Geoffrey Castillion

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	Debreceni VSC
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	9	(2)
National team
2007–2008	Netherlands U17	10	(9)
2008–2009	Netherlands U18	2	(1)
2009–2010	Netherlands U19	6	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 October 2015. † Appearances (goals)

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

As of 1 March 2015^[20][21]

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

1. Geoffrey Castillion – UEFA competition record
2. "Inventarisatie Suriprof Aanvallers (in Dutch)". Natio Suriname. Retrieved 2013-08-29.
3. "De Boer zet Castillion onder druk" (in Dutch). Goal.com. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
4. Geoffrey Castillion - Ajax Inside.nl
5. "Beste Speler 2012-2013:Geoffrey Castillion". Bestevoetballers.nl. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
6. "Castillion: Contract is very special". Ajax.nl. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
7. Debutant Castillion: ‘Kampioenschap wordt nu wel heel moeilijk’ Voetbalzone, 20 maart 2011
8. "De Boer: Of we nog wat doen hangt af van Castillion". AD.nl. Retrieved 2011-07-11.
9. Ajax stalt lange spits Castillion op huurbasis bij RKC Voetbal International, 5 augustus 2011
10. "Heracles Almelo player profile, Geoffrey Castillion". hafc.nl. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
11. http://www.vi.nl/nieuws/238096/Kortom-Ajax-licht-optie-Castillion-protest-Costa-Rica.htm Ajax licht optie Castillion
12. "Heracles wil met Ajax praten over vestleggen Castillion". Voetbal International. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
13. "Ajax-duo eerste versterkingen voor NEC". Voetbalprimeur.nl. Retrieved 2014-01-17.
14. "MLS Revs". Retrieved 25 August 2014.
15. "Michael Harrington acquired by Rapids from Portland Timbers". Denver Post. Retrieved 2014-12-16.
16. "Începem anul în forţă: Geoffrey Castillion este noul jucător al Universităţii Cluj!". universitateacluj.ro. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
17. "Debut forta u cluj". Ziare.com. Retrieved 2015-03-01.
18. "Geoffrey Castillion is a Loki játékosa!". dvsc.hu. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
19. "Geoffrey Castillion Statistics". OnsOranje. Retrieved 2013-08-29.
20. Geoffrey Castillion profile at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
21. "Profile" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 17 December 2014.