Valentín Castellanos
Valentín Mariano José Castellanos Giménez (born 3 October 1998) is an Argentinian footballer who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club New York City FC.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Valentín Mariano José Castellanos Giménez | ||
Date of birth | 3 October 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Mendoza, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | New York City FC | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
Villa Nueva | |||
Independiente Rivadavia | |||
Leonardo Murialdo | |||
–2017 | Universidad de Chile | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017 | Universidad de Chile | 0 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → Torque (loan) | 23 | (4) |
2018–2019 | Torque | 0 | (0) |
2018 | → New York City FC (loan) | 8 | (1) |
2019– | New York City FC | 52 | (17) |
National team‡ | |||
2020– | Argentina U23 | 6 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 November 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 February 2020 |
Club career
Castellanos started his club career at Universidad de Chile before moving to Torque in 2017. On 27 July 2018, he joined Major League Soccer side New York City FC on loan until the end of the 2018 season.[1] In his first match with New York City FC, he started for the club and scored a goal against the Vancouver Whitecaps.
New York City exercised their option to buy Castellanos on 29 November 2018, ahead of the 2019 season.[2]
International career
In October 2019, Castellanos was called up for the first time to the Argentina national under-23 football team by coach Fernando Batista for two friendly matches against Mexico.[3]
Career statistics
Club | Season | Division | League | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Club Atletico Torque | 2017 | Segunda División | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 12 | 2 |
2018 | Primera División | 12 | 2 | 6[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | - | - | 19 | 3 | |
Club Atletico Torque Totals | 23 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 5 | ||
New York City FC (Loan) | 2018 | MLS | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 10 | 1 |
New York City FC | 2019 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 34 | 11 | |
2020 | 22 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | 25 | 6 | ||
New York City FC totals | 60 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 69 | 18 | ||
Career Totals | 83 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 100 | 23 |
- 1 Appearance in Copa Sudamerica
- Appearances in 2018 Torneo Intermedio
- Appearance in 2018 Torneo Intermedio Final
Honours
Argentina U23
Individual
References
- "Valentin Castellanos Joins New York City FC | New York City FC".
- "Chanot and McNamara declined as NYCFC continue change | MLSsoccer.com".
- "La historia de Valentín Castellanos, el goleador argentino que deslumbró a la mano derecha de Guardiola". www.clarin.com.
- "NYCFC forward Valentin Castellanos named MLS Player of the Month for October, November". Major League Soccer. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
External links
- Valentín Castellanos at Soccerway