Grigoris Kastanos
![]() Kastanos with Cyprus in 2015 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 30 January 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Paralimni, Cyprus | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Salernitana (on loan from Juventus) | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2014 | Enosis Neon Paralimni | ||
2014–2016 | Juventus | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016– | Juventus | 1 | (0) |
2017 | → Pescara (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → Zulte Waregem (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → Juventus U23 (loan) | 29 | (3) |
2019–2020 | → Pescara (loan) | 24 | (0) |
2020–2021 | → Frosinone (loan) | 34 | (2) |
2021– | → Salernitana (loan) | 9 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2013 | Cyprus U16 | 2 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Cyprus U17 | 6 | (1) |
2015 | Cyprus U21 | 2 | (0) |
2015– | Cyprus | 31 | (3) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 December 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2020 |
Grigoris Kastanos (Greek: Γρηγόρης Κάστανος; born 30 January 1998) is a Cypriot professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Salernitana, on loan from Juventus. He represents the Cyprus national team.
Club career[]
Kastanos was an Enosis Neon Paralimni youth player. In January 2014 he joined the Juventus academy.[1][2]
On 25 November 2015, he scored both of the team's goals in a 2–1 win against Manchester City in the UEFA Youth League group stage.[3]
On 20 January 2017, Kastanos joined Pescara on loan until the end of season.[4]
On 13 April 2019, Kastanos made his Juventus debut in a 2–1 away loss against S.P.A.L. in Serie A.[5]
On 22 August 2019, he returned to Pescara on another loan.[6]
On 12 September 2020, Kastanos joined Serie B side Frosinone on loan until 30 June 2021.[7]
On 14 August 2021, Kastanos joined Serie A side Salernitana on loan.[8]
International career[]
In September 2013, Kastanos made three appearances for Cyprus at under-17 level.[9]
He made his debut for the Cyprus national football team on 28 March 2015, replacing captain Konstantinos Makridis for the final six minutes of a 5–0 defeat to Belgium at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, in UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying.[10]
Career statistics[]
International[]
- Scores and results list Cyprus' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kastanos goal.[11]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 13 October 2018 | Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–2 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League C |
2 | 14 November 2020 | GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus | ![]() |
1–1 | 2–1 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League C |
3 | 2–1 |
References[]
- ^ De Magistris, Raimondo (31 January 2014). "UFFICIALE: Juventus, preso il giovane Kastanos" [Official: Juventus sign youngster Kastanos] (in Italian). tuttomercatoweb. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
- ^ Vitiello, Antonio. "Juventus, Kastanos: "Il mio sogno? Giocare accanto a Pirlo"" [Juventus, Kastanos: "My dream? To play alongside Pirlo"] (in Italian). tuttomercatoweb. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
- ^ "Youth League, la Juventus c'è: Grosso batte Vieira, e ringrazia il Gladbach" [Youth League, Juventus are there: Grosso beats Vieira, and thanks to Gladbach]. La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 25 November 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
- ^ "Grīgorīs Kastanos è biancazzurro!" (in Italian). Delfino Pescara 1936. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ "Spal Juve 2-1: gol e highlights. Floccari rinvia la festa scudetto bianconera" (in Italian). Sport.Sky.it. 13 April 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ "Grigoris Kastanos è un nuovo giocatore #BiancAzzurro" (Press release) (in Italian). Pescara. 22 August 2019.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Frosinone, dalla Juventus arriva il prestito di Kastanos".
- ^ JuventusNews24, Redazione (14 August 2021). "Kastanos alla Salernitana, è ufficiale: i dettagli sul prestito dalla Juve Under 23". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Grigoris Kastanos". UEFA. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
- ^ Scholten, Berend (28 March 2015). "Classy Belgium too strong for Cyprus". UEFA. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
- ^ "Kastanos, Grigoris". National Football Teams. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
External links[]
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- Living people
- 1998 births
- Cypriot footballers
- Cyprus international footballers
- Cyprus youth international footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Greek Cypriot people
- Belgian First Division A players
- Serie A players
- Serie B players
- Serie C players
- Juventus F.C. players
- Juventus F.C. Under-23 players
- Delfino Pescara 1936 players
- Frosinone Calcio players
- U.S. Salernitana 1919 players
- S.V. Zulte Waregem players
- Cypriot expatriate footballers
- Cypriot expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Cypriot expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate footballers in Italy