stade Brestois 29.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Ligue 1329326436.82
Coupe de France101905.9

Scout report

Solid contributorAttacking midfielder

R. Del Castillo is a 30-year-old attacking midfielder at Stade Brestois 29, enjoying a standout season — 9 goals and 3 assists in 32 appearances, a Season grade of 49, top 16% of Ligue 1 attacking midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 49, ranking 250th of 337 in the Ligue 1. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present (89% of available minutes). He brings 0.41 goal contributions per 90 (0.31 goals, 0.1 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Castillo.

Judged on this season alone, Castillo graded 49 — a strong campaign that ranks top 16% of the 51 attacking midfielders in the Ligue 1, on 9 goals and 3 assists in 32 appearances (0.409 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 33 → 49). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 49, 43rd of 51 of the 51 attacking midfielders in the Ligue 1. At 30 Castillo is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 23.8 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2023/24Holding levelBreakout: 2023/24
Current potential43rd of 51 attacking midfielders · Ligue 1Current seasonTop 16% attacking midfielders · Ligue 18th-best attacking midfielder in the Ligue 1250th in the Ligue 1 · potential43rd-highest potential attacking midfielder in the Ligue 1
49
Ratingi
43rd of 51 attacking midfielders
49.2
Seasoni
a solid contributor and squad regular
89%
Minutes
near ever-present
0.41
Goal contrib / 90
productive for the role

Output in context · Stade Brestois 29 finished 12th of 18 · a mid-table side

9
Goals
3
Assists
12
G+A
0.28
Goals / app

9 goals in 32 appearances (0.28 per game) for a mid-table side. He also laid on 3 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 12 goal contributions (0.38 per appearance).

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 89% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Final-third output. 0.41 goal contributions per 90 (0.31 goals, 0.1 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 49, Castillo carries the 43rd-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Ligue 1 of 51. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.41 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

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Transfer news

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