Kevin Castaño
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin Duván Castaño Gil | ||
| Date of birth | 29 September 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Itagüí, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Krasnodar | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | Águilas Doradas | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Águilas Doradas | 75 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | Cruz Azul | 13 | (0) |
| 2024– | Krasnodar | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Colombia | 8 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 March 2024 | |||
Kevin Duván Castaño Gil (born 29 September 2000) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Russian Premier League club Krasnodar and the Colombia national team.
Career
Águilas Doradas
Born in Itagüí, he came through the academy system at Águilas Doradas having joined when he was 12 years old.[1] By the age of fifteen he was promoted to their under-20 team, and at eighteen years-old made the step up to the senior team, and his debut professional debut followed two years later.[2]
Cruz Azul
On 26 June 2023, Castaño joined Cruz Azul.[3]
Krasnodar
On 5 January 2024, Castaño agreed on a transfer to the Russian club Krasnodar.[4] Signing a contract until the summer of 2028 on 21 January 2024.[5]
International career
Castano made his debut for the Colombia senior side in a friendly match against the United States on January 28, 2023.[6] He was called up again to the Colombia squad for friendly matches against South Korea and Japan in March 2023.[7][8]
Personal life
His father Richard, with whom he would have training sessions as a youngster, was a big influence on his football career.[9]
Career statistics
- As of match played 19 April 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Águilas Doradas | 2020 | Categoría Primera A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | Categoría Primera A | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | Categoría Primera A | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | Categoría Primera A | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 18 | 2 | ||
| Total | 75 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 81 | 2 | |||
| Cruz Azul | 2023–24 | Liga MX | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Krasnodar | 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 92 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 101 | 2 | ||
- ^ Appearance in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearances in Leagues Cup
International
- As of match played 22 March 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 2023 | 7 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | |
References
- ^ "Professional Team Selection gilding. Kevin Castaño cited to the microcycle of work with Colombia". Aguilasdoradas.com. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
- ^ "Kevin Castaño on his call-up: I can contribute a lot to the Colombian National Team". Carocol.com. March 14, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
- ^ "Kevin Castaño llega a México para reforzar a Cruz Azul". Excélsior (in Spanish). 22 June 2023.
- ^ "КЕВИН КАСТАНЬО ПЕРЕХОДИТ В «КРАСНОДАР»" (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 5 January 2024.
- ^ "КЕВИН КАСТАНЬО СТАЛ ИГРОКОМ «КРАСНОДАРА»". fckrasnodar.ru/ (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 21 January 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ "Álvaro Montero, Kevin Castaño, Juanfer Quintero and Nelson Palacio, the contribution of the FPC for the friendlies against Korea and Japan". ESPN.com. March 13, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
- ^ "Kevin Castaño is confident of earning a place in Néstor Lorenzo's team". espn.com. March 13, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
- ^ "Kevin Castaño: "My first call-up to the National Team is motivation"". colombia.as.com. March 14, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
- ^ "This is Kevin Castaño: one of the best midfielders of the FPC who received a call to the National Team". March 13, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
External links
- Kevin Castaño at Soccerway