# Romain Del Castillo

Romain Del Castillo (born 29 March 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or right winger for Ligue 1 club Brest.

## Club career
### Lyon

Del Castillo is a youth exponent from Lyon. He made his Ligue 1 debut on 20 November 2015 against Nice replacing Sergi Darder after 64 minutes in a 3–0 away defeat.
Del Castillo was loaned to Bourg-Péronnas for the 2016–17 season, and after a successful season was loaned again to Nîmes in September 2017 for the 2017–18 season.

### Rennes

On 20 June 2018, Del Castillo signed a four-year deal with fellow Ligue 1 side Rennes who agreed a €2 million transfer fee with Lyon. On 26 August 2021, he scored his first goal in European competitions in a 3–1 away win over Rosenborg during the Europa Conference League play-off round.

### Brest

On 31 August 2021, Del Castillo signed with fellow Breton side Brest. In November 2023, he extended his contract until 2027. In the 2023–24 season, he contributed to his club's impressive campaign, being their top scorer with 8 goals, as they secured a third-place finish in the league and first ever qualification to the UEFA Champions League.

## International career

Del Castillo was born in France, and is of Spanish descent through his paternal grandparents. He is a youth international for France, and represented the France U21s in a 2–0 win over the Montenegro U21s on 27 March 2018.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 22 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Coupe de France | Coupe de France | Coupe de la Ligue | Coupe de la Ligue | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Lyon | 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bourg en Bresse (loan) | 2016–17 | Ligue 2 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 5 |
| Lyon B | 2017–18 | National 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Nîmes (loan) | 2017–18 | Ligue 2 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 4 |
| Rennes | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 0 |
| Rennes | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| Rennes | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 |
| Rennes | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 1 |
| Rennes | Total | Total | 78 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 104 | 3 |
| Rennes B | 2019–20 | National 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Brest | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 0 |
| Brest | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 6 |
| Brest | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 8 |
| Brest | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 3 |
| Brest | Total | Total | 89 | 17 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | 95 | 17 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 241 | 29 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 277 | 30 |
* 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearance in Trophée des champions
* 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

## Honours

Rennes
* Coupe de France: 2018–19
Individual
* Ligue 1 top assist provider: 2023–24 (joint)