Santiago Castaño (born April 14, 1995) is an American professional

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player who played as a

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Career

Professional

Santiago Castaño joined the Red Bulls Academy in September 2008 and played for New York's U-14, U-15, U-16, and U-18 teams. He trained with the first team as an academy player before signing his first professional contract in 2012. During his first two years with the club he served as the team's third goalkeeper. Castaño made his professional debut at the age of 19 playing for

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, the affiliate of his team, on March 28, 2015, in a 0–0 draw against

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. Castaño was named to the USL Team of the Week for his performance for NYRBII on August 22, 2015, in a 2–0 victory over

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, a match in which he made six saves and recorded his fourth clean sheet of the season. He was released by New York on January 25, 2016. After leaving Red Bulls, Castaño left for Colombia, joining Socrates Valencia F.C in the Colombian Third Division. On December 7, 2017, he scored from the penalty spot to help his club to a 2–1 victory over Fantasías Nueva York in the Copa Ciudad Pereira. He scored three goals (penalty kicks) with the club during the 2017 season. For the 2017–18 season he was on the roster of TSF FC of the

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. On January 28, 2019, Castaño joined the

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for the 2019 season.

International

Castaño has represented the United States at various youth levels, in 2014 he appeared in 4 matches for the

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. In December 2014 he accepted a call to join the Colombia national under-20 football team camp.

Honors

;Deportivo Pereira *

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Castano, Santiago 1995 births Living people American men's soccer players New York Red Bulls players New York Red Bulls II players New York Cosmos B players New York Cosmos (2010) players Men's association football goalkeepers United States men's under-20 international soccer players American expatriate sportspeople in Colombia American sportspeople of Colombian descent Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia American expatriate men's soccer players Soccer players from Queens, New York Homegrown Players (MLS) Deportivo Pereira footballers 21st-century American sportsmen