Grigoris Kastanos

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

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 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Central midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Pescara
Number 37
Youth career
2010–2014 Enosis Neon Paralimni
2014–2016 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Juventus 1 (0)
2017 → Pescara (loan) 8 (0)
2017–2018 → Zulte Waregem (loan) 1 (0)
2018–2019 → Juventus U23 29 (3)
2019– → Pescara (loan) 14 (0)
National team‡
2013 Cyprus U16 2 (0)
2013–2014 Cyprus U17 6 (1)
2015– Cyprus U21 2 (0)
2015– Cyprus 22 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 October 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2019

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]

International career

In September 2013, he made three appearances for Cyprus at under-17 level.[7]

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.[8]

International goals
Scores and results list Cyprus' goal tally first.[9]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.13 October 2018Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria Bulgaria1–01–22018–19 UEFA Nations League C

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