Jaime Castrillón

	Castrillón playing for Colorado Rapids on 4/1/12
Personal information
Full name	Jaime Alberto Castrillón Vásquez
Date of birth	April 5, 1983 (age 42)
Place of birth	Puerto Nare, Colombia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Orlando SeaWolves
Senior career*
Years	Team
2002–2011	Independiente Medellín
2009	→ Nanchang Bayi (loan)
2010	→ Once Caldas (loan)
2012–2013	Colorado Rapids
2015	Jacksonville Armada FC
2016	Atlético Bucaramanga
2020	Orlando SeaWolves (indoor)
International career
2004–2007	Colombia
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 January 2020
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Jaime Castrillón (born 5 April 1983) is a Colombian former footballer who last played for the Orlando SeaWolves in the Major Arena Soccer League.

Club career

Castrillón began his career with top Colombian side Independiente Medellín in 2002. As one of the top midfielders in Colombia he helped Medellín in capturing the Colombian Primera A title in 2002 and 2004. He appeared in almost 300 games with "El Poderoso de la Montaña" in his eight years with Medellín. In 2009, he left Colombia and joined Chinese club Nanchang Bayi, remaining at the club for one year. In 2010, he returned to Colombia, this time as the star signing for Once Caldas ahead of its participation in the 2010 Copa Libertadores, and was once again a key figure in helping his new club capture a Colombian Primera A title.^[1] In 2011, he returned to Medellin and had a fine season, scoring 11 goals for the club.^[2]

Castrillón signed with Major League Soccer club Colorado Rapids on January 25, 2012.^[3] On 4 December 2013, the Colorado Rapids announced that Castrillón would not return for the 2014 season.^[4]

On 18 November 2014, Castrillón signed with NASL club Jacksonville Armada for their inaugural 2015 season.^[5] He was released in December 2015.^[6]

In 2016 Castrillón joined Atlético Bucaramanga.^[7]

Castrillón signed with the Orlando SeaWolves of the Major Arena Soccer League in January 2020.^[8]

International career

Castrillón made his debut for Colombia in 2004. He has been a prominent member of the national squad appearing in 27 games for his nation. He played in Copa América 2004 and Copa América 2007 scoring in the 2007 tournament. Also in the Colombia national team he scored 4 goals.

International goals

Scores and results list Colombia's goal tally first.^[9]

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	17 July 2005	NRG Stadium, Houston, United States	Mexico	1–0	2–1	2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2.	2 July 2007	Estadio José Pachencho Romero, Maracaibo, Venezuela	Argentina	2–3	2–4	2007 Copa América
3.	5 July 2007	Estadio Metropolitano de Cabudare, Cabudare, Venezuela	United States	1–0	1–0	2007 Copa América
4.	22 August 2007	Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, United States	Mexico	1–0	1–0	Friendly

Honors

Champions Colombian Primera A, 2002 and 2004 Independiente Medellín
Champions Colombian Primera A, 2010 Once Caldas
Champions Colombian C division, 2001 Independiente Medellín
3rd Place finish at 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship
4th-place finish with Colombia Senior team at Copa America 2003 Peru

References

^ Caldas prepares to again be Champion (in Spanish) Archived 2012-07-08 at archive.today
^ Castrillon returns to Medellin (in Spanish) Archived 2014-12-27 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Rapids sign Colombian midfielder Castrillon". coloradorapids.com. MLS. 25 January 2012. Archived from the original on July 30, 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
^ David Lindholm (4 December 2013). "Jaime Castrillón to depart from Rapids after two seasons". Retrieved 20 October 2018.
^ "Armada FC Adds Forward Jaime Castrillón". Archived from the original on 27 December 2014.
^ "Armada FC Signs 2015 USL Champion Forward Alex Dixon". jacksonvillearmada.com. 16 December 2015. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
^ "Castrillón y Castillo, las nuevas caras del Atlético". vanguardia.com. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
^ "SeaWolves Sign Former Colombian International Jamie Castrillón". OrlandoSeaWolves.com. Retrieved 30 January 2020.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Castrillón, Jaime". National Football Teams. Retrieved 5 April 2017.

External links

Jaime Castrillón at Major League Soccer
Jaime Castrillón at National-Football-Teams.com

[1] Caldas prepares to again be Champion (in Spanish) Archived 2012-07-08 at archive.today

[2] Castrillon returns to Medellin (in Spanish) Archived 2014-12-27 at the Wayback Machine

[3] "Rapids sign Colombian midfielder Castrillon". coloradorapids.com. MLS. 25 January 2012. Archived from the original on July 30, 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

[4] David Lindholm (4 December 2013). "Jaime Castrillón to depart from Rapids after two seasons". Retrieved 20 October 2018.

[5] "Armada FC Adds Forward Jaime Castrillón". Archived from the original on 27 December 2014.

[6] "Armada FC Signs 2015 USL Champion Forward Alex Dixon". jacksonvillearmada.com. 16 December 2015. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

[7] "Castrillón y Castillo, las nuevas caras del Atlético". vanguardia.com. Retrieved 23 February 2016.

[8] "SeaWolves Sign Former Colombian International Jamie Castrillón". OrlandoSeaWolves.com. Retrieved 30 January 2020.^{[permanent dead link]}

[NFT-9] "Castrillón, Jaime". National Football Teams. Retrieved 5 April 2017.

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