Alessandro Castro

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Alessandro Castro
Personal information
Full name Alessandro Elias Castro Villeda
Date of birth (2000-02-26) February 26, 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Atlanta, Georgia, United States [1]
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 VfR Mannheim
Youth career
2014–2015 Bryson Park Soccer Club
2015–2016 Kalonji Soccer Academy
2015–2016 GSA 00 Premier
2016–2017 Atlanta United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2019 Atlanta United 2 18 (1)
2020 Juticalpa 0 (0)
2022– VfR Mannheim 3 (0)
International career‡
2017 Honduras U17 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:07, November 1, 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:41, 25 May 2018 (UTC)

Alessandro Elias Castro Villeda (born February 26, 2000) is a Honduran soccer player who plays as a midfielder for VfR Mannheim in the Verbandsliga Nordbaden in Germany. [2]

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Club career

A native of Lilburn, Georgia, [3] Castro joined the Atlanta United academy in 2016, initially as a part of the under-16 team. [4] Notably, he won a U.S. Soccer Development Academy national championship in 2017 as a member of the under-17 side. [3]

He made his professional debut with Atlanta United 2 on May 19, 2018, during a 2–1 defeat to Louisville City. [5]

On July 5, 2018, Castro signed his first professional contract with Atlanta United 2. [6]

International career

He was selected to represent the Honduras U17s at both the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship in April and the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in October. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Castro, Alessandro (August 30, 2017). "Entrevistas con Alexander Bahr y Alessandro Castro convocados por la Selección Sub 17 de Honduras". EstadioSports (Interview). YouTube . Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Profile". Atlanta United FC. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 Catanese, Ryan (September 12, 2017). "Two Atlanta United Academy prospects named in Honduras U-17 World Cup squad". Atlanta United FC. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Gwinnett soccer players make MLS club Atlanta United FC's first Academy teams". Gwinnett Prep Sports. June 7, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Gwinnett's Castro makes Atlanta United 2 debut, but club falls to Louisville". Gwinnett Daily Post. May 20, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Atlanta United 2 sign Alessandro Castro". AtlantaUnited. July 5, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
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