Geoffrey Castillion
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 May 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Debrecen | ||
| Number | 91 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| RKSV TOB | |||
| –2005 | DWS | ||
| 2005–2010 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2014 | Ajax | 1 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → RKC Waalwijk (loan) | 29 | (6) |
| 2012–2013 | → Heracles Almelo (loan) | 30 | (3) |
| 2013 | → Jong Ajax | 6 | (1) |
| 2014 | → NEC (loan) | 7 | (2) |
| 2014 | New England Revolution | 1 | (0) |
| 2015 | Universitatea Cluj | 11 | (0) |
| 2015– | Debrecen | 19 | (3) |
| 2016 | → Puskás Akadémia (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2007–2008 | Netherlands U17 | 10 | (9) |
| 2008–2009 | Netherlands U18 | 2 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Netherlands U19 | 6 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 October 2016. | |||
Geoffrey Castillion (born 25 May 1991) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for Hungarian club Debreceni VSC, as a striker.
Early and personal life
He is of Surinamese descent.[2]
Club career
Ajax
Born in Amsterdam, Castillion began his career with RKSV TOB[3] and DWS.[4] He was then scouted and recruited to join the youth ranks of AFC Ajax in 2005.[5] He occasionally played in the Beloften Eredivisie with Ajax's reserve team while still playing their youth teams.[6] Castillion made his debut for the first team on 20 March 2011, in the 3–2 loss against ADO Den Haag in the Eredivisie.[7][8]
Loan spells
In August 2011, after his first season with the first team of Ajax, it was decided that Castillion would go out on loan to RKC Waalwijk for the duration of the 2011–12 season. He made his debut for RKC Waalwijk on 7 August 2011, and two weeks later scored his first Eredivisie goal while playing for RKC Waalwijk. In total Castillion made 29 league appearances for the club from North Brabant, while scoring a total of six goals during league play.[9]
For the 2012–13 season, Castillion was sent out on loan a second time, this time around to Heracles Almelo, he was given the shirt number 21 coming off the bench at the start of the season, securing a starting position by November of that year.[10] On 18 November 2012, Castillion scored his first goal for Heracles Almelo, scoring the 4th goal in a 5–1 victory at home against Roda JC Kerkrade.[11] On 23 March 2013 Castillion extended his contract with AFC Ajax until 2014.[12]
On 17 January 2014, it was announced that Castillion was sent on loan to NEC until the end of the season.[13]
New England Revolution
On 25 August 2014, Castillion signed with New England Revolution of Major League Soccer.[14] On 8 December 2014, he was traded to the Colorado Rapids together with goalkeeper Joe Nasco, then released by Rapids who decided not to exercise his contract.[15]
Universitatea Cluj
On 7 January 2015, he signed a contract until June 2016 with Liga I club Universitatea Cluj.[16] He made his league debut under manager George Ogăraru on 22 February 2015, in a 3–0 home loss against Târgu Mureş.[17]
Debreceni VSC
On 1 July 2015, he signed a four-year contract with Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Debreceni VSC.[18]
International career
Castillion made his International debut in an UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying match for the Netherlands U-17 against Albania U-17 on the 23 October 2007. The match ended in 3–0 victory for the Dutch. He played for the Dutch U-18 team on 19 November 2008 in a friendly encounter against Belgium U-18, a match which ended in 0–3 loss to the Belgians. He scored the only goal for the Netherlands U18, in his second appearance on 11 February 2009 against Luxembourg U-18, the match ended in 2–1 loss for the Dutch.[19]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ajax | 2010–11 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RKC Waalwijk (loan) | 2011–12 | Eredivisie | 29 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 7 |
| Heracles Almelo (loan) | 2012–13 | Eredivisie | 30 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 4 |
| Jong Ajax | 2013–14 | Eerste Divisie | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| NEC (loan) | 2013–14 | Eredivisie | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| New England Revolution | 2014 | Major League Soccer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Universitatea Cluj | 2014–15 | Liga I | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | 76 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 14 | ||
References
- ↑ Geoffrey Castillion – UEFA competition record
- ↑ "Inventarisatie Suriprof Aanvallers (in Dutch)". Natio Suriname. Retrieved 2013-08-29.
- ↑ "De Boer zet Castillion onder druk" (in Dutch). Goal.com. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ↑ Geoffrey Castillion - Ajax Inside.nl
- ↑ "Beste Speler 2012-2013:Geoffrey Castillion". Bestevoetballers.nl. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
- ↑ "Castillion: Contract is very special". Ajax.nl. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
- ↑ Debutant Castillion: ‘Kampioenschap wordt nu wel heel moeilijk’ Voetbalzone, 20 maart 2011
- ↑ "De Boer: Of we nog wat doen hangt af van Castillion". AD.nl. Retrieved 2011-07-11.
- ↑ Ajax stalt lange spits Castillion op huurbasis bij RKC Voetbal International, 5 augustus 2011
- ↑ "Heracles Almelo player profile, Geoffrey Castillion". hafc.nl. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
- ↑ http://www.vi.nl/nieuws/238096/Kortom-Ajax-licht-optie-Castillion-protest-Costa-Rica.htm Ajax licht optie Castillion
- ↑ "Heracles wil met Ajax praten over vestleggen Castillion". Voetbal International. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
- ↑ "Ajax-duo eerste versterkingen voor NEC". Voetbalprimeur.nl. Retrieved 2014-01-17.
- ↑ "MLS Revs". Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ↑ "Michael Harrington acquired by Rapids from Portland Timbers". Denver Post. Retrieved 2014-12-16.
- ↑ "Începem anul în forţă: Geoffrey Castillion este noul jucător al Universităţii Cluj!". universitateacluj.ro. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- ↑ "Debut forta u cluj". Ziare.com. Retrieved 2015-03-01.
- ↑ "Geoffrey Castillion is a Loki játékosa!". dvsc.hu. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ↑ "Geoffrey Castillion Statistics". OnsOranje. Retrieved 2013-08-29.
- ↑ Geoffrey Castillion profile at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ↑ "Profile" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 17 December 2014.