Tomás Castro

Portuguese footballer (born 1999)

Tomás Castro
Personal information
Full name	Tomás Pais Neto Sarmento Castro
Date of birth	(1999-03-13) 13 March 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Lisbon, Portugal
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Gnistan
Youth career
2008–2014	Benfica
2014–2016	Casa Pia
2016–2017	Braga
2017–2020	B-SAD
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2023	B-SAD	26	(3)
2024–	Gnistan	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 June 2024

Tomás Pais Neto Sarmento Castro (born 13 March 1999) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Finnish club Gnistan in Veikkausliiga.

Club career

Castro debuted for Belenenses SAD in a 2–0 Primeira Liga loss to Gil Vicente on 12 January 2020.^[1]

On 25 January 2024, Castro signed with newly promoted Veikkausliiga club IF Gnistan in Finland, on a one-year deal with an option to extend.^[2] He made his league debut with the club on 6 April 2024, in the opening match of the 2024 season, defeating Inter Turku 2–1 at home.

Career statistics

As of 10 June 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup^[a]		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
B-SAD	2019–20	Primeira Liga	1	0	0	0	–		–		1	0
	2020–21	Primeira Liga	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
	2021–22	Primeira Liga	4	0	0	0	–		–		4	0
	2022–23	Liga Portugal 2	21	3	4	0	–		3^[b]	0	28	3
	Total		26	3	4	0	0	0	3	0	33	3
Belenenses SAD II	2020–21	Campeonato de Portugal	7	0	–		–		–		7	0
Gnistan	2024	Veikkausliiga	5	0	0	0	–		1^[c]	0	6	0
Career total			38	3	4	0	0	0	4	0	46	3