Edgar Castillo
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| Full name | Edgar Eduardo Carrillo Castillo | |||||||||||
| Date of birth | October 8, 1986 | |||||||||||
| Place of birth | New Mexico, United States | |||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | |||||||||||
| Playing position | Left Wingback | |||||||||||
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Current team
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Monterrey | |||||||||||
| Number | 2 | |||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Santos Laguna | 78 | (3) | |||||||||
| 2009–2012 | América | 20 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2009–2010 | → 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– | Monterrey | 41 | (1) | |||||||||
| National team‡ | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | Mexico U23 | 8 | (1) | |||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Mexico | 3 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2009– | United States | 18 | (0) | |||||||||
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Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:21, 23 April 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of May 21, 2016 |
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Edgar Eduardo Castillo Carrillo (born October 8, 1986) is an American soccer player of Mexican descent who plays for Monterrey in Liga MX. Castillo is noted for being one of only two players to earn a senior cap for both sides of the United States-Mexico rivalry.
Castillo grew up in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and played for Mayfield High School under coach Arturo Garibay. In 2002, as a sophomore, he was named NSCAA/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 .
He first gained the notice of professional teams in 2005 playing for his local club in the Dallas Cup, one of the world's top youth tournaments. His team made it to the Dallas Cup final for the Super Group but lost to Atletico 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 for Indios de Ciudad Juarez of Mexico.
Castillo began his professional career with Santos Laguna of the Primera División de México. After becoming a first team regular at Santos, and winning the championship in 2008, Castillo transferred mid-season to Club América in January 2009. During the off-season, Castillo was on loan to Tigres 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.
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