Milton Casco
Argentine footballer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Argentine footballer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Milton Óscar Casco (born 11 April 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as left-back for River Plate.
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Casco with River Plate in 2016 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Milton Óscar Casco[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 11 April 1988 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | María Grande, Entre Ríos, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | River Plate | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Atlético María Grande | |||||||||||||||||
| Gimnasia LP | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2012 | Gimnasia LP | 73 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2015 | Newell's Old Boys | 82 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015– | River Plate | 176 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015– | Argentina | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:02, 2 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 June 2019 | |||||||||||||||||
Born in María Grande, Entre Ríos Province, Casco began his professional career with Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata of the Argentine Primera División in 2009. In July 2012 he signed for Newell's Old Boys under manager Gerardo Martino, who bought 50% of his economic rights.[3]
In August 2015, Casco was close to a €2.5 million move to French club Olympique de Marseille. The transfer fell through when compatriot Marcelo Bielsa unexpectedly resigned as the Ligue 1 team's manager.[4]
On 9 September 2015, Casco signed a three-year contract with CA River Plate, with the Buenos Aires–based club purchasing 85% of his economic rights for $3 million.[5] He made his debut four days later in the Superclásico against arch-rivals Boca Juniors, a 1–0 home loss.[6] On 18 July 2017 he signed an extension until June 2020.[7] On 12 February 2021 he signed an extension until December 2023.[8] On 13 September 2022, he extended his contract until December 2025[9]
On 27 May, uncapped Casco was selected by coach Gerardo Martino for the 2015 Copa América in Chile.[10] He made his debut in a preparation friendly on 7 June at the Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, filling in for Facundo Roncaglia for the final 29 minutes of a 5–0 win over Bolivia;[11] however, he did not feature in the tournament, in which his country lost to the hosts in the final.
Absent from the national team since the 2015 tournament, Casco was a surprise inclusion for the 2019 Copa América in Brazil, with Lionel Scaloni picking him ahead of Gabriel Mercado.[12] He played one game of a third-place finish, the 1–1 group draw with Paraguay at the Mineirão.[13]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental[a] | Other[b] | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gimnasia La Plata | 2008–09 | Argentine Primera División | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Primera B | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Total | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 0 | ||
| Newell's | 2012–13 | Argentine Primera División | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3 |
| 2013–14 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 3 | ||
| 2014 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
| 2015 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Total | 82 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 7 | ||
| River Plate | 2015 | Argentine Primera División | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2016 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 1 | ||
| 2023 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Total | 159 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 64 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 243 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 314 | 8 | 22 | 1 | 82 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 419 | 12 | ||
Newell's Old Boys
River Plate
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