Grigoris Kastanos

Grigoris Kastanos
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-01-30) 30 January 1998
Place of birth Cyprus
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Juventus
Youth career
2010–2014 Enosis Neon Paralimni
2014–2016 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Juventus 0 (0)
National team‡
2013 Cyprus U16 2 (0)
2013–2014 Cyprus U17 6 (1)
2015– Cyprus U21 2 (0)
2015– Cyprus 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:02, 19 May 2015 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:02, 19 May 2015 (UTC)

Grigoris Kastanos (Greek: Γρηγόρης Κάστανος; born 30 January 1998) is a Cypriot footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian club Juventus.

Career

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]

International career

In September 2013, he made three appearances for Cyprus at under-17 level.[4]

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 0–5 defeat to Belgium at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, in UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying.[5]

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. ↑ "Grigoris Kastanos". UEFA. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  5. ↑ Scholten, Berend (28 March 2015). "Classy Belgium too strong for Cyprus". UEFA. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
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