Bryan Castillo

Venezuelan footballer (born 2001)
Bryan Castillo
Personal information
Full name Bryan José Castillo Rosendo
Date of birth (2001-05-14) 14 May 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Barquisimeto, Venezuela
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
FC Oleksandriya
Number 99
Youth career
Asociación Civil Deportivo Lara
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Asociación Civil Deportivo Lara 69 (7)
2023–2025 Deportivo Táchira FC 58 (15)
2025– FC Oleksandriya 9 (0)
International career
2024 Venezuela U23 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 November 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 February 2024

Bryan José Castillo Rosendo (born 14 May 2001) is a Venezuelan footballer who plays as a forward for FC Oleksandriya.

Early life

Castillo was born on 24 May 2001. Born in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, he is a native of Lara, Venezuela.[1]

Club career

As a youth player, Castillo joined the youth academy of Venezuelan side Asociación Civil Deportivo Lara and was promoted to the club's senior team in 2018, where he made sixty-nine league appearances and scored seven goals.

Ahead of the 2023 season, he signed for Venezuelan side Deportivo Táchira FC, where he made fifty-eight league appearances and scored fifteen goals. Venezuelan news website wrote Balonazos in 2023 that he "became an important player for Táchira" while playing for the club.[2] Following his stint there, he signed for Ukrainian side FC Oleksandriya in 2025.[3]

International career

Castillo is a Venezuela youth international. During January and February 2024, he played for the Venezuela national under-23 football team at the 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.

Style of play

Castillo plays as a forward. Venezuelan newspaper Diario Meridiano wrote in 2019 that he is "known as a classic number nine, with a powerful pivot to open up plays on the wings and a good shot from medium and long range. His aerial game is another of his strengths, along with his clinical finishing in one-on-one situations, where he is a true predator, giving him a knack for finding the back of the net".[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Bryan Castillo, un goleador en ascenso del Deportivo Lara" [Bryan Castillo, a rising goalscorer for Deportivo Lara] (in Spanish). Diario Meridiano. 11 August 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  2. ^ "Bryan Castillo, clave en la victoria del líder Deportivo Táchira sobre la Academia Puerto Cabello" [Bryan Castillo, key in the victory of the leader Deportivo Táchira over Academia Puerto Cabello] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  3. ^ Bryan Castillo at WorldFootball.net
  • Bryan Castillo at WorldFootball.net
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