West Bromwich Albion Mourns Loss of Quevin Castro
West Bromwich Albion is mourning the loss of former midfielder Quevin Castro after the 25-year-old collapsed and died while playing in Portugal at the weekend.
Castro was featuring in a friendly for Real Sport Clube, a lower-division side in Portuguese football, against Estrela da Amadora on Saturday, August 22, when he collapsed on the pitch. The Lisbon Football Association and Real Sport Clube later confirmed on social media that he had died.
The news travelled quickly back to England. At The Hawthorns, where Castro had once chased a Premier League dream, the shock cut deep.
"We are devastated to learn of the untimely passing of our former player Quevin Castro," West Brom said in a statement, posted alongside a photograph of the midfielder lifting the Premier League Cup trophy with the club’s U23s.
Born in Portugal, Castro broke into West Brom’s first-team picture in 2021. He made his senior debut in a Carabao Cup tie against Arsenal, a night that underlined how far he had come in a short time. The following year he appeared in the Sky Bet Championship against Swansea City, another step in a career that seemed to be gathering momentum.
One of his standout moments in Albion colours came in the club’s U23 Premier League Cup triumph over Wolverhampton Wanderers. Castro scored in the final, a tense contest that was ultimately settled by a penalty shootout, and celebrated with teammates who believed he was just getting started.
Tribute at The Hawthorns
West Brom, relegated from the Premier League in 2021, turned Sunday’s home fixture against Burnley into a quiet act of remembrance.
Players wore black armbands. Supporters rose together in the 25th minute, applauding in unison to mark Castro’s age, a celebration of life in the middle of a Championship contest. It was brief, raw and unmistakably heartfelt.
"The thoughts of everyone at Albion are with Quevin’s loved ones at this desperately sad time," the club added in a statement on its website.
No cause of death has been made public.
Castro had only joined Real Sport Clube this summer, looking to rebuild and relaunch his career back in his home country. His journey had already taken him across the English pyramid, with spells at Burton, Notts County, Gateshead, York City, King’s Lynn, Chippenham, Cambridge City and Eastbourne.
Now, those clubs, like West Brom, are left with memories of a player whose story ended far too soon, and a lingering question of what might have come next.
