POSITION: Defender
BIRTHDATE: Dec. 18, 1999
HEIGHT: 6-4
WEIGHT: 190 lbs.
HOMETOWN: Spanaway, Washington
PREVIOUS TEAMS: Tacoma Defiance (MLSNP), Seattle Sounders (MLS), San Diego State University (NCAA), University of Washington (NCAA)
PROFILE
Castro signed for RIFC on Jan. 13, 2026, after spending the first three years of his professional career with Major League Soccer organization Seattle Sounders FC, where he featured prominently for the club’s MLS Next Pro affiliate, Tacoma Defiance.
Before RIFC: After joining the Sounders Academy in 2017 and playing four seasons of collegiate soccer, the Spanaway, Washington native inked his first professional deal with Seattle in 2022, signing a homegrown contract. In three seasons in MLS Next Pro, he has made 47 appearances for Tacoma Defiance across all competitions, logging 4,755 minutes and posting seven shutouts. In 2025, he made 14 appearances for the club, posting a save percentage of 58 with 45 stops. Castro spent his collegiate career across two different programs, beginning at the University of Washington in 2019, where he made two appearances and posted a 2W-0L-0T record. After transferring to San Diego State University in 2021, his career blossomed. He started all 17 games and made 66 saves with seven shutouts during his first season with the Aztecs in 2022, becoming the program’s first goalkeeper since 2006 to be named to the All-Pac 12 First Team. During his senior season in 2023, he was named to the All Pac-12 Second Team after leading the conference with 52 saves and finishing second with a 3.1 saves-per-game average.
