Valentín Castellanos
Valentín Mariano José Castellanos Giménez (born 3 October 1998) is an Argentinian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer side New York City FC.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Valentín Mariano José Castellanos Giménez | ||
| Date of birth | 3 October 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Mendoza, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | New York City | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Villa Nueva | |||
| Independiente Rivadavia | |||
| Leonardo Murialdo | |||
| Universidad de Chile | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Universidad de Chile | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Torque | 30 | (5) |
| 2018 | → New York City (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2019– | New York City | 28 | (11) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 October 2019 | |||
Club career
Castellanos started his club career at Universidad de Chile before moving to Torque in 2017. 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]
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.[3]
References
- https://www.nycfc.com/post/2018/07/27/valentin-castellanos-joins-new-york-city-fc
- https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2018/11/29/chanot-and-mcnamara-declined-nycfc-continue-change
- https://www.clarin.com/deportes/historia-valentin-castellanos-goleador-argentino-deslumbro-mano-derecha-guardiola_0_Esx1tRu9.html