Roberto Michael Castro (born 15 July 1989) is an

Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contain ...

ian footballer who plays for América de Quito.

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 where Ecuador was eliminated early by a coin toss.

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* 1989 births Living people Footballers from Quito Ecuadorian men's footballers 21st-century Ecuadorian sportsmen S.D. Quito footballers Footballers at the 2011 Pan American Games Men's association football central defenders Footballers at the 2007 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for Ecuador Pan American Games gold medalists in football {{Ecuador-footy-defender-stub