Cypriot footballer (born 1998)
Grigoris Kastanos (Greek : Γρηγόρης Κάστανος ; born 30 January 1998) is a Cypriot professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or right winger for Serie B club Salernitana and 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 23 June 2017, Kastanos joined Belgian Pro League side Zulte Waregem on a one-year loan.[5]
On 13 April 2019, Kastanos made his Juventus debut in a 2–1 away loss against S.P.A.L. in Serie A .[6]
On 22 August 2019, he returned to Pescara on another loan.[7]
On 12 September 2020, Kastanos joined Serie B side Frosinone on loan until 30 June 2021.[8]
On 14 August 2021, Kastanos joined Serie A side Salernitana on loan.[9] On 2 August 2022, he returned to Salernitana on a permanent basis and signed a four-year contract with the club.[10]
International career
In September 2013, Kastanos made three appearances for Cyprus at under-17 level.[11]
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 .[12]
Honours
Juventus
Career statistics
Club
As of match played 26 May 2024 [13]
International
Scores and results list Cyprus' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kastanos goal. [14]
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 .
^ Marzio, Gianluca Di (23 June 2017). "Juventus send Kastanos on loan to Zulte Waregem" . Gianluca Di Marzio . Retrieved 29 September 2023 .
^ "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 . {{cite web }}
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^ "GRIGORIS KASTANOS È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DELLA SALERNITANA" (in Italian). Salernitana. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022 .
^ "Grigoris Kastanos" . UEFA. Retrieved 27 April 2015 .
^ Scholten, Berend (28 March 2015). "Classy Belgium too strong for Cyprus" . UEFA. Retrieved 27 April 2015 .
^ Grigoris Kastanos at Soccerway
^ "Kastanos, Grigoris" . National Football Teams. Retrieved 19 October 2018 .
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