Roberto Michael Castro (born 15 July 1989) is an

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechuan languages, Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar language, Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechuan ...

ian footballer who plays for

América de Quito Club Deportivo América, commonly known as América de Quito, is a football club based in Quito, Ecuador. A top-level club in Ecuador for decades, they were relegated to the second division in 1988 and later to the country's third-tier Segunda C ...

Club career

Castro has always played for Deportivo Quito. Castro first broke into the first team squad in 2006. In the 2006 and 2007 seasons, he was used a lot because of his great ability to defend. However, in the 2008 season, he helped Deportivo Quito win the Copa Pilsener 2008. He was a key player in that season and he did start a lot of matches including coming in as a substitute. He started 28 matches and only came as a substitute 1 time in the season.

International career

Castro was part of

's squad in the 2007 Pan American Games. He was one of the key figures in his country's gold medal win of the tournament. He was also called up to participate in the

2009 South American Youth Championship The 2009 South American Youth Championship (Sudamericano sub-20) was a football competition for national teams U-20 who are associated with the football federation CONMEBOL. It was the 24th time the tournament was held and took place in Venezuela ...

where Ecuador was eliminated early by a coin toss.

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* 1989 births Living people Footballers from Quito Ecuadorian men's footballers S.D. Quito footballers Footballers at the 2011 Pan American Games Men's association football central defenders Pan American Games competitors for Ecuador Footballers at the 2007 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for Ecuador Pan American Games medalists in football {{Ecuador-footy-defender-stub