Thomas Castella

Thomas Castella

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Castella
Date of birth	(1993-06-30) 30 June 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Fribourg, Switzerland
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	FC Lausanne-Sport
Number	1
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2012	Neuchâtel Xamax
2012–	FC Lausanne-Sport	225	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2024

Thomas Castella (born 30 June 1993) is a Swiss footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for FC Lausanne-Sport.

Junior at Team Friborg AFF / FFV, he subsequently trained at Neuchâtel Xamax. In June 2012, he transferred to Lausanne-Sport. During the season 2015-2016, he won the title of Swiss Challenge League and moved up to first Swiss division. During his second year at the highest level, he received, at mid-season, the distinction of best goalkeeper in Super League by the Blick.^[1] Unfortunately, he will not avoid the relegation of his team at the end of the season.

After two consecutive seasons in the Swiss second division, the FC Lausanne-Sport is back in swiss first division. Thomas Castella greatly contributes to the success of his team by making 14 shutouts in 30 games. He even received, in January 2020, during the SFL Award Night, the prize for best goalkeeper 2019 of the Brack Challenge League.

References

1. "Super League: Diese Spieler dominieren das Top- und Flop-Team". Blick (in Swiss High German). 18 December 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2018.