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Virginia Commonwealth University

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2015 Men's Soccer

3 Dennis Castillo

  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 160
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown San Jose, Costa Rica
  • Highschool Universidad Hispanoamericana

Biography

2015: SENIOR

  • Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year
  • Named to the Atlantic 10 Championship team
  • Named to the Atlantic 10 First Team
  • VCU's all-time leader in starts with 78
  • Scored the equalizer at Dayton, which sent the match into extra time...VCU made a thrilling come-back to take down Dayton 3-2 (11/7)
  • Preseason All-Atlantic 10
  • Named to the STIHL All-Tournament Team (VCU finished the round-robin tournament 2-0 with wins over Hartford and Jacksonville)
  • Scored his first goal of the season vs. #25 Akron (8/28)
  • Named one of the team's three captains, making him a four-year captain (the first-ever four-year captain during Coach Giffard's tenure)
  • Named PDL Defensive Player of the Year (Portland U23) 

2014: JUNIOR

  • Played in all 20 games, scoring two goals and recording an assist while serving as an anchor along VCU's strong back line
  • Part of a defensive unit that ranked 11th in the nation in goals against average (0.65)
  • Preseason All-American and All-Atlantic 10
  • Named one of the team's three captains

2013: SOPHOMORE

  • Played and started in 21 matches during his rookie campaign
  • Named to the All-Atlantic 10 First Team
  • Named to NSCAA All-Mid Atlantic Region First Team
  • Named to VaSID All-State First Team
  • Named Atlantic 10 Player of the Week and to College Soccer News National Team of the Week after scoring the game-winning goal against #7 Akron (9/13).
  • Led the Rams to two shutouts in two 1-0 wins at Akron Invitational
  • Scored lone goal in VCU's 1-0 defeat of then defending national champion Indiana
  • Helped lead a defense that posted seven shutouts
  • Named one of the team's three captains

2012: FRESHMAN

  • Played and started in 18 matches during his rookie campaign.
  • Named to the All-Atlantic 10 Second Team and All-Rookie squad
  • Tabbed by CollegeSoccerNews.com as a Freshman All-American
  • Selected by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America to the Second Team All-Mid-Atlantic Region
  • Scored six goals and went a perfect 3-for-3 on penalty kicks
  • Tallied his first career goal against UMBC (8/30)
  • Helped lead a defense that posted six shutouts
  • Named one of the team's three captains

PRIOR TO VCU:

  • Was a member the Costa Rica U18 and U20  National Team
  • Strong defender who impressed the coaches in the spring with his great defensive prowess
  • Was the captain of his club team Deportivo Saprissa

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2012Freshman

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    2013Sophomore

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    2014Junior

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    2015Senior

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