UC Santa Barbara
2016: Did not enter a game in his first season at UCSB.
Kendall Soccer Coalition / ECP / Gulliver Prep
As a club player, spent two seasons with the Kendall Soccer Coalition in Miami and five years with his Esporte Club Pinheiros (ECP) in his hometown Sao Paulo, Brazil ... In his last season with Kendall, scored 12 goals with five assists ... Had eight goals and four assists in his debut season with Kendall ... Had 11 goals and fiive assists in his final club season in Brazil ... Won the ESPN Wide World of Sports Invitational tournament with Kendall ... Won a league championship in his final season in Sao Paulo ... Played two years at Gulliver Prepatory in Miami, graduating in 2015 ... Played forward, wing, and attacking mid with the Raiders ... In both of his seasons, he was the Golden Boot winner and an All-Dade County First Team selection while Gulliver took home the state championship both years ... In his senior season, he scored 24 goals with 10 assists ... In his first high school season in the states, he netted 18 goals with an additional six assists.
Personal
Adriano Farina de Castro was born on Sept. 6, 1996 in Sao Paulo, Brazil to parents Daniela Farina and Sergio Castro ... Name is pronounced "AH-dree-ah-no" ... Plans to major in communication ... Aspires to be a professional soccer player, agent, or TV analyst ... He likes to surf, play basketballl, watch sports and movies, and hang out with friends and family when not playing soccer ... He can't do without music ... Before a game, he mentally prepares himself by putting personal matters aside and focusing on soccer ... Can best be described as driven ... Most memorable sporting moment is winning his first state championship in 2014 ... Would like people to know he is open-minded and easy-going ... Would love to play with Ronaldinho, who is one of the reasons Castro fell in love with soccer ... Roots for Sao Paulo Futebol Clube ... His favorite movies are The Wolf of Wall Street and Inglorious Basterds ... Likes to watch Prison Break, Family Guy, and South Park ... His favorite read is The Snowball by Warren Buffett.
