Grigoris Kastanos

Grigoris Kastanos (Greek: Γρηγόρης Κάστανος; born 30 January 1998) is a Cypriot professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Salernitana and the Cyprus national team.

Grigoris Kastanos
Kastanos with Cyprus in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-01-30) 30 January 1998
Place of birth Paralimni, Cyprus
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Salernitana
Number 20
Youth career
2010–2014 Enosis Neon Paralimni
2014–2016 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2021 Juventus 1 (0)
2017 → Pescara (loan) 8 (0)
2017–2018 → Zulte Waregem (loan) 1 (0)
2018–2019 → Juventus U23 29 (3)
2019–2020 → Pescara (loan) 24 (0)
2020–2021 → Frosinone (loan) 34 (2)
2021– Salernitana 41 (2)
International career‡
2013 Cyprus U16 2 (0)
2013–2014 Cyprus U17 6 (1)
2015 Cyprus U21 2 (0)
2015– Cyprus 45 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:54, 28 February 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2020

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] On 2 August 2022, he returned to Salernitana on a permanent basis and signed a four-year contract with the club.[9]

International career

In September 2013, Kastanos made three appearances for Cyprus at under-17 level.[10]

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.[11]

Career statistics

International
Scores and results list Cyprus' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kastanos goal.[12]
List of international goals scored by Grigoris Kastanos
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
113 October 2018Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria Bulgaria1–01–22018–19 UEFA Nations League C
214 November 2020GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus Luxembourg1–12–12020–21 UEFA Nations League C
32–1

References
  1. De Magistris, Raimondo (31 January 2014). "UFFICIALE: Juventus, preso il giovane Kastanos" [Official: Juventus sign youngster Kastanos] (in Italian). tuttomercatoweb. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  2. 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.
  3. "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.
  4. "Grīgorīs Kastanos è biancazzurro!" (in Italian). Delfino Pescara 1936. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  5. "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.
  6. "Grigoris Kastanos è un nuovo giocatore #BiancAzzurro" (Press release) (in Italian). Pescara. 22 August 2019.
  7. "UFFICIALE: Frosinone, dalla Juventus arriva il prestito di Kastanos".
  8. 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.
  9. "GRIGORIS KASTANOS È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DELLA SALERNITANA" (in Italian). Salernitana. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  10. "Grigoris Kastanos". UEFA. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  11. Scholten, Berend (28 March 2015). "Classy Belgium too strong for Cyprus". UEFA. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  12. "Kastanos, Grigoris". National Football Teams. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
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