Jaime Castrillón (born 5 April 1983) is a Colombian former footballer who last played for the

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in the Major Arena Soccer League.

Club career

Castrillón began his career with top Colombian side

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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 appearances with "El Poderoso de la Montaña" in his eight years with Medellín. In 2009, he left Colombia and joined Chinese club

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, 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

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, and was once again a key figure in helping his new club capture a Colombian Primera A title. In 2011, he returned to Independiente and had a fine season scoring 11 goals for the club. Castrillón signed with

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club Colorado Rapids on January 25, 2012. On 4 December 2013, the Colorado Rapids announced that Castrillón would not return for the 2014 season. On 18 November 2014, Castrillón signed with NASL club Jacksonville Armada for their inaugural 2015 season. He was released in December 2015. In 2016 Castrillón joined

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. Castrillón signed with the

of the Major Arena Soccer League in January 2020.

International career

Castrillón made his debut for

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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.''

Honors

* Champions Colombian Primera A, 2002 and 2004

* Champions Colombian Primera A, 2010 Once Caldas * Champions Colombian C division, 2001

* 3rd Place finish at

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* 4th-place finish with Colombia Senior team at Copa America 2003 Peru

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Castrillon, Jaime 1983 births Living people Colombian men's footballers Colombia men's international footballers Colombia men's under-20 international footballers Colombian expatriate men's footballers Independiente Medellín footballers Once Caldas footballers Colorado Rapids players Jacksonville Armada FC players 2004 Copa América players 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2007 Copa América players Expatriate men's footballers in China Shanghai Shenxin F.C. players China League One players Colombian expatriate sportspeople in China Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Categoría Primera A players Major League Soccer players North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players Colombian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Footballers from Antioquia Department Men's association football midfielders Atlético Bucaramanga footballers Orlando SeaWolves players