Javier Castro (footballer, born 1991)

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Javier Castro
Personal information
Full name Javier Castro Gonzalez
Date of birth (1991-08-15) August 15, 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Guadalajara, Mexico
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Kitsap Pumas
Number 28
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Mt. San Antonio College (23)
2012 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 16 (3)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 OC Blues Strikers 6 (4)
2013–2014 Chivas USA
2014 Los Angeles Misioneros 7 (7)
2014 Oklahoma City Energy 11 (0)
2015 Ventura County Fusion 8 (1)
2016 Kitsap Pumas 7 (0)
2017– Moreno Valley 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 13, 2017

Javier Castro Gonzalez[1] (born August 15, 1991) is a Mexican professional footballer currently with Moreno Valley FC in the United Premier Soccer League.

Early life and education[edit]

Castro was born August 15, 1991, in Guadalajara, Mexico. He played youth soccer in Southern California and attended International Polytechnic High School. He was a finalist for Sueño MLS in 2010.[2]

Castro attended Mt. San Antonio College and played college soccer from 2010 to 2011. He scored 23 goals and assisted on 21 others over his two seasons with the team.[3]

He transferred to the University of California, Santa Barbara and played with the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer team in 2012, appearing in 16 games and scoring 3 goals with 1 assist.[4]

Playing career[edit]

While attending college, Castro appeared for USL Premier Development League club OC Blues Strikers FC in 2013. He appeared in 6 games for the club, scoring 4 goals.[5]

Castro skipped his senior year at UC Santa Barbara and would appear in 2013 and 2014 for the U-23 side of Chivas USA.[6][7] Later in 2014, he spent time with Los Angeles Misioneros and appeared in 7 games, scoring 7 goals with 3 assists.[8]

Castro signed professional terms with USL Pro club Oklahoma City Energy FC in July 2014.[9] He was not retained by the club and joined Ventura County Fusion in 2015. He appeared in 8 games for the Fusion, scoring one goal.[10]

Castro went on trial with Segunda División de México side Real Cuautitlán in 2016, but it was ultimately unsuccessful.[11] He would later trial with Kitsap Pumas successfully and was announced as a signing by the club in April 2016.[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Javier Castro Gonzalez". Premier Development League. Retrieved July 8, 2016.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Sueño MLS fills out final five spots in LA". Major League Soccer. May 3, 2010. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
  3. ^ "Local Standout Ema Boateng Signs NLI, Creighton Transfer Dion Acoff to Join UCSB". UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. February 1, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  4. ^ "2012 UC Santa Barbara lineup". UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
  5. ^ "2013 PDL Field Stats". Premier Development League. Archived from the original on July 6, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
  6. ^ Rodriguez, Alicia (August 6, 2013). "Chivas USA's U-23 team wins state title in unbeaten season". TheGoatParade.com. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  7. ^ Rodriguez, Alicia (May 23, 2014). "Chivas USA Academy: U-23s win Raul Briones Cup". TheGoatParade.com. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  8. ^ "OKC Energy FC Signs Javier Castro". KOTV-DT. July 8, 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
  9. ^ "OKC Energy FC signs Javier Castro". Oklahoma City Energy FC. July 8, 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
  10. ^ "2015 PDL Field Stats". Premier Development League. Archived from the original on July 6, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
  11. ^ a b "Kitsap Pumas sign forwards Darius Madison, Javier Castro". Kitsap Pumas. Retrieved July 8, 2016.

External links[edit]

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