BIOGRAPHY
Edgar Eduardo Castillo Carrillo was born October 8, 1986. He is an American professional soccer player who plays in Major League Soccer.
Castillo is noted for being one of only two players to earn a senior cap for both sides of the United States-Mexico rivalry. He is popularly known by his nickname "Homie". Castillo grew up in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and played for Mayfield High School. He first gained the notice of professional teams in 2005 playing for his local club in the Dallas Cup. Castillo was also a player for the Olympic Development Program regional pool for many years. Castillo began his professional career with Santos Laguna of the Primera División de México. On November 23, 2011, Castillo agreed to being loaned to Club Tijuana; on June 7, 2012 he joined Tijuana, permanently.
Castillo moved to Atlas during the 2014 off-season.
On January 9, 2018, Castillo moved to the Colorado Rapids on a one year loan with an option to buy. On January 17, 2020, Castillo made the move to Atlanta United.
On April 13, 2021, Castillo signed with FC Cincinnati on a one-year deal.
In early August 2007, Mexico coach Hugo Sánchez called-up Castillo for the three upcoming friendlies. He was called up by Sven-Göran Eriksson to be on the 23-man roster for the Mexico national team. Under a recent change in FIFA regulations, Castillo became eligible to play for the United States. The new rule allowed players of any age to make a one-time national affiliation change if they held citizenship in their new country and yet have not played in a competitive senior level match for their previous nationality. The previous rule only allowed a change if the player was under 21. On September 2009, Castillo was cleared by FIFA to join the United States national team. Castillo made his U.S. debut as a second-half sub in a friendly against Denmark in which they lost on November 18, 2009.
