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Román Rubilio Castillo Álvarez (born 26 November 1991) is a Honduran professional
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who plays as a striker for
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club
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and the Honduras national team.


Club career

Castillo made his debut for Vida in the top flight of Honduran football on 27 September 2008. He scored his side's only goal in a 1–1 draw with
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. On 22 June 2012, Castillo joined
Deportes Savio Deportes Savio Fútbol Club, commonly known as Deportes Savio, is a professional Honduran football club based in Santa Rosa de Copán. The club was founded in 1974, and participates in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras. In 2 ...
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. He would score his first goal the following 12 August in a 4–2 away defeat to Platense. 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. After his performance at the
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, he was nominated for Player of the Year and was also included in the Best XI at the
2018 CONCACAF Awards The shortlists for the 2018 CONCACAF Awards were announced on 11 December 2018. The awards are for performances between 1 January and 10 December 2018. The results were announced on 15 January 2019. Women's football awards Player of the Year ...
. In February 2023, Castillo joined
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club
Nantong Zhiyun Nantong Zhiyun Football Club () is a Chinese professional football club based in Rugao, Jiangsu, that competes in . Nantong Zhiyun plays its home matches at the Rugao Olympic Sports Center, located within Rugao. The club was founded on 13 March ...
. On 4 January 2024, Castillo third return to Motagua.


International career


International goals

:''Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.''


Honours

Individual *
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Golden Boot (Shared):
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References

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Castillo, Rubilio 1991 births Living people Footballers from La Ceiba Men's association football forwards Honduran men's footballers 21st-century Honduran sportsmen Honduran expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Costa Rica Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Bolivia Expatriate men's footballers in Guatemala Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia Expatriate men's footballers in China Honduran expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Honduran expatriate sportspeople in Costa Rica Honduran expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Honduran expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia Honduran expatriate sportspeople in Guatemala Honduran expatriate sportspeople in Colombia Honduran expatriate sportspeople in China C.D.S. Vida players Deportes Savio F.C. players F.C. Motagua players Correcaminos UAT footballers Deportivo Saprissa players C.D. Tondela players Nantong Zhiyun F.C. players Deportivo Pereira footballers Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players Ascenso MX players Liga FPD players Primeira Liga players Bolivian Primera División players Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala players Categoría Primera A players Chinese Super League players Honduras men's international footballers 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup players