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]
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]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Profile". Atlanta United FC. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ "Gwinnett soccer players make MLS club Atlanta United FC's first Academy teams". Gwinnett Prep Sports. June 7, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ "Gwinnett's Castro makes Atlanta United 2 debut, but club falls to Louisville". Gwinnett Daily Post. May 20, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ "Atlanta United 2 sign Alessandro Castro". AtlantaUnited. July 5, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
External links
- Alessandro Castro at Soccerway
- Alessandro Castro at USL Championship
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