Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 159 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2015– | Argentina | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:08, 22 April 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 June 2019 |
Milton Óscar Casco (born 11 April 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as left-back for River Plate.
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
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