Román Rubilio Castillo Álvarez (born 26 November 1991) is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga Nacional club Motagua and the Honduras national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Román Rubilio Castillo Álvarez | ||
| Date of birth | 26 November 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | La Ceiba, Honduras | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Motagua | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2006 | Interlatinos F.C. | ||
| 2006–2008 | El Sauce | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2013 | Vida | 41 | (18) |
| 2012 | → Deportes Savio (loan) | 13 | (5) |
| 2014–2016 | Motagua | 69 | (48) |
| 2015–2016 | → Correcaminos UAT (loan) | 19 | (7) |
| 2016–2018 | Motagua | 56 | (31) |
| 2019 | Saprissa | 18 | (7) |
| 2019–2022 | Tondela | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Motagua (loan) | 21 | (15) |
| 2021 | → Royal Pari (loan) | 25 | (10) |
| 2022 | Comunicaciones | 15 | (3) |
| 2022 | Deportivo Pasto | 0 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Nantong Zhiyun | 25 | (8) |
| 2024– | Motagua | 3 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015– | Honduras | 30 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 June 2022 | |||
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 Hispano.[1]
On 22 June 2012, Castillo joined Deportes Savio 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.[2] He would score his first goal the following 12 August in a 4–2 away defeat to Platense.[3][4]
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.[5] After his performance at the 2018 CONCACAF League, he was nominated for Player of the Year and was also included in the Best XI at the 2018 CONCACAF Awards.
In February 2023, Castillo joined Chinese Super League club Nantong Zhiyun.[6]
On 4 January 2024, Castillo third return to Motagua.[7]
International career
International goals
- Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.[8]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 6 June 2015 | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay |  Paraguay | 2–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 2. | 4 September 2015 | Polideportivo Cachamay, Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela |  Venezuela | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| 3. | 15 January 2017 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama |  El Salvador | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2017 Copa Centroamericana |
| 4. | 2–1 | |||||
| 5. | 17 June 2019 | Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica |  Jamaica | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 6. | 25 June 2019 | Banc of California Stadium, Los Angeles, United States | El Salvador | 2–0 | 4–0 |
Honours
Individual
- CONCACAF League Golden Boot (Shared): 2018
References
- "Román Rubilio es el nuevo diamante del Vida. Román Rubilio debutó con un golazo en el empate 1–1 de su equipo ante el Hispano". diez.hn. 2008-09-29. Archived from the original on October 1, 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-30.
- "Román Castillo, debut soñado". Tiempo Digital. 2008-09-30. Retrieved 2008-09-30.[permanent dead link]