{{short description|Venezuelan footballer (born 1994)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{family name hatnote|Castro|Barrera|lang=Spanish}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Reiner Castro | image = | caption = | fullname = Reiner Alvey Castro Barrera | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|1|10|df=y}} | birth_place = El Vigía, Venezuela | height = 1.69 m | currentclub = Deportes Puerto Montt | clubnumber = 11 | position = Forward | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Aldea Acuña <!--from Orope--> | youthyears2 = 2011–2013 | youthclubs2 = {{ill|lt=Atlético La Fría|Atlético La Fría F.C.|es|Atlético La Fría Fútbol Club}} | years1 = 2013 | clubs1 = {{ill|lt=Atlético La Fría|Atlético La Fría F.C.|es|Atlético La Fría Fútbol Club}} | caps1 = – | goals1 = – <!--Tercera VEN--> | years2 = 2013–2014 | clubs2 = {{ill|lt=Deportivo El Vígia|Fundación Deportivo El Vigía|es}} | caps2 = – | goals2 = – <!--Tercera VEN--> | years3 = 2014 | clubs3 = Atlético El Vigía | caps3 = – | goals3 = – <!--Segunda VEN--> | years4 = 2015–2016 | clubs4 = Caracas B | caps4 = – | goals4 = – <!--Tercera VEN--> | years5 = 2016–2018 | clubs5 = Caracas | caps5 = 60 | goals5 = 15 | years6 = 2018 | clubs6 = → Santiago Wanderers (loan) | caps6 = 31 | goals6 = 10 | years7 = 2019–2022 | clubs7 = Deportes Temuco | caps7 = 105 | goals7 = 24 | years8 = 2023 | clubs8 = Deportes Copiapó | caps8 = 14 | goals8 = 2 | years9 = 2024 | clubs9 = Universidad de Concepción | caps9 = 11 | goals9 = 7 | years10= 2025– | clubs10= Deportes Puerto Montt | caps10= 11 | goals10= 5 | club-update = 14 November 2025 }}
'''Reiner Alvey Castro Barrera''' (born 10 January 1994) is a Venezuelan footballer who plays as a forward for Chilean club Deportes Puerto Montt.
==Career== Trained at Aldea Acuña from Orope and {{ill|lt=Atlético La Fría|Atlético La Fría F.C.|es|Atlético La Fría Fútbol Club|vertical-align=sup}}, Castro started his career with them in the Venezuelan third level. After he played for {{ill|lt=Deportivo El Vígia|Fundación Deportivo El Vigía|es|vertical-align=sup}} and Atlético El Vigía before joining Caracas FC. He made appearances for the B-team in 2015–2016.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cuzzola |first1=Fabrizio |title=Reiner Castro, un gochito rompiéndola de rojo |url=http://jotasportsmedia.blogspot.cl/2017/02/reiner-castro-un-gochito-rompiendola-de.html |website=Jota SportsMedia |access-date=14 November 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180302164121/http://jotasportsmedia.blogspot.cl/2017/02/reiner-castro-un-gochito-rompiendola-de.html |archive-date=2 March 2018 |language=es |date=1 February 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Reiner Castro, el goleador del Caracas FC |url=https://cafedeportivofm.blogspot.com/2016/08/futve-reiner-castro-el-goleador-del.html |website=CAFE DEPORTIVO |access-date=14 November 2025 |language=es |date=19 August 2016}}</ref>
He was loaned to Santiago Wanderers from Caracas FC in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|work=El Nacional|title=Reiner Castro jugará cedido en Santiago Wanderers |url=http://www.el-nacional.com/noticias/futbol/reiner-castro-jugara-cedido-santiago-wanderers_218921|accessdate=31 January 2018}}</ref>
In 2023, Castro played for Deportes Copiapó.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Moreno |first1=Paula |title=Copiapó anuncia a un fichaje internacional y dos nuevas bajas |url=https://chile.as.com/futbol/dos-nuevas-bajas-y-una-reciente-incorporacion-asi-se-rearma-el-leon-de-atacama-n/ |access-date=2 January 2024 |work=Diario AS |date=2 January 2024 |language=es}}</ref> The next season, he switched to Universidad de Concepción.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Romo |first1=Felipe |title=El nuevo ‘millonario’ de la Primera B remece el mercado: suma siete refuerzos y uno jugó en la U |url=https://chile.as.com/futbol/el-nuevo-millonario-de-la-primera-b-remece-el-mercado-suma-cinco-refuerzos-en-un-dia-n/ |access-date=25 January 2024 |work=Diario AS |date=24 January 2024 |language=es}}</ref>
In 2025, Castro joined Deportes Puerto Montt and won the 2025 Segunda División Profesional de Chile.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ortega |first1=Pablo |title=“Me había quedado sin club y no quería salir de Chile... Tuve que trabajar en Uber” |url=https://chile.as.com/futbol/me-habia-quedado-sin-club-y-no-queria-salir-de-chile-tuve-que-trabajar-en-uber-f202511-n |website=Diario AS |access-date=14 November 2025 |language=es |date=13 November 2025}}</ref>
==Honours== '''Deportes Puerto Montt''' * Segunda División Profesional de Chile: 2025
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.memoriawanderers.cl/jugadores/reiner-castro Reiner Castro] at MemoriaWanderers.cl {{inlang|es}} * [https://www.football-lineups.com/footballer/116311_Reiner_Alvey_Castro_Barrera/ Reiner Castro at Football Lineups] * {{Soccerway|reiner-alvey-castro-barrera/422331}}
{{Puerto Montt squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Castro, Reiner}} Category:1994 births Category:Living people Category:Venezuelan men's footballers Category:Venezuelan expatriate men's footballers Category:Venezuelan Segunda División players Category:Venezuelan Primera División players Category:Primera B de Chile players Category:Chilean Primera División players Category:Segunda División Profesional de Chile players Category:Atlético El Vigía F.C. players Category:Caracas F.C. players Category:Santiago Wanderers footballers Category:Deportes Temuco footballers Category:Deportes Copiapó footballers Category:C.D. Universidad de Concepción footballers Category:Deportes Puerto Montt footballers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Category:Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Chile Category:Men's association football forwards