Pepe Castaño

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Pepe Castaño
Personal information
Full name José Castaño Muñoz
Date of birth (1998-12-10) 10 December 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Arcos de la Frontera, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Asteras Tripolis
Number 19
Youth career
Xerez
Cádiz
2015–2017 Villarreal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Cádiz B 16 (0)
2015 Cádiz 1 (0)
2016–2018 Villarreal C 44 (3)
2018–2020 Villarreal B 34 (1)
2019 Villarreal 0 (0)
2020– Asteras Tripolis 98 (1)
International career
2015 Spain U17 1 (0)
2016 Spain U18 2 (0)
2016–2017 Spain U19 2 (0)
2016 Spain U20 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 February 2024

José "Pepe" Castaño Muñoz (born 10 December 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Greek Super League club Asteras Tripolis.

Club career[edit]

Born in Arcos de la Frontera, Cádiz, Andalusia, Castaño represented Xerez CD and Cádiz CF as a youth.[1] On 17 May 2015, after already making his senior debut for the latter's reserves, he made his first team debut by starting in a 0–3 Segunda División B away loss against Arroyo CP; at the age of 16 years, 5 months and 7 days, he became the youngest player ever to debut for the club.[2]

On 22 July 2015, Castaño moved to Villarreal CF and returned to youth football.[3] He was promoted to the C-team the following year, and reached the B-side in 2018.[4]

Castaño made his professional debut on 17 January 2019, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–3 loss at RCD Espanyol, for the season's Copa del Rey.[5] On 25 August of the following year, he moved abroad after agreeing to a deal with Super League Greece side Asteras Tripolis FC.[6]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 29 February 2024
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cádiz 2014–15 Segunda División B 1 0 0 0 1 0
Villarreal 2018–19 La Liga 0 0 1 0 1 0
Villarreal B 2018–19 Segunda División B 22 1 22 1
2019–20 12 0 12 0
Total 34 1 34 1
Asteras Tripolis 2020–21 Superleague Greece 25 0 0 0 25 0
2021–22 21 0 0 0 21 0
2022–23 30 1 1 1 31 2
2023–24 22 0 2 0 24 0
Total 98 1 3 1 0 0 101 2
Career total 133 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 137 3

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Pepe Castaño, amarillo oro" [Pepe Castaño, golden yellow] (in Spanish). Diario de Cádiz. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Pepe Castaño, el canterano más joven en debutar" [Pepe Castaño, the youngest youth graduate to debut] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 17 May 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  3. ^ "El Cádiz y el Villarreal acuerdan el traspaso de Pepe Castaño" [Cádiz and Villarreal agree the transfer of Pepe Castaño] (in Spanish). O Cádiz Digital. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  4. ^ "El arcense Pepe Castaño inicia la pretemporada con el Villarreal B" [Arcense Pepe Castaño starts the pre-season with Villarreal B] (in Spanish). La Cantera Cádiz. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Con Borja Iglesias a cuartos" [With Borja Iglesias to the quarterfinals] (in Spanish). Marca. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Pepe Castaño, transferred to Asteras Tripolis". Villarreal CF. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.

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