Kevin Castaño

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.

Kevin Castaño
Personal information
Full name Kevin Duván Castaño Gil
Date of birth (2000-09-29) 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
0000–2020 Águilas Doradas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Águilas Doradas 75 (2)
2023–2024 Cruz Azul 13 (0)
2024– Krasnodar 9 (0)
International career‡
2023– Colombia 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 June 2024

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

Club
As of match played 25 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Águilas Doradas 2020 Categoría Primera A 0010——10
2021 Categoría Primera A 23020——250
2022 Categoría Primera A 35020——370
2023 Categoría Primera A 172001[lower-alpha 1]0—182
Total 7525010—812
Cruz Azul 2023–24 Liga MX 13000—2[lower-alpha 2]0150
Krasnodar 2023–24 Russian Premier League 9010——100
Career total 9726010201062
  1. Appearance in Copa Sudamericana
  2. Appearances in Leagues Cup

International
As of match played 24 June 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Colombia 202370
202440
Total110

References
  1. "Professional Team Selection gilding. Kevin Castaño cited to the microcycle of work with Colombia". Aguilasdoradas.com. Archived from the original on March 22, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  2. "Kevin Castaño on his call-up: I can contribute a lot to the Colombian National Team". Carocol.com. March 14, 2023. Archived from the original on March 22, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  3. "Kevin Castaño llega a México para reforzar a Cruz Azul". Excélsior (in Spanish). 22 June 2023. Archived from the original on 3 July 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  4. "КЕВИН КАСТАНЬО ПЕРЕХОДИТ В «КРАСНОДАР»" (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 5 January 2024. Archived from the original on 5 January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  5. "КЕВИН КАСТАНЬО СТАЛ ИГРОКОМ «КРАСНОДАРА»". fckrasnodar.ru/ (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 21 January 2024. Archived from the original on 26 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  6. "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. Archived from the original on March 22, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  7. "Kevin Castaño is confident of earning a place in Néstor Lorenzo's team". espn.com. March 13, 2023. Archived from the original on March 22, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  8. "Kevin Castaño: "My first call-up to the National Team is motivation"". colombia.as.com. March 14, 2023. Archived from the original on March 22, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  9. "This is Kevin Castaño: one of the best midfielders of the FPC who received a call to the National Team". March 13, 2023. Archived from the original on March 22, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
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