Valentín Castellanos

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Valentín Castellanos
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Castellanos in 2018
Personal information
Full name Valentín Mariano José Castellanos Giménez
Date of birth (1998-10-03) 3 October 1998 (age 23)
Place of birth Mendoza, Argentina
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 New York City FC
Number 11
Youth career
Villa Nueva
Independiente Rivadavia
Leonardo Murialdo
0000–2017 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 88 (36)
National team‡
2020– Argentina U23 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 March 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 February 2020

Valentín Mariano José Castellanos Giménez (born 3 October 1998), also known by his nickname Taty Castellanos, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for New York City FC.

Club career[]

Early career[]

Castellanos started his club career in the youth academy of Universidad de Chile. He made his senior team debut in the 2017 Copa Sudamericana against Corinthians playing 14 minutes. He then moved to Torque on a one-year loan in July 2017. While on loan he scored two goals in 11 appearances and helped the club win the Segunda Division title and secure promotion to Uruguay's top flight. On 1 July 2018, his move from Universidad de Chile to Torque was made permanent.

New York City FC[]

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]

In 2019, Castellanos played an integral role in New York City's attack, scoring 11 times and adding seven assists in 30 matches. This form helped NYCFC finish atop the Eastern Conference standings and qualify for their first ever CONCACAF Champions League.

In 2020, Castellanos declined in his production, scoring six goals and adding three assists in 22 matches during a season shortened by the COVID-19 Pandemic. Castellanos suffered from an inability to finish the chances he created for himself as he had an xG/90 of 0.65 but ended the season with G/90 of only 0.40.[3] NYCFC would finish fifth in the Eastern Conference standings. During the first round of the 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs Castellanos had his initial penalty in a shootout vs. Orlando City saved but VAR overturned the call due to goalkeeper Pedro Gallese leaving the goal line early. He scored his second penalty but NYCFC lost 6–5 in the shootout eliminating them from the playoffs.

Castellanos was able to finish much more consistently during the 2021 Season, starting with becoming only the fifth player in MLS history to score in each of their club's first four matches. Shortly after this milestone, on 13 May 2021, Castellanos signed a new deal with NYCFC that would keep him contracted with the club through 2025.[4] Castellanos again played an integral role in New York City's attack throughout the 2021 season. He was able to significantly improve his G/90 all the way to 0.62 and also raised his xG/90 to 0.70 showing improvement in his movement,creation ability, and finishing.[5] He was especially good near the season's conclusion, scoring 12 goals in NYCFC's last 14 matches.[6] During this stretch he was awarded MLS Player of the Month for August and the NYCFC Player of the Month for both August and September. He ended the season as the team's leading scorer with 19 goals and added eight assists, winning the MLS Golden Boot[7] over DC United's Ola Kamara on the assist tiebreaker. Castellanos also led the league in both Shots and Shots on Target, with 132 and 57 respectively.[8] Castellanos would go on to score in all 3 of his 2021 MLS Cup Playoff appearances, including the opener in 2021 MLS Cup, a match which NYCFC won on penalties giving Castellanos the first domestic trophy of his career.

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.[9]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 15 March 2022[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Universidad de Chile 2017 Chilean Primera División 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
Club Atletico Torque (loan) 2017 Uruguayan Segunda División 11 2 0 0 0 0 — 11 2
2018 Uruguayan Primera División 12 2 6[b] 1 1[c] 0 — 19 3
Total 23 4 6 1 1 0 1 0 31 5
New York City FC (loan) 2018 MLS 8 1 0 0 2[d] 0 — 10 1
New York City FC 2019 MLS 30 11 3 0 1[d] 0 – 34 11
2020 22 6 – 6[e] 1 4[f] 0 32 7
2021 32 19 — 3[d] 3 1[g] 1 36 23
2022 3 0 0 0 — 4[f] 4 7 4
Total 95 37 3 0 10 4 9 5 119 46
Career total 118 41 9 1 13 4 10 5 150 52
  1. ^ Appearance in Copa Sudamericana
  2. ^ Appearances in 2018 Torneo Intermedio
  3. ^ Appearance in 2018 Torneo Intermedio Final
  4. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs
  5. ^ Five appearances and one goal in MLS is Back Tournament, one appearance in MLS Cup Playoffs
  6. ^ a b Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
  7. ^ Appearance in Leagues Cup

Honours[]

New York City FC

Argentina U23

Individual

References[]

  1. ^ "Valentin Castellanos Joins New York City FC | New York City FC".
  2. ^ "Chanot and McNamara declined as NYCFC continue change | MLSsoccer.com".
  3. ^ "Valentín Castellanos Stats". FBref.com. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  4. ^ "New York City FC Forward Valentin Castellanos Signs New Contract".
  5. ^ "Valentín Castellanos Stats". FBref.com. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Valentin Castellanos Match Log; NYCFC.com".
  7. ^ "NYCFC's Taty Castellanos wins 2021 MLS Golden Boot presented by Audi". Major League Soccer. 7 November 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  8. ^ mlssoccer. "MLS League Leader Player Stats | MLSsoccer.com". mlssoccer. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  9. ^ "La historia de Valentín Castellanos, el goleador argentino que deslumbró a la mano derecha de Guardiola". www.clarin.com. 11 October 2019.
  10. ^ Valentín Castellanos at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  11. ^ FC, New York City. "Etihad Player of the Month | Taty Castellanos Scoops August Award". New York City FC. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  12. ^ FC, New York City. "Etihad Player of the Month | Taty Castellanos Scoops September Award". New York City FC. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  13. ^ "NYCFC forward Valentin Castellanos named MLS Player of the Month for October, November". Major League Soccer. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  14. ^ mlssoccer. "NYCFC's Valentin Castellanos named MLS Player of the Month for August | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  15. ^ "NYCFC's Taty Castellanos wins 2021 MLS Golden Boot presented by Audi". Major League Soccer. 7 November 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.

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