{{short description|Mexican footballer (born 1980)}} {{other people|Israel Castro}} {{family name hatnote|Castro|Macías|lang=Spanish}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Israel Castro | image = Israel Castro Macías.jpg | image_size = 200px | caption = Castro playing for Cruz Azul | fullname = Israel Castro Macías | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|12|20|df=y}} | birth_place = Mexico City, Mexico | height = {{height|m=1.75}} | position = Defensive midfielder | currentclub = | years1 = 2002–2011 | clubs1 = UNAM | caps1 = 324 | goals1 = 12 | years2 = 2011–2013 | clubs2 = Cruz Azul | caps2 = 92 | goals2 = 3 | years3 = 2014–2016 | clubs3 = Guadalajara | caps3 = 67 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2016–2018 | clubs4 = Toledo | caps4 = 73 | goals4 = 1 | totalcaps = 556 | totalgoals = 17 | nationalyears1 = 2007–2012 | nationalteam1 = Mexico | nationalcaps1 = 48 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Country | {{MEX}} }} {{Medal|Competition|CONCACAF Gold Cup}} {{Medal|W|CONCACAF Gold Cup|2009}} {{Medal|W|CONCACAF Gold Cup|2011}} {{Medal|3rd|Copa America|2007}} }}
'''Israel Castro Macías''' (born 20 December 1980) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
==Club career==
===Pumas UNAM=== He joined the Pumas youth system and worked his way through the ranks to debut in 2002; he was a regular starter and played a very important role in the 2004 campaign of the team, when Pumas won consecutive league championships. Fans also call him the "Asesino de galácticos" or "Galactic Assassin". Since he was the lone scorer in the game when Pumas defeated Real Madrid for the Santiago Bernabeu trophy in 2004. After becoming champion with Pumas Unam he was drafted by Cruz Azul. He left the team as a captain.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}}
==Honours== '''UNAM''' *Mexico Primera División: Clausura 2004, Apertura 2004, Clausura 2009, Clausura 2011 *Campeón de Campeones: 2004
'''Cruz Azul''' *Copa MX: Clausura 2013
'''Guadalajara''' *Copa MX: Apertura 2015<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chivasdecorazon.com.mx/noticias/26166|title=¡CHIVAS CAMPEÓN DE LA COPA MX APERTURA 2015!|publisher=chivasdecorazon.com.mx|date=4 November 2015|access-date=5 November 2015}}</ref>
'''Mexico''' *CONCACAF Gold Cup: 2009, 2011
'''Individual''' *Primera División de México Best Defensive Midfielder :Clausura 2011
==Career statistics== ===International=== <ref name="NFT">{{NFT player|id=20693}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- ! National team !! Year !! Apps !! Goals |- |rowspan="6" valign="center"|Mexico | 2007 || 9 || 0 |- | 2008 || 2 || 0 |- | 2009 || 13 || 1 |- | 2010 || 8 || 0 |- | 2011 || 15 || 0 |- | 2012 || 1 || 0 |- ! colspan="2" | Total !! 48 !! 1 |}
===International goals=== :''Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.'' {| class="wikitable" ! Goal !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1. || 12 August 2009 || Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico || {{fb|USA}} || align=center|'''1'''–1 || align=center|2–1 || 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.footballdatabase.com/index.php?page=player&Id=7795&pn=Israel_Castro_Macías Israel Castro Profile] at FootballDatabase * {{Medio Tiempo|israel-castro}} * {{NFT player|pid=20693}}
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