West Brom to Honor Quevin Castro in Burnley Tribute

A tribute with clear meaning

The detail of the planned tribute matters.

• The applause is reportedly set for the 25th minute, matching Castro’s age.
• West Brom players are also expected to wear black armbands.
• The ceremony gives The Hawthorns a moment to recognise a player whose time at the club was brief, but memorable.

Football tributes are often at their most powerful when they are understated. A pause in the game, a stadium joining together, and a visible show of respect from the players can say enough.

Castro’s West Brom connection

Castro joined West Brom as a teenager in 2021, and that matters in the way supporters will remember him. He was not just a name on an old team sheet; he was a young player who reached the first team.

• Reports say his senior debut came in a Carabao Cup tie against Arsenal.
• His first league appearance followed in February 2022.
• Loan spells took him to Burton, Notts County and Gateshead before he left The Hawthorns in the summer of 2023.

That path is familiar in modern football: a young player fighting for minutes, moving through loans, chasing a foothold in the senior game.

A career that kept moving

After leaving Albion, Castro reportedly continued that search across several clubs in England before returning to his native Portugal and joining Real Sport Clube. That journey underlines the reality for many young professionals: careers can be nomadic, but the connections they make at formative clubs often last.

When West Brom face Burnley, the result will eventually matter again. Before that, the main focus will be remembrance - and a stadium acknowledging one of its former players at a moment far bigger than football.