Taty Castellanos
| File:Valentin Castellanos.jpg | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Valentín Mariano José Castellanos Giménez | ||
| Date of birth | 3 October 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Mendoza, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | New York City FC | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Villa Nueva | |||
| Independiente Rivadavia | |||
| Leonardo Murialdo | |||
| –2017 | Universidad de Chile | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Universidad de Chile | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Torque (loan) | 23 | (6) |
| 2018–2019 | Torque | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | → New York City FC (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2019– | New York City FC | 64 | (22) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020– | Argentina U23 | 6 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 November 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 February 2020 | |||
Valentín Mariano José Castellanos Giménez (born October 3, 1998), also known by his nickname Taty Castellanos, is an Argentine footballer who plays as a striker for Major League Soccer side New York City FC.
Club career
Castellanos started his club career in the youth academy of Universidad de Chile before moving on loan to Torque in 2017. While on loan he helped the club win the Segunda Division title and secure promotion to Uruguay's top flight. On 27 July 2018, he joined Major League Soccer side New York City FC on loan until the end of the 2018 season.[1] In his first match with New York City FC, he started for the club and scored a goal against the Vancouver Whitecaps. New York City exercised their option to buy Castellanos on 29 November 2018, ahead of the 2019 season.[2]
In 2019, Castellanos played an integral role in New York City's attack, scoring 11 times and adding 7 assists in 30 matches. This form helped NYCFC finish atop the Eastern Conference standings and quality for their first ever CONCACAF Champions League.
Castellanos scored in each of New York City's first 4 matches in the 2021 season, becoming only the fifth player in MLS history to do so. Shortly after this milestone, on May 13, 2021, Castellanos signed a new deal with NYCFC that would keep him contracted with the club through 2025.[3]
International career
In October 2019, Castellanos was called up for the first time to the Argentina national under-23 football team by coach Fernando Batista for two friendly matches against Mexico.[4]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 8 May 2021[5]
| Club | Season | Division | League | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Universidad de Chile | 2017 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Club Atletico Torque (loan) | 2017 | Segunda División | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| 2018 | Primera División | 12 | 2 | 6[b] | 1 | 1[c] | 0 | — | 19 | 3 | ||
| Total | 23 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 5 | ||
| New York City FC (loan) | 2018 | MLS | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | |
| New York City FC | 2019 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | — | 34 | 11 | ||
| 2020 | 22 | 6 | — | 1 [d] | 0 | 4 [e] | 0 | 27 | 6 | |||
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | |||||
| New York City Totals | 64 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 75 | 22 | ||
| Career Totals | 87 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 106 | 27 | ||
- ^ 1 Appearance in Copa Sudamerica
- ^ Appearances in 2018 Torneo Intermedio
- ^ Appearance in 2018 Torneo Intermedio Final
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs
- ^ Appearance(s) in Concacaf Champions League
Honours
Argentina U23
Individual
References
- ^ "Valentin Castellanos Joins New York City FC | New York City FC".
- ^ "Chanot and McNamara declined as NYCFC continue change | MLSsoccer.com".
- ^ https://www.nycfc.com/post/2021/05/13/new-york-city-fc-forward-valentin-castellanos-signs-new-contract
- ^ "La historia de Valentín Castellanos, el goleador argentino que deslumbró a la mano derecha de Guardiola". www.clarin.com.
- ^ Taty Castellanos at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "NYCFC forward Valentin Castellanos named MLS Player of the Month for October, November". Major League Soccer. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
External links
- Taty Castellanos at Soccerway