Román Rubilio Castillo Álvarez (born 26 November 1991) is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga Nacional club Marathón and the Honduras national team.
On 27 September 2008, Castillo made his professional footballing debut for Vida in the Honduran top flight. He scored his side's only goal in a 1–1 draw with Hispano.[1] On 22 June 2012, Castillo joined Deportes Savio on loan until the end of the year. He made his debut on 30 July, starting in the opening match of the Apertura tournament, in a 3–1 loss to Olimpia.[2] He would score his first goal for Savio the following 12 August in a 4–2 away defeat to Platense.[3][4]
On 4 December 2013, Castillo signed with Motagua, after having been previously linked to Motagua and Olimpia, and as well as having a tryout with Spanish Segunda División side Real Murcia.[5] On 4 September 2015, Castillo joined Ascenso MX club Correcaminos UAT on a year-long loan.[6] He would make his debut for the Mexican side the following 18 September in a 2–0 away defeat against Atlante.[7] He would score his first goal for the club a week later in the 1–0 home defeat of Venados.[8]
On 12 August 2018, Castillo scored the winning goal in the F.C. Motagua's 1–0 victory over Real C.D. España. With this goal, he became the club's all-time scorer with 77 goals. This also represented his 100th goal in Liga Nacional.[9] After his performance at the 2018 CONCACAF League, he was nominated for Player of the Year and was also included in the Best XI at the 2018 CONCACAF Awards.[10]
In February 2023, Castillo joined Chinese Super League club Nantong Zhiyun.[11]
On 4 January 2024, Castillo third return to Motagua.[12]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 6 June 2015 | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay |  Paraguay |
2–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 2. | 4 September 2015 | Polideportivo Cachamay, Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela |  Venezuela |
2–0 | 3–0 | |
| 3. | 15 January 2017 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama |  El Salvador |
1–1 | 2–1 | 2017 Copa Centroamericana |
| 4. | 2–1 | |||||
| 5. | 17 June 2019 | Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica |  Jamaica |
2–3 | 2–3 | 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 6. | 25 June 2019 | Banc of California Stadium, Los Angeles, United States | El Salvador |
2–0 | 4–0 | |
| 7. | 6 June 2024 | Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa, Honduras |  Cuba |
3–1 | 3–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
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