Alessandro Castro | |
Fullname: | Alessandro Elias Castro Villeda |
Birth Date: | 26 February 2000 |
Birth Place: | Atlanta, Georgia, United States[1] |
Position: | Midfielder |
Currentclub: | VfR Mannheim |
Youthyears1: | 2014–2015 |
Youthclubs1: | Bryson Park Soccer Club |
Youthyears2: | 2015–2016 |
Youthclubs2: | Kalonji Soccer Academy |
Youthyears3: | 2015–2016 |
Youthclubs3: | GSA 00 Premier |
Youthyears4: | 2016–2017 |
Youthclubs4: | Atlanta United |
Years1: | 2018–2019 |
Caps1: | 18 |
Goals1: | 1 |
Years2: | 2020 |
Caps2: | 0 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2022– |
Caps3: | 3 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
Nationalteam1: | Honduras U17 |
Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 22:07, November 1, 2022 (UTC) |
Nationalteam-Update: | 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]
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]
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]