Winger Byron Castell is not called up to the Ecuadorian national team due to doubts about his nationality

Byron Castell was chosen as the most prominent right winger in the Ecuadorian football championship and was included in the ideal LigaPro team in 2020. However, the player of Barcelona SC it was not considered for the last microcycle of the national selection.

An investigation of the Ecuadorian Football Federation (FEF) disclosed in early 2019 determined alleged irregularities in the documentation of the athlete, referring to his nationality.

Castell had been part of the youth teams of Ecuador, in South American under 17 2015 when he began to doubt his documentation. In that same year, Emelec to separate the soccer player by this inconvenience.

After which the FEF suspended Castell in early 2019, the lawyer José Massú file a protection action in favor of the player for a “violation of his constitutional rights” and got him to be skill as an Ecuadorian.

Gabriel Wainer, technical secretary of the FEF, assured in an interview with Radio Huancavilca of Guayaquil that the lateral one will not be considered as long as there is a legal subject with his supposed nationality, since this could harm the selected national due to a possible misalignment.

“We know that – from the point of view of the Federation – there was an inconvenience in their nationality. When in doubt, beyond that the player is followed, is that there is an issue in justice which is still not entirely clear, “Wainer said.

Castle was not included in the microcycle that made the DT Gustavo Alfaro with 24 national football players, between 23 and 24 February 2021. The technical director observed the possible players called up for the qualifying matches against Venezuela and Chile, Which will be played in March.