Robert Castellanos
Personal information
Full name Robert Castellanos
Date of birth (1998-05-11) May 11, 1998
Place of birth Palmdale, California, United States
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Sporting Kansas City
Number 19
Youth career
2015–2016 Nomads SC
2016–2017 Atlas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 LA Galaxy II 16 (0)
2018–2020 Rio Grande Valley FC 37 (2)
2021–2022 Nashville SC 1 (1)
2022 → Tampa Bay Rowdies (loan) 10 (1)
2023 KuPS 0 (0)
2023– Sporting Kansas City 12 (1)
2023– Sporting Kansas City II 4 (0)
International career‡
2016 United States U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 17, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 14, 2017

Robert Castellanos (born May 11, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club Sporting Kansas City.

Career

Professional

Castellanos was born in Palmdale, California and attended Palmdale High School.[1] On February 14, 2017, he signed with United Soccer League club LA Galaxy II out of the youth academy of Club Atlas of the Liga MX.[2]

After three seasons with Rio Grande Valley FC, the club declined their contract option on Castellanos following their 2020 season.[3]

On February 17, 2021, Castellanos signed with MLS side Nashville SC.[4] Castellanos was loaned to USL Championship side Tampa Bay Rowdies on March 11, 2022.[5] Following the 2022 season, his contract option was declined by Nashville.[6]

On 26 January 2023, Castellanos signed for Finnish club KuPS ahead of the 2023 season with the option to extend the deal for a further year.[7]

After just three Finnish League Cup appearances for KuPS, Castellanos returned to the United States on February 17, 2023, signing with MLS side Sporting Kansas City.[8]

International

In August 2016, Castellanos was called into a camp by the United States at the U20 level.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Castellano Brothers united for Estancia". Los Angeles Times. 23 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "II sign defender Robert Castellanos". lagalaxy.com. LA Galaxy. February 14, 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Announce Roster Moves". 9 December 2020.
  4. ↑ SC, Nashville. "Nashville SC Signs Defender Robert Castellanos". Nashville SC.
  5. ↑ "Rowdies Add Robert Castellanos on Loan from Nashville SC". 11 March 2022.
  6. ↑ SC, Nashville. "Nashville Soccer Club Announces Roster Status Ahead of the 2023 Season". Nashville SC.
  7. ↑ "Tervetuloa Kuopian Palloseuraan Robert Castellanos" [Welcome to the Kuopio Football Club Robert Castellanos]. kups.fi (in Finnish). 26 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  8. ↑ City, Sporting Kansas. "Sporting KC signs center back Robert Castellanos". Sporting Kansas City.
  9. ↑ "U-20 MNT - 2016 Statistics". ussoccer.com. U.S. Soccer. Archived from the original on April 15, 2017. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
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