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{{short description|Honduran soccer player (born 2000)}}
{{Infobox football biography
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Alessandro Castro
|name = Alessandro Castro
|image =
|image =
|fullname = Alessandro Elias Castro Villegas
|fullname = Alessandro Elias Castro Villeda
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|02|26}}
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|02|26}}
|birth_place = [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States<ref>{{cite interview|last=Castro|first=Alessandro|author-link1=Alessandro Castro|title=Entrevistas con Alexander Bahr y Alessandro Castro convocados por la Selección Sub 17 de Honduras|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uq_Z1dN0Xk|publisher=[[YouTube]]|date=August 30, 2017|work=EstadioSports|access-date=May 25, 2018}}</ref>
|birth_place = [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States<ref>{{cite interview|last=Castro|first=Alessandro|author-link1=Alessandro Castro|title=Entrevistas con Alexander Bahr y Alessandro Castro convocados por la Selección Sub 17 de Honduras|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uq_Z1dN0Xk|publisher=[[YouTube]]|date=August 30, 2017|work=EstadioSports|access-date=May 25, 2018}}</ref>
|height = {{height|ft=5|in=9}}
|height = {{height|ft=5|in=9}}
|position = [[Midfielder (association football)|Midfielder]]
|position = [[Midfielder (association football)|Midfielder]]
|currentclub =
|currentclub = [[VfR Mannheim]]
|clubnumber =
|clubnumber =
|youthyears1 = 2014–2015
|youthyears1 = 2014–2015
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|youthclubs4 = [[Atlanta United]]
|youthclubs4 = [[Atlanta United]]
|years1 = 2018–2019 |clubs1 = [[Atlanta United 2]] |caps1 = 18 |goals1 = 1
|years1 = 2018–2019 |clubs1 = [[Atlanta United 2]] |caps1 = 18 |goals1 = 1
|years2 = 2020 |clubs2 = [[Juticalpa F.C.|Juticalpa]] |caps2 = 0 |goals2 = 0
|years3 = 2022– |clubs3 = [[VfR Mannheim]] |caps3 = 3 |goals3 = 0
|nationalyears1 = 2017
|nationalyears1 = 2017
|nationalteam1 = [[Honduras national under-17 football team|Honduras U17]]
|nationalteam1 = [[Honduras national under-17 football team|Honduras U17]]
|nationalcaps1 = 2
|nationalcaps1 = 2
|nationalgoals1 = 0
|nationalgoals1 = 0
|club-update = 22:07, October 21, 2019 (UTC)
|club-update = 22:07, November 1, 2022 (UTC)
|nationalteam-update = 19:41, 25 May 2018 (UTC)
|nationalteam-update = 19:41, 25 May 2018 (UTC)
}}
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'''Alessandro Elias Castro Villegas''' (born February 26, 2000) is a [[Honduras|Honduran]] [[Association football|soccer]] player who plays as a [[Midfielder (association football)|midfielder]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atlutd.com/players/93/alessandro-castro |title=Profile |accessdate=25 May 2018 |work=Atlanta United FC}}</ref>
'''Alessandro Elias Castro Villeda''' (born February 26, 2000) is a [[Honduras|Honduran]] [[Association football|soccer]] player who plays as a [[Midfielder (association football)|midfielder]] for [[VfR Mannheim]] in the [[Verbandsliga Nordbaden]] in Germany.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atlutd.com/players/93/alessandro-castro |title=Profile |access-date=25 May 2018 |work=Atlanta United FC}}</ref>


==Club career==
==Club career==
A native of [[Lilburn, Georgia]],<ref name="Atl">{{cite news|url=https://www.atlutd.com/post/2017/09/12/two-atlanta-united-academy-prospects-named-honduras-u-17-world-cup-squad|title=Two Atlanta United Academy prospects named in Honduras U-17 World Cup squad|first=Ryan|last=Catanese|publisher=Atlanta United FC|date=September 12, 2017|accessdate=May 25, 2018}}</ref> Castro joined the [[Atlanta United]] academy in 2016, initially as a part of the under-16 team.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gwinnettprepsports.com/schools/central_gwinnett/gwinnett-soccer-players-make-mls-club-atlanta-united-fc-s/article_f145444c-40e6-5c28-9767-92d1a7a04b13.html|title=Gwinnett soccer players make MLS club Atlanta United FC’s first Academy teams|publisher=Gwinnett Prep Sports|date=June 7, 2016|accessdate=May 25, 2018}}</ref> Notably, he won a [[U.S. Soccer Development Academy]] national championship in 2017 as a member of the under-17 side.<ref name=Atl/>
A native of [[Lilburn, Georgia]],<ref name="Atl">{{cite news|url=https://www.atlutd.com/post/2017/09/12/two-atlanta-united-academy-prospects-named-honduras-u-17-world-cup-squad|title=Two Atlanta United Academy prospects named in Honduras U-17 World Cup squad|first=Ryan|last=Catanese|publisher=Atlanta United FC|date=September 12, 2017|access-date=May 25, 2018}}</ref> Castro joined the [[Atlanta United]] academy in 2016, initially as a part of the under-16 team.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gwinnettprepsports.com/schools/central_gwinnett/gwinnett-soccer-players-make-mls-club-atlanta-united-fc-s/article_f145444c-40e6-5c28-9767-92d1a7a04b13.html|title=Gwinnett soccer players make MLS club Atlanta United FC's first Academy teams|publisher=Gwinnett Prep Sports|date=June 7, 2016|access-date=May 25, 2018}}</ref> Notably, he won a [[U.S. Soccer Development Academy]] national championship in 2017 as a member of the under-17 side.<ref name=Atl/>


He made his professional debut with [[Atlanta United 2]] on May 19, 2018, during a 2–1 defeat to [[Louisville City FC|Louisville City]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/sports/gwinnett-s-castro-makes-atlanta-united-debut-but-club-falls/article_e65e9078-5bf8-11e8-89e8-77850e912f64.html|title=Gwinnett's Castro makes Atlanta United 2 debut, but club falls to Louisville|publisher=Gwinnett Daily Post|date=May 20, 2018|accessdate=May 25, 2018}}</ref>
He made his professional debut with [[Atlanta United 2]] on May 19, 2018, during a 2–1 defeat to [[Louisville City FC|Louisville City]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/sports/gwinnett-s-castro-makes-atlanta-united-debut-but-club-falls/article_e65e9078-5bf8-11e8-89e8-77850e912f64.html|title=Gwinnett's Castro makes Atlanta United 2 debut, but club falls to Louisville|publisher=Gwinnett Daily Post|date=May 20, 2018|access-date=May 25, 2018}}</ref>


On July 5, 2018, Castro signed his first professional contract with [[Atlanta United 2]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.atlutd.com/post/2018/07/05/atlanta-united-2-signs-alessandro-castro-academy|title=Atlanta United 2 sign Alessandro Castro|publisher=AtlantaUnited|date=July 5, 2018|accessdate=July 11, 2018}}</ref>
On July 5, 2018, Castro signed his first professional contract with [[Atlanta United 2]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.atlutd.com/post/2018/07/05/atlanta-united-2-signs-alessandro-castro-academy|title=Atlanta United 2 sign Alessandro Castro|publisher=AtlantaUnited|date=July 5, 2018|access-date=July 11, 2018}}</ref>


==International career==
==International career==
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Latest revision as of 05:28, 28 August 2024

Alessandro Castro
Personal information
Full name Alessandro Elias Castro Villeda
Date of birth (2000-02-26) February 26, 2000 (age 24)
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)

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

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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

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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

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  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. ^ 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.
  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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