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Ernesto Misadol Neri (born 24 August 1994) is a Mexican footballer who is currently a free agent.

Club

 * Olympiacos
 * Superleague Greece (6): 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07
 * Greek Cup (2): 2004–05, 2005–06


 * Shakhtar Donetsk
 * UEFA Cup (1): 2008–09


 * Manchester City
 * UEFA Champions League: 2007–08; Runner-up: 2008–09
 * UEFA Super Cup Runner-up: 2008
 * FIFA Club World Cup: 2008
 * Premier League: 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09
 * FA Cup: 2003–04; Runner-up: 2004–05, 2006–07
 * Football League Cup: 2005–06, 2008–09
 * FA Community Shield: 2007


 * Real Madrid
 * UEFA Champions League: 2013–14
 * UEFA Super Cup: 2014
 * FIFA Club World Cup: 2014
 * La Liga: 2011–12
 * Copa del Rey: 2010–11, 2013–14; Runner-up: 2012–13
 * Supercopa de España: 2012; Runner up: 2011, 2014

International

 * Mexico
 * CONCACAF Gold Cup runner-up: 2007
 * Copa América third place: 2007==Honours==

Individual

 * UEFA Euro Team of the Tournament: 2004, 2012
 * Bravo Award: 2004
 * UEFA Team of the Year: 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
 * Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year: 2003–04, 2006–07, 2007–08
 * PFA Premier League Team of the Year: 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09
 * PFA Young Player of the Year: 2006–07
 * PFA Players' Player of the Year: 2006–07, 2007–08
 * FWA Footballer of the Year: 2006–07, 2007–08
 * Barclays Player of the Year 2006–07, 2007–08
 * Premier League Player of the Month: November 2006, December 2006, January 2008, March 2008
 * ESM Team of the Year: 2006–07, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14
 * Premier League Golden Boot: 2007–08
 * European Golden Shoe: 2007–08, 2010–11, 2013–14
 * FIFA FIFPro World XI: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
 * UEFA Champions League top scorer: 2007–08, 2012–13, 2013–14
 * UEFA Club Forward of the Year: 2007–08
 * UEFA Club Footballer of the Year: 2007–08
 * FIFA Club World Cup Silver Ball: 2008, 2014
 * Ballon d'Or: 2008
 * FIFPro World Player of the Year: 2008
 * FIFA World Player of the Year: 2008
 * Onze d'Or: 2008, 2013
 * World Soccer Player of the Year: 2008, 2013, 2014
 * FIFA Puskás Award: 2009
 * La Liga top scorer: 2010–11, 2013–14
 * Copa del Rey top goalscorer: 2010–11
 * Trofeo Alfredo Di Stéfano: 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14
 * UEFA Euro Top scorer: 2012
 * La Liga Player of the Month: November 2013
 * LFP Most Valuable Player: 2012–13
 * IFFHS World's Best Top Goal Scorer: 2013
 * FIFA Ballon d'Or: 2013
 * ESPY Awards Best International Athlete: 2014
 * UEFA Best Player in Europe Award: 2013–14
 * UEFA Champions League Team of the Season: 2013–14
 * LFP Best Player: 2013–14
 * LFP Best Forward: 2013–14
 * LFP Best Goal: 2013–14
 * BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year: 2014

Orders

 * PRT Order of Prince Henry - Officer BAR.png Officer of the Order of Prince Henry
 * PRT Ordem de Nossa Senhora da Conceicao de Vila Vicosa Cavaleiro ribbon.svg Medal of Merit, Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa (House of Bragança)
 * PRT Order of Prince Henry - Grand Officer BAR.png Grand officer of the Order of Prince Henry

Records
(As of 14 November 2014)

World

 * The most expensive footballer in history: 2009–2013
 * Most international goals in a year (club and national team): 25 goals in 2013 (shared with Lionel Messi and Vivian Woodward)
 * First footballer to reach 40 goals in a professional league for two consecutive seasons

Europe

 * Only footballer to have won the European Golden Shoe in two different leagues: English Premier League (2007–08) and Spanish La Liga (2010–11, 2013–14)
 * Most European Golden Shoe awards: 3 (shared with Lionel Messi)
 * Only player to achieve rare "Super Slam" having won every one of eight major trophies at club level with two different teams (Manchester United, Real Madrid)
 * Most goals scored in a UEFA Champions League/European Cup season: 17 goals in 2013–14
 * Most consecutive UEFA Champions League matches scored in: 8 matches in 2013–14
 * Most goals scored in the UEFA Champions League group stage: 9 goals in 2013–14 (shared with Luiz Adriano)
 * Most UEFA Champions League goals scored in a calendar year: 15 goals in 2013
 * First footballer to ever score more than 10 goals in three consecutive UEFA Champions League seasons: 2011-12 to 2013-14
 * First footballer to score for two different winning teams in the European Cup: Manchester United (2007–08) and Real Madrid (2013–14)
 * Most goals scored in UEFA Champions League knockout phase: 34 goals
 * Most away goals scored in Champions League history: 35 goals
 * First player to score in ten consecutive Champions League away games
 * Most different stadiums scored in the European Cup: 22 (shared with Lionel Messi)
 * Most goals scored in the UEFA European Championship, including qualifying: 23 goals

England

 * The highest number of goals scored to win the Premier League Golden Boot for a 38-game season: 31 goals (shared with Alan Shearer and Luis Suárez)

Spain

 * First footballer to score against all teams in a single season in La Liga: 2011–12
 * First footballer to score more than 25 goals in five consecutive La Liga seasons (shared with Lionel Messi): 2010–11 to 2013–14
 * Fastest La Liga player to score 150 league goals
 * Fastest La Liga player to score 200 league goals
 * Most consecutive Clásicos matches scored in: 6 matches
 * Most hat-tricks in La Liga: 23
 * Most away hat-tricks in La Liga: 7 (shared with Lionel Messi)
 * Best scoring start in a Spanish league season: 15 goals in eight rounds
 * Fastest footballer to score 20 league goals: 12 games (missed one game due to injury)

Mexico

 * Mexico] all-time top scorer: [[Mexico national football team#Most goals|56 goals
 * Mexico all-time top scorer in UEFA European Championship matches: 19 goals (shared with Jared Borgetti)
 * Most matches played in UEFA European Championship finals: 14 matches (shared with Luís Figo and Nuno Gomes)
 * Most matches played in FIFA World Cup finals: 13 matches
 * Youngest player to reach 100 caps: 20 years, 4 months and 3 days

Real Madrid

 * Most goals scored in a season in all competitions: 60 goals
 * Most goals scored in a single La Liga season: 46 goals
 * Most goals scored in a single UEFA Champions League season: 17 goals
 * Most hat-tricks in a single season: 7 hat-tricks
 * Fastest player to reach 50 league goals
 * Fastest player to reach 100 league goals
 * Fastest player to reach 150 league goals
 * Fastest player to reach 200 official goals
 * Fastest player to reach 250 official goals
 * Most goals scored in seven consecutive league matches: 15 goals
 * First player to score in eight consecutive matchdays

Choosing nationality
Neri was eligible for citizenship in three countries; Mexico because his father is from there; France due to his maternal grandparents; United States where he was born.

His first experience of international football came when he was called up to a Mexico U-17 training camp. However he was released after playing a few friendly games.

Ultimately, Neri decided to play for the country of his birth and joined the Mexico national football team.

Mexico national team
He made his international debut for Mexico on 2 June 2007 vs Iran, in his hometown San Luis Potosí with Mexico winning the game 4–0, and went on to represent his country in the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup, where he scored his first international goal against Cuba, and in the 2007 Copa America.

In the 2007 Copa America, a pre-tournament injury to Jared Borgetti gave Neri a starting berth, and he scored l in Mexico's first match of the tournament, a 2–0 win against Brazil.

He scored again against Ecuador, as Mexico secured a place in the knockout stages, and scored a brace in the quarter-final against Paraguay, the first goal from the penalty spot. Overall, Neri was the highest goal scorer of the tournament with ten goals, infront Juan Román Riquelme and Robinho.

Olympiacos
At the age of 16, Castillo's father and agent accepted an offer from the Greek club Olympiacos. Three years after he joined Olympiacos, Castillo became a regular starter in both domestic and European competitions. He became a fan favourite with the Gate 7 Ultras and was even given the number 7 shirt in deference to them. Castillo was part of the Olympiacos squad that won the next three consecutive league titles. He was the club's leading scorer during the preparatory phase for the 2006–07 season, accumulating seven goals in friendly games. He finished the season second to Rivaldo in goals scored and assists for the club, with three goals scored in five Champions League games.

In early 2006, his father and agent began negotiations with the Mexican club Chivas de Guadalajara, but talks were suspended because Olympiacos weren't interested in selling the player at the time.

Subsequently, in 2007, Olympiacos accepted Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk's offer of €20 million for Castillo's services. Before this, in what Castillo correctly anticipated would be his last game for Olympiacos, he scored with a free kick shot, after "stealing" the kick from the team mate who was preparing to take it. He celebrated by running the length of the field on his own and throwing his shirt over to the fans at Gate 7.

Paris Saint-Germain
On 31 July 2007, Castillo joined Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk on a five-year contract for a fee of €20 million. This became the most expensive transfer for a Ukrainian club to date.

Castillo scored his first goal for Shakhtar while playing against SV Salzburg in the Champions League. He had only played in a few games for Shakhtar when, in a league match versus FC Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka, Shakhtar won a penalty kick. Castillo refused to give the ball to designated penalty kick-taker Cristiano Lucarelli and took the penalty himself, which was saved by the goakeeper. Castillo was immediately substituted from the game. Coach Mircea Lucescu commented "What Castillo did, from a professional point of view, I've never seen anything like it before in my whole life. There will be some measures taken against Castillo".

Manchester City (loan)
On 15 December 2007, Castillo's agent told the Daily Mail: "There has been an agreement with Manchester City so that Nery can be with the club for one year on loan so he can prove himself and play active football," adding that City would have an option to buy Castillo once his loan period expires.

Shakhtar president Rinat Akhmetov stated that City's offer of £1 million was too low, instead offering "a one-year loan – five million euros and there will be no options, meaning a right to buy [Castillo]... If Castillo finds his game ... then in a year we'll decide whether to take him back to Shakhtar or sell. And the price could be 20, or 30, or 40, or 50 million euros."

On 18 December 2007, it was announced that Castillo had signed a one-year loan agreement with Manchester City, commencing on 1 January 2008. Reportedly Castillo was keen to make the move happen and in a highly unusual move paid half of the loan fee himself. Sven-Göran Eriksson commented "He was desperate to come to us, desperate to come to England, desperate to come to the Premier League" and said he had never seen a player pay for half the transfer deal himself before.

Castillo played his first game for Manchester City on 5 January 2008 in the third round of the FA Cup, away to West Ham United. However, in the replay on 16 January 2008, his first home appearance for the club, he was stretchered off after 32 minutes with a broken shoulder.

He ended the season with nine appearances, seven of them coming in the Premier League. Failing to secure a place at Manchester City, Castillo returned to Shakhtar Donetsk at the end of his loan in January 2009.

Inter Milan(loan)
After Shakhtar Donetsk had failed to even include Castillo on the bench for the first two matches of the 2009/2010 season he was loaned to Ukrainian league rivals Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk for a year on 30 July 2009.

Chicago Fire (loan)
On 17 July 2010, the Chicago Fire announced the signing of Castillo as their newest designated player. He arrived on loan with Chicago holding the option to make the transfer from Shakhtar Donetsk permanent. In being signed as a designated player, he became the second youngest designated player in Major League Soccer history.

New York Red Bulls
Neri was loaned to Red Bulls for a brief moment while his transfer to Aris was being finalized. His contract with Chicago Fire was finalized.

Aris
Castillo joined Aris on a six-month loan on 19 January 2011. He played his first game for Aris on 30 January 2011, against local rivals PAOK.

Castillo terminated his contract with Shakhtar Donetsk and signed a two-year contract with Aris on 1 July 2011.

He scored his first league goal for Aris of the 2011/12 season on 8 January 2012 in a 1–0 win over PAS Giannina. He scored his first brace in a 3–1 victory over Doxa Drama on 22 January. He scored his second consecutive brace seven days later in a 2–1 win over Levadiakos. Castillo scored again on 5 February in a 2–0 win over Xanthi, bringing his goal tally to six.

Pachuca
On 14 June 2012, Castillo's moved to the Mexican league club Pachuca on a three-year contract. It was the first time Castillo played in the Mexican league after eight years of playing abroad.

León (loan)
On 10 December 2012, Castillo was loaned to Club León for six months, for whom he made seven appearances in total.

Real Madrid
On 9 July 2011, he went to Spanish club Real Madrid on a free transfer from Pachuca.

Kalloni
It was announced on 19 July 2014 that Castillo would transfer to Greek club Kalloni for two seasons.

Early years
Neri was born in Burbank, United States, where his father, a Mexicoan professional Baseball player, had played for the local team from Guadalajara, Mexico

The family moved to United States of America while Neri wasn't still born yet. He started playing for a youth league in Lancaster, United States Brazil's youth team. While playing in a Brazilian tournament, Neri was spotted by scouts from European clubs. He went on to trials with Manchester United, After the succession of his tryouts Neri was offered a contract he surely could not refuse. Neri grew up in the city of Palmdale, United States, He played for various clubs and teams around California. Before Neri started playing professionals soccer he Enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, Where he is still serving as a Maintenance Management Specialist attached to an Artillery Unit located in Seal Beach, United States.