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Sophie Castro Action Shot
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
Weight: 120 lbs (54.5 kg)
Preferred Foot: Right
Positions: Striker (like a false #9), Attacking Mid (#10), Versatile Wing

Contact: ortaprosocceracademy@gmail.com

CV / Resume
PDF: Spanish (download) (view)
Strengths
high soccer acumen, excellent technical skill, uncanny goal-sccoring ability, good composure with ball at her feet, good distribution, takes player on 1vs1, precise shooting skills, excellent first-touch

Accolades
Sophie has been the co-captain of the ODP Virginia State Team for three years (2018-20); she is the only player in Virginia in the Girls ODP 2004 age-group to be selected in 5 consecutive years to the ODP East Region Pool and in four consecutive years to the Top-18 of the ODP East Region team (2016-19); she was selected to the ODP National Training Camp (2017); in 2017, she traveled to Iceland with the ODP East Region Girls (2004 age-group) and, in 2018, traveled to Holland with the ODP East Region Girls (2002-2003 age-groups); in 2019, she led Virginia's ODP state team in winning an ODP Regional Championship (defeating Maryland's ODP state team in the Final). In 2020-21, Sophie played club soccer for the U-19 (02-03) VDA ECNL Girls Team. In November of 2020, she trained with the Academy's first 12 professional women soccer players for several weeks. In November of 2021, she did European trials with C.A. Osasuna (Div. II in Spain), Athletic Madrid (Division I in Spain), Deportivo Alaves (Division I in Spain), CP Cacereño (leader of the South Group of Division II in Spain) and C.D. Getafe (leader of Group 5 of Division III in Spain), which the Academy arranged for her. She received oral contract offers from each of these European soccer clubs but decided to finish high school (doing 11th grade and 12th grade at the same time) before being eligible to play professional soccer in Europe in the 2023-24 season. In November of 2022, she did trials in Real Madrid and Levante U.D.; in April and May of 2023, she trained in Valencia with Levante's B-Team.

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