Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kevin Duvan 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 | ||
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 | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2023– | Colombia | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2023 |
Kevin Duvan 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
Krasnodar
On 5 January 2024, Castaño agreed on a transfer to the Russian club Krasnodar.[4]
International career
Castano made his debut for the Colombia senior side in a friendly match against the United States on January 28, 2023.[5] He was called up again to the Colombia squad for friendly matches against South Korea and Japan in March 2023.[6][7]
Personal life
His father Richard, with whom he would have training sessions as a youngster, was a big influence on his football career.[8]
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.
- ↑ "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