Geoffrey Wynton Mandelano Castillion (born 25 May 1991) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a

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. Besides the Netherlands, he has played in the United States, Romania, Hungary, Iceland, and Indonesia.

Early and personal life

He is of Surinamese descent.

Club career

Ajax

Born in

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, Castillion began his career with RKSV TOB and DWS. He was then scouted and recruited to join the youth ranks of

AFC Ajax Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax (), also known as AFC Ajax, Ajax Amsterdam, or simply Ajax, is a Dutch professional football club based in Amsterdam, that plays in the , the top tier in Dutch football. Historically, Ajax (named after the l ...

in 2005. He occasionally played in the

Beloften Eredivisie The Beloften Eredivisie (; ''"Promised Honor Division"'') was the highest football league in for reserve teams in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB). The league was founded in 1992 as ''Reserve Teams Eredivisi ...

with Ajax's reserve team while still playing their youth teams. Castillion made his debut for the first team on 20 March 2011, in the 3–2 loss against

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in the

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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 RKC Waalwijk () is a Dutch professional football club based in Waalwijk, that is currently competing in the Eredivisie. Its name is derived from 'Rooms Katholieke Combinatie' ('Roman Catholic Combination' in Dutch) and was established as a merger ...

for the duration of the 2011–12 season. He made his debut for

on 7 August 2011, and two weeks later scored his first

goal while playing for RKC Waalwijk. In total Castillion made 29 league appearances for the club from

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, while scoring a total of six goals during league play. For the 2012–13 season, Castillion was sent out on loan a second time, this time around to

Heracles Almelo Heracles Almelo is a Dutch professional football club based in Almelo, founded in 1903. The club has won the Dutch national title twice, in 1927 and 1941. Heracles won the Eerste Divisie title during the 2004–05 season, gaining promotion to th ...

, 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. On 18 November 2012, Castillion scored his first goal for Heracles Almelo, scoring the 4th goal in a 5–1 victory at home against

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. On 23 March 2013 Castillion extended his contract with

until 2014. On 17 January 2014, it was announced that Castillion was sent on loan to

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until the end of the season.

New England Revolution

On 25 August 2014, Castillion signed with New England Revolution of Major League Soccer. In an interview after signing, Castillion stated he hoped to "improve the level of MLS and the team". He would play approximately 14 minutes in his sole appearance in the league. On 8 December 2014, he was traded to the

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together with

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Joe Nasco, then released by Rapids who decided not to exercise his contract.

Universitatea Cluj

On 7 January 2015, he signed a contract until June 2016 with

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club

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. He made his league debut under manager

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on 22 February 2015, in a 3–0 home loss against

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Debreceni VSC

On 1 July 2015, he signed a four-year contract with

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club

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Iceland

On 3 March 2017, he signed for Icelandic Úrvalsdeild side Víkingur Reykjavík. He signed for FH for the 2018 season. From 29 July 2018 to October 2018, he was loaned out to his former club Víkingur Reykjavík. On 19 April 2019, Castillion was loaned out again, this time to

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Persib Bandung

In February 2020, he signed for Indonesian club

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. Castillion made his Persib debut in a pre-season 2020 Asia Challenge Cup against

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club

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on 1 February, also scoring his first goals for the club. He made his league debut for Persib Bandung on 1 March in a win 3–0 against

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. He also scored his first league goal for Persib in

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, where he scored in the 38th minute. He moved on loan to

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in February 2021. Castillion made his league debut in a 3–0 loss against

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on 14 April as a substitute for Franco Ferrari in the 84th minute. After his loan ended with Como 1907 he returned to Persib. On 11 September 2021, Castillion made his league debut of the 2021–22 Liga 1, coming on as a substitute for

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in the 70th minute. On 30 October, Castillion scored his first league goals of the season in a 3–0 win over

Persipura Jayapura Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Jayapura, or Persipura, is an Indonesian football club based in Jayapura, Papua. The club was founded in 1963 and currently competes in the Liga 2. Persipura used to always use the Mandala Stadium as their hom ...

. On 14 December 2021, Castillion contract at Persib Bandung is officially not renewed.

International career

Castillion made his International debut in an

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qualifying match for the Netherlands U-17 against Albania U-17 on 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.

Career statistics

References

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Geoffrey Castillion
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Geoffrey Castillion Geoffrey Wynton Mandelano Castillion (born 25 May 1991) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a striker. Besides the Netherlands, he has played in the United States, Romania, Hungary, Iceland, and Indonesia. Early and personal life He ...

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