Kevin Castañeda
Mexican footballer (born 1999)
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Kevin Castañeda Vargas (born 28 October 1999) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Liga MX club Tijuana and the Mexico national team.[1]
Full name
Kevin Castañeda Vargas
Date of birth
28 October 1999
Place of birth
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Height
1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin Castañeda Vargas | ||
| Date of birth | 28 October 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tijuana | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2022 | Toluca | 71 | (5) |
| 2022– | Tijuana | 61 | (10) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2026– | Mexico | 2 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 January 2026 | |||
Club career
Toluca
Castañeda joined Deportivo Toluca for the Apertura 2018 tournament from the team's Youth System. On 22 July 2018, he made his league debut for Toluca against Monarcas Morelia.[1] Castañeda scored his career's first goal at a Copa MX match against Juárez on 1 August 2018.[2]
Castañeda finished as top scorer of the 2019–20 Copa MX.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 10 November 2023[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Toluca | 2018–19 | Liga MX | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 5 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 7 | – | – | 18 | 8 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 30 | 3 | – | – | – | 30 | 3 | |||||
| 2021–22 | 29 | 1 | – | – | – | 29 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 71 | 5 | 11 | 8 | – | – | 82 | 13 | ||||
| Tijuana | 2022–23 | Liga MX | 11 | 0 | – | – | – | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 30 | 3 | – | – | 2[a] | 0 | 32 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 41 | 3 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 43 | 3 | ||||
| Career total | 112 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 125 | 16 | ||
- Appearances in Leagues Cup
International
- As of match played 25 January 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 2026 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
