Atlanta United 2 announced the signing of midfielder Alessandro Castro from the club’s U-19 academy team Thursday morning, pending league and federation approval.
Castro has been a member of the academy since the program launched in 2016 and was a regular starter for the U-16 team during their national championship run last season. In total, he made 54 appearances for Atlanta’s academy and is also a regular for Honduras’ youth national teams, playing for them at the 2017 U-17 World Cup.
“We’re excited to welcome a player we know well to ATL UTD 2,” said head coach Scott Donnelly.