2024: Finished off a stellar career at Milwaukee playing in 12 games, making 11 starts ... missed the final portion of the season due to injury ... three-year team captain ... recorded nine points on a goal and seven assists ... despite missing 40 percent of the season due to injury, his seven assists still tied for the lead in the Horizon League and his 0.58 assists per game was first by a substantial margin (second was 0.39) ... finished with 16 total shot attempts ... earned spots on the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team and the Horizon League All-Academic Team for his stellar work in the classroom ... concluded his MKE career with 69 starts in 72 games played, finishing with 59 points on 17 goals and 25 assists ... his 25 assists finished seven on the career list in program history ... made 2024 with a start and 69 minutes played in the season opener against Lindenwood Aug. 22 ... recorded assists on all three goals in MKE's 3-2 victory over Bradley Aug. 25 ... assist total tied for fifth-best in a game in school history, marking the second time in his career he accomplished the feat ... assisted the eventual game-winner in the 3-0 victory over Chicago State Sept. 9 ... also had an assist against Wright State Sept. 21 ... scored in the 10th minute and assisted the other goal in the 2-0 "LeWang Cup" victory over Northern Illinois Sept. 24 ... played a season-high 90 minutes and recorded a season-high three shot attempts in the 1-1 draw with Marquette Oct. 8 ... assisted a Panther goal before suffering a season-ending injury in the contest at Detroit Mercy Oct. 12 ... repeated his spot on the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll.
• 2024 game-by-game in PDF Format
2023: One of just two Panthers to start all 17 games on the season ... team captain ... led the squad in scoring with 15 points ... also led the team with five goals and tied for the team-high with five assists ... recorded 26 total shots overall, 16 of which were on target (.615 SOG%) ... finished tied for fourth in the Horizon League in total assists and tied for eighth in both points and goals scored ... scored the first goal of the season just 9:34 into the opener against Chicago State Aug. 27, one of four shots on the day ... played all 90 minutes and added an assist against Northwestern Sept. 1 ... played a huge role in helping Milwaukee take back the "LeWang Cup" for the first time since 2017 against Northern Illinois Sept. 12 ... scored to give MKE the 1-0 advantage early and also had an assist ... his fourth-minute penalty kick held up to give te Panthers a 1-1 draw against #23 Marquette Sept. 19 ... also recorded assists against Oakland Sept. 30, Butler Oct. 10, and Northern Kentucky Oct. 21 ... tied season-best with four shot attempts in the season finale against Green Bay Nov. 1, coming through with his first multi-goal outing of his career with a brace against the Phoenix ... repeated on the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll and to the College Sports Communicators 2023 Academic All-District Soccer Team.
• 2023 game-by-game in PDF Format
2022: Enjoyed another solid season in the midfield for the Panthers, making 13 starts among his 14 games played ... team captain ... one of four players to score double-figure points, finishing with 12 on four goals and four assists ... assist total finished tied for ninth in the Horizon League ... recorded 19 shots overall, eight of which were on goal ... started and played all 90 minutes in the season opener against Elon Aug. 26 ... assisted MKE's lone goal in a 1-1 draw against Western Illinois Sept. 13 ... also had an assist against Marquette Sept. 20 ... scored a goal and tallied an assist in back-to-back matches against Cleveland State Sept. 24 and Wright State Sept. 28 ... helped Milwaukee maintain possession of the "Chancellor's Cup" with an 83rd-minute goal against Green Bay Oct. 8 ... also found the back of the net in the season finale against Purdue Fort Wayne Nov. 2 ... named to the Horizon League All-Academic Team as an Honorable Mention selection ... named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll and to the College Sports Communicators 2022 Academic All-District Soccer Team.
• 2022 game-by-game in PDF Format
2021: Made starts in all 17 games he played in over the course of the season ... finished with nine points, coming on three goals and three assists ... his 1,536 minutes played was third on the roster ... recorded 26 shots overall, including 14 on frame ... his .538 SOG% was highest on the team for players with 10-plus shot attempts ... recorded at least one shot in all but three outings ... went 2-for-2 on PK's on the campaign to improve to 5-for-5 in his MKE career ... started the season with a bang, scoring the first goal and assisting the game-winner in the 2-1 comeback victory over Drake Aug. 26 ... set up the game-winner two matches later, helping MKE top UIC, 2-1, Sept. 11 ... scored on a PK against Cleveland State Sept. 25 ... put together his best individual performance against Oakland Oct. 30, recording a goal and an assist as well as a career-high four shots against the Golden Grizzlies ... named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll.
• 2021 game-by-game in PDF Format
2020 (COVID-shortened): Earned a spot on the Horizon League All-Freshmen team after the newcomer finished with 14 points, coming on four goals and six assists ... made 11 starts in 12 appearances, finishing with 16 shot attempts ... tied for seventh in the Horizon League and second on the team in points (14 was most for any freshman), fourth in assists, ninth in goals and tied for first in game-winning goals (2) ... also went 3-for-3 on penalty kicks on the season ... made MKE debut with 61 minutes of action at Northern Kentucky Feb. 10 ... earned first start and played all 90 minutes against UIC Feb. 16 ... netted the golden goal in the 92nd minute against Detroit Mercy Feb. 22 and followed that up one game later with the game-winner on a PK to top Wright State, 2-1, Feb. 28 ... became fourth player to record back-to-back game winners since Kris Kelderman took over as head coach before the 2012 campaign ... picked up an assist against Oakland March 12 and followed that up with a three-assist outing in the 4-0 blanking of IUPUI March 24 ... his assist total marked the most in a game since 2004 and tied for fifth-best in a game in school history ... netted PK's to give Milwaukee the 1-0 advantage in both the Horizon League Tournament semifinal against UIC April 11 as well as the NCAA Tournament contest against St. Francis Brooklyn April 29.
• 2020 game-by-game in PDF Format
High School: Did not participate with his school team … played for San Pascual Montpellier from 2007 to 2013, as well as Real Madrid (three seasons) and Rayo Vallecano (four) … named one of the best defenders in the league his final season with Rayo Vallecano.
Personal: Son of Rafael and Ana Medina Castelló … an industrial engineering major … full name is Raúl Medina Castelló
… chose Milwaukee because he liked the coaching staff, the facilities and the college … career goal is to be a professional soccer player and then to become a great engineer … most memorable sports experience was playing for Real Madrid … considers it like a “dream come true” … lists hobbies as playing sports and hanging out with friends … born Jan. 12, 2001.
Pronunciation: Mah-deen-nah
