Kevin Castaño
Colombian footballer
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Kevin Duván Castaño Gil (born 29 September 2000) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Argentine Primera División club River Plate and the Colombia national team.
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Castaño with Krasnodar in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Kevin Duván Castaño Gil | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 29 September 2000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Itagüí, Colombia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | River Plate | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 22 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –2020 | Águilas Doradas | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | Águilas Doradas | 75 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Cruz Azul | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Krasnodar | 25 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | River Plate | 22 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Colombia | 23 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:33, 9 December 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 November 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
A product of Águilas Doradas, Castaño established himself in Colombia before moving abroad in 2023 to join Cruz Azul in Mexico. He later transferred to FC Krasnodar, where he won the Russian Premier League in his first season, the club’s first league title in history. In 2025, he signed with River Plate in Argentina.
At international level, Castaño made his senior debut for Colombia in 2023 and was part of the squad that finished runners-up at the 2024 Copa América.
Club career
Águilas Doradas
Born in Itagüí, Castaño 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
Krasnodar
On 5 January 2024, Castaño agreed on a transfer to the Russian club Krasnodar.[4] Signing a contract until the summer of 2028 on 21 January 2024.[5]
River Plate
On 12 March 2025, Castaño signed with River Plate in Argentina.[6]
International career
Castano made his debut for the Colombia senior side in a friendly match against the United States on 28 January 2023.[7] He was called up again to the Colombia squad for friendly matches against South Korea and Japan in March 2023.[8][9]
Personal life
His father Richard, with whom he would have training sessions as a youngster, was a big influence on his football career.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 24 November 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Águilas Doradas | 2020 | Categoría Primera A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | Categoría Primera A | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | Categoría Primera A | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | Categoría Primera A | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 18 | 2 | ||
| Total | 75 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 81 | 2 | |||
| Cruz Azul | 2023–24 | Liga MX | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Krasnodar | 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 16 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 1 | |||
| Total | 25 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 1 | ||||
| River Plate | 2025 | Argentine Primera División | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10[c] | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Career total | 135 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 169 | 3 | ||
- Appearance in Copa Sudamericana
- Appearances in Leagues Cup
- Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
International
- As of match played 15 November 2025[11]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Colombia | 2023 | 7 | 0 |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 0 | |
