Grant Van De Casteele

Grant Van De Casteele
Personal information
Date of birth	May 10, 1991 (age 35)
Place of birth	Plano, Texas, United States
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position	Defender
Youth career
2001–2009	Andromeda
College career
Years	Team
2009–2013	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014	Colorado Rapids
2015	Rochester Rhinos
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of August 27, 2015

Grant Van De Casteele (born May 10, 1991) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender.

Career

College

Van De Casteele played four years of college soccer at the University of Notre Dame between 2010 and 2014. He was elected captain his senior year and helped steer the Irish to the program's first ever national championship in his final collegiate season.^[1]

Professional

On January 16, 2014, Van De Casteele was selected in the first round, 19th overall, in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft by Colorado Rapids.^[2]

Van De Casteele made his debut in a 3–4 loss to LA Galaxy on August 20, 2014.^[3] He was released by the Rapids on March 6, 2015.^[4]

In February 2016, Van De Casteele retired from professional soccer to pursue other professional interests.

References

↑ "Grant Van De Casteele Bio :: Notre Dame Men's Soccer :: UND.COM :: The Official Site of Notre Dame Athletics".
↑ "2014 MLS SuperDraft: Colorado Rapids select Grant Van De Casteele with the 19th pick". January 16, 2014. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
↑ "Colorado Rapids 3, LA Galaxy 4 - MLS Match Recap".
↑ Boniface, Daniel; Petty, Daniel (March 6, 2015). "Rapids sign James Riley, waive John Neeskens, Grant Van De Casteele". The Denver Post. Retrieved October 3, 2026.

External links

Grant Van De Casteele at Major League Soccer

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[1] "Grant Van De Casteele Bio :: Notre Dame Men's Soccer :: UND.COM :: The Official Site of Notre Dame Athletics".

[2] "2014 MLS SuperDraft: Colorado Rapids select Grant Van De Casteele with the 19th pick". January 16, 2014. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved August 22, 2014.

[3] "Colorado Rapids 3, LA Galaxy 4 - MLS Match Recap".

[4] Boniface, Daniel; Petty, Daniel (March 6, 2015). "Rapids sign James Riley, waive John Neeskens, Grant Van De Casteele". The Denver Post. Retrieved October 3, 2026.

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