Pepe Castaño
Spanish footballer
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José "Pepe" Castaño Muñoz (born 10 December 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer who last played as a central defender for Greek Super League club Asteras Tripolis.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Castaño Muñoz | ||
| Date of birth | 10 December 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Arcos de la Frontera, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Xerez | |||
| Cádiz | |||
| 2015–2017 | Villarreal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Cádiz B | 16 | (0) |
| 2015 | Cádiz | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Villarreal C | 44 | (3) |
| 2018–2020 | Villarreal B | 34 | (1) |
| 2019 | Villarreal | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2026 | Asteras Tripolis | 129 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2015 | Spain U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2016 | Spain U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Spain U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2016 | Spain U20 | 6 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 March 2026 | |||
Club career
Born in Arcos de la Frontera, Cádiz, Andalusia, Castaño represented Xerez CD and Cádiz CF as a youth.[1] On 17 May 2015, after already making his senior debut for the latter's reserves, he made his first team debut by starting in a 0–3 Segunda División B away loss against Arroyo CP; at the age of 16 years, 5 months and 7 days, he became the youngest player ever to debut for the club.[2]
On 22 July 2015, Castaño moved to Villarreal CF and returned to youth football.[3] He was promoted to the C-team the following year, and reached the B-side in 2018.[4]
Castaño made his professional debut on 17 January 2019, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–3 loss at RCD Espanyol, for the season's Copa del Rey.[5] On 25 August of the following year, he moved abroad after agreeing to a deal with Super League Greece side Asteras Tripolis FC.[6]
Career statistics
- As of match played 29 February 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cádiz | 2014–15 | Segunda División B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Villarreal | 2018–19 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Villarreal B | 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 22 | 1 | — | — | — | 22 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | Segunda División B | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 34 | 1 | — | — | — | 34 | 1 | |||||
| Asteras Tripolis | 2020–21 | Super League Greece | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Super League Greece | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Super League Greece | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 2 | |||
| 2023–24 | Super League Greece | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | |||
| Total | 98 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 101 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 133 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 3 | ||