Career - A talented midfielder ... He became a key component in the USF offense last season ... Enters his second season at USF as one of the players with the most BIG EAST experience having transferred from Rutgers ... Has notched 10 goals and eight assists in 53 games during his collegiate career ...
2005 - Played and started in all 21 matches for USF ... Led the Bulls with three game-winning goals ... Ranked fourth on the team in total shots (35), putting the ball on frame 13 times ... Recorded his first assist of the season in USF's 3-0 win over Stetson during the first round of the NCAA Tournament (Nov. 18) ... Notched third game-winning goal of the season in USF's 1-0 win at West Virginia (Sept. 23) ... Registered the game-winning goal in USF's 3-2 overtime win versus No. 16 Seton Hall (Sept. 16) with a 20-yard strike from the top of the area ... Scored the game-winning goal in USF's 6-3 win versus Jacksonville (Sept. 4) ... Made first start at USF in season opener versus FIU (Sept. 2) ...
2004 ? Did not participate with the Bulls during the 2004 season ...
2003 (Rutgers) - Helped the Scarlet Knights to its 12th NCAA appearance in the program past 23 seasons... Played in 13 matches (starting in one) ... Recorded one goal and one assist for a total of three points ...
2002 (Rutgers) - Started all 19 contests as a freshman, leading the team in scoring with 17 points... Awarded the annual Art Brinkmann Award given to the team's top scorer... Scored six goals and five assists... Tallied a goal and three assists in 5-0 win over Villanova (Sept. 25), playing just miles from home and high school... In 7-1 victory at Princeton (Oct. 30) scored two goals... Registered tying goal in 3-2 come-from-behind victory against Old Dominion (Oct. 6)... Scored RU's lone goal in tie with No. 10 Notre Dame (Sept. 29)... Recorded first collegiate goal in 3-0 win over Providence (Sept. 7)... tallied 43 shots, good for third on the team... Finished in the top 10 in the BIG EAST in points (tied for ninth) and assists (tied for ninth) in conference games ...
High School - Four-year all-league selection... Earned team MVP honors all four seasons... Registered 84 career goals as an attacking midfielder, leading his team to District Championships in 1999, 2000 and 2001... Played six seasons with the Pennsylvania State Cup team and also played with the US U-17 National Team ... Member of club team that won the national championship in the summer... Younger brother of David Castellanos, who played collegiately at Mercer County College and Connecticut ...
Personal - Full name is Samuel Castellanos ... Born Oct. 8, 1984 in Philadelphia, Pa. ... Son of Reynaldo and Mary Ruth Castellanos ... Has one brother, David, 25 and one sister, Cynthia, 28 ... Enjoys golf ... Is majoring in sociology.
