Overview
- In a December 2025 interview with Latina Deportes, Castillo stated Sporting Cristal did not contact him about a return.
- Reports of a potential repatriation surfaced as Paulo Autuori sought midfield options, but Castillo says no inquiry arrived from Cristal’s sporting department.
- Castillo said a former Cristal teammate urged him to rejoin, yet the absence of club-level talks ended the possibility.
- He signed for Universitario de Deportes instead and contributed to their Liga 1 title under coach Jorge Fossati.
- After two seasons and 31 appearances with Gil Vicente in Portugal, he says the experience sharpened his professionalism and match rhythm, qualities he is applying at Universitario.