User:Quidster4040/sandbox/Future MLS players/Dennis Castillo

Dennis Castillo
Personal information
Full name	Dennis Castillo
Date of birth	April 30, 1993
Place of birth	Desamparados, Costa Rica
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Colorado Rapids
Youth career
2006–2011	Saprissa
2012–2015	VCU Rams
Senior career*
Years	Team
2015	Portland Timbers U23s
2016–	Colorado Rapids
International career‡
	Costa Rica U17
	Costa Rica U20
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 January 2016; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 January 2016

Dennis Castillo (born April 30, 1993) is a Costa Rican footballer who plays for Colorado Rapids in Major League Soccer. Prior to playing for the Rapids, Castillo played senior level football for the Portland Timbers U-23s in the USL Premier Development League, where he won defender of the year honors. Castillo played college soccer for the VCU Rams, and was part of the development academy for Deportivo Saprissa, one of the top clubs in Costa Rica.

Career

Youth and college

Prior to playing in the United States, Buescher competed for both VfL Bochum and Preussen Muenster. He was also a member of the U-16 and U-18 German national teams. Named the top midfield player in the U-19 German Bundesliga in 2011-12.

In 2014, Buescher joined the Syracuse Orange men's soccer program. During his freshman year, Buescher became an immediate starter for the Orange. There, he earned All-ACC Second Team honors and was named to the ACC All-Freshman Team. Buscher tallied his first collegiate assist on September 27, 2014 in a 1–0 win against the second-ranked Virginia. The assist to Skylar Thomas, gave the Orange a 1–0 win against Virginia.^[1]

Throughout his freshman season, Buescher earned a reputation of being a set piece specialist. His assists in subsequent matches against Albany, Bucknell, Duke and Georgetown led to three game winning matches.

Buescher returned to Syracuse for his sophomore season where he remain a key cog in the Orange lineup. Buescher lead the team in assists and was second on the team in goals scored, in route to the program's first-ever college cup run. Buescher played in and started in all 25 matches the Orange played in 2015.^[2]

Professional

On January 11, 2016, Buescher was selected 11th overall in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft by D.C. United.

Honors

PDL Defensive Player of the Year: 2015^[3]

References

^ "'Cuse Upsets No. 2 Virginia". Syracuse University Athletics. Cuse.com. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
^ "2015 Syracuse Men's Soccer Statistics". Cuse.com. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
^ Creagan, Matt (July 31, 2015). "Portland Timbers U-23s defender Dennis Castillo named PDL Defender of the Year". Portland Timbers. Timbers.com. Retrieved February 5, 2016.

External links

Category:D.C. United players Category:Syracuse Orange men's soccer players Category:German footballers Category:German expatriates in the United States Category:Living people Category:1993 births Category:Expatriate soccer players in the United States

[1] "'Cuse Upsets No. 2 Virginia". Syracuse University Athletics. Cuse.com. Retrieved 19 January 2016.

[2] "2015 Syracuse Men's Soccer Statistics". Cuse.com. Retrieved 19 January 2016.

[3] Creagan, Matt (July 31, 2015). "Portland Timbers U-23s defender Dennis Castillo named PDL Defender of the Year". Portland Timbers. Timbers.com. Retrieved February 5, 2016.

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