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| Full name | Edgar Eduardo Castillo Carrillo | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1986-10-08)October 8, 1986 (age 38) | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States | |||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Left-back | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2005–2008 | Santos Laguna | 78 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 2009–2012 | América | 20 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | →Tigres UANL (loan) | 26 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2010 | →San Luis (loan) | 11 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2011 | →Puebla (loan) | 7 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2012 | →Tijuana (loan) | 19 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Tijuana | 65 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Atlas | 37 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2015–2019 | Monterrey | 43 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2018 | →Colorado Rapids (loan) | 28 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 2019 | New England Revolution | 20 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2020 | Atlanta United | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2021 | FC Cincinnati | 14 | (1) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Mexico U23 | 8 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Mexico | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2009–2016 | United States | 18 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 29, 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of May 21, 2016 | ||||||||||||||
Edgar Eduardo Castillo Carrillo[a] (born October 8, 1986) is an American former professionalsoccer player who played as aleft-back. Castillo is noted for being one of five players to earn a senior cap for both sides of theUnited States-Mexico rivalry.
Castillo grew up inLas Cruces,New Mexico, and played forMayfield High School under coachArturo Garibay. In 2002, as a sophomore, he was namedNSCAA/Adidas High School State Player of the Year. He was one of the top players in New Mexico as he helped lead Mayfield High School to two state championships games[clarification needed].
He first gained the notice of professional teams in 2005 playing for his local club in theDallas Cup, one of the world's top youth tournaments.[according to whom?] His team made it to the Dallas Cup final for the Super Group but lost toAtletico Paranaense of Brazil, 1–0.
Castillo was also a player for the Olympic Development Program regional pool for many years. His younger brother, Noel Castillo, is on the reserve team forIndios de Ciudad Juárez of Mexico.
Castillo began his professional career withSantos Laguna of thePrimera División de México. After becoming a first team regular at Santos, and winning the championship in 2008, Castillo transferred mid-season toClub América in January 2009. During the off-season, Castillo was on loan toTigres UANL and played for them during the 2009/10 season. He scored his first goal for Tigres against his former side, Santos Laguna, on August 30, 2009.
On November 23, 2011, Castillo agreed to being loaned to Club Tijuana; on June 7, 2012, he joined Tijuana, permanently.[1]
Castillo moved to Atlas during the 2014 off-season.[2]
On January 9, 2018, Castillo moved to theColorado Rapids on a one-year loan with an option to buy.[3] Castillo made his debut on March 10, 2018, in a 1–2 loss to theNew England Revolution.[4] On June 1, 2018, he scored his debut goal for the club in a 1–2 loss to theVancouver Whitecaps FC.[5]
Ahead of the2019 season, Castillo was traded to theNew England Revolution in exchange forKelyn Rowe.[6] He made his debut on March 2, 2019, in a 1–1 draw withFC Dallas.[7]
On January 17, 2020, Castillo made the move toAtlanta United[8] after his option was declined by New England at the end of the 2019 season.[9] Following the 2020 season, Castillo was released by Atlanta on November 24, 2020.[10]
On April 13, 2021, Castillo signed withFC Cincinnati on a one-year deal.[11] Following the 2021 season, Cincinnati declined their contract option on Castillo.[12]
In early August 2007,Mexico coachHugo Sánchez called-up Castillo for the three upcomingfriendlies withColombia,Panama, andBrazil. On August 22, 2007, Castillo made his debut with the Mexico national team and entered at the 53rd minute in the friendly against Colombia. In March 2008 he was also a member of the Mexico U-23 squad which participated in the2008 CONCACAF Men Pre-Olympic Tournament in order to qualify for2008 Summer Olympics.
He was called up bySven-Göran Eriksson to be on the 23-man roster for the Mexico national team, but he was benched during the game againstHonduras on August 20, 2008. On November 12, 2008, Castillo appeared in a friendly match againstEcuador inPhoenix,Arizona. He replacedFrancisco Fonseca as Mexico beat Ecuador 2–1. He was called up for the national team again on January 28, 2009, in a friendly againstSweden. Castillo was called up to the national side forWorld Cup qualifiers againstCosta Rica in Mexico City andHonduras inSan Pedro Sula on March 28 and April 1, 2009, but was unable to travel to either match because he had "lost" his Mexico passport.[13]
Under a recent change in FIFA regulations, Castillo became eligible to play for theUnited States.[14] The new rule allowed players of any age to make a one-time national affiliation change if they held citizenship in their new country and yet have not played in a competitive senior level match for their previous nationality. The previous rule only allowed a change if the player was under 21.[13]
On June 29, 2009, he was asked about possibly playing for the United States, saying, "I would play for the United States. I'd want to talk to them first, but I want to play for the U.S. I think it would be a very good opportunity for me, for my career. If they call me I would play for them." Castillo also said, "I have made my decision. I want to represent the country where I was born, the place where I live."[15][16]
In September 2009, Castillo was cleared by FIFA to join the United States national team. On October 31, 2009, Castillo reveals to Mexican media after aTigres UANL match vsEstudiantes Tecos that he had received a call earlier that day and stated "I was called up for training with theU.S. team and I am expected to appear to play againstDenmark ....I'm hoping to give a good impression".[17]
Castillo made his U.S. debut as a second-half sub in a friendly against Denmark in which they lost on November 18, 2009. He then became the second player to earn caps for both Mexico and the United States, joiningMartín Vásquez, who played non-FIFA-recognized matches with Mexico from 1990 to 1992 before receiving official call-ups to the U.S. starting in 1996.
Castillo's decision to join theUSMNT triggered a strongly negative response from Mexican fans. "When I changed to the U.S. national team, it was a hard time for me because people called me a traitor and stuff like that," Castillo remarked. He further elaborated on his decision, ultimately stating, "It's a big priority," Castillo said of playing for the United States. "I was born in the U.S.[....] I've played a lot in Mexico because Mexico has been treating me good, I changed to the U.S. national team and I think I made a good choice."[18]
Castillo has since been recalled to the USMNT under new head coach Jurgen Klinsmann, and started againstMexico on August 10, 2011.[19]
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