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Grigoris Kastanos
Kastanos with Cyprus in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-01-30) 30 January 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Paralimni, Cyprus
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
Frosinone (on loan from Juventus)
Number 37
Youth career
2010–2014 Enosis Neon Paralimni
2014–2016 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Juventus 1 (0)
2017Pescara (loan) 8 (0)
2017–2018Zulte Waregem (loan) 1 (0)
2018–2019Juventus U23 29 (3)
2019–2020Pescara (loan) 24 (0)
2020–Frosinone (loan) 14 (1)
International career
2013 Cyprus U16 2 (0)
2013–2014 Cyprus U17 6 (1)
2015 Cyprus U21 2 (0)
2015– Cyprus 30 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:44, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 November 2020

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

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]

International career

In September 2013, he made three appearances for Cyprus at under-17 level.[8]

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.[9]

International goals

Scores and results list Cyprus' goal tally first.[10]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 13 October 2018 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria  Bulgaria 1–0 1–2 2018–19 UEFA Nations League C
2. 14 November 2020 GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus  Luxembourg 1–1 2–1 2020–21 UEFA Nations League C
3. 2–1

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. ^ "Grigoris Kastanos". UEFA. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  9. ^ Scholten, Berend (28 March 2015). "Classy Belgium too strong for Cyprus". UEFA. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  10. ^ "Kastanos, Grigoris". National Football Teams. Retrieved 19 October 2018.

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