Alessandro Castro

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]

Alessandro Castro
Personal information
Full name Alessandro Elias Castro Villeda
Date of birth (2000-02-26) February 26, 2000
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*
Years Team Apps (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)

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
  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. 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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