Kevin Castaño

Kevin Duvan Castaño Gil (born 29 September 2000) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX club Cruz Azul and the Colombia national team.

Kevin Castaño
Personal information
Full name Kevin Duvan Castaño Gil
Date of birth (2000-09-29) 29 September 2000
Place of birth Itagüí, Colombia
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Cruz Azul
Number 5
Youth career
0000–2020 Águilas Doradas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Águilas Doradas 72 (2)
2023– Cruz Azul 0 (0)
International career
2023– Colombia 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:35, 09 May, 2023 (UTC)

Career

Águilas Doradas

Born in Itagüí, he came through the academy system at Águilas Doradas having joined when he was 12 years old.[1] By the age of fifteen he was promoted to their under-20 team, and at eighteen years-old made the step up to the senior team, and his debut professional debut followed two years later.[2]

Cruz Azul

On 26 June 2023, Castaño joined Cruz Azul.[3]

International career

Castano made his debut for the Colombia senior side in a friendly match against the United States on January 28, 2023.[4] He was called up again to the Colombia squad for friendly matches against South Korea and Japan in March 2023.[5][6]

Personal life

His father Richard, with whom he would have training sessions as a youngster, was a big influence on his football career.[7]

References
  1. "Professional Team Selection gilding. Kevin Castaño cited to the microcycle of work with Colombia". Aguilasdoradas.com. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  2. "Kevin Castaño on his call-up: I can contribute a lot to the Colombian National Team". Carocol.com. March 14, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  3. "Kevin Castaño llega a México para reforzar a Cruz Azul". Excélsior (in Spanish). 22 June 2023.
  4. "Álvaro Montero, Kevin Castaño, Juanfer Quintero and Nelson Palacio, the contribution of the FPC for the friendlies against Korea and Japan". ESPN.com. March 13, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  5. "Kevin Castaño is confident of earning a place in Néstor Lorenzo's team". espn.com. March 13, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  6. "Kevin Castaño: "My first call-up to the National Team is motivation"". colombia.as.com. March 14, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  7. "This is Kevin Castaño: one of the best midfielders of the FPC who received a call to the National Team". March 13, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
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