Leandro Castán da Silva (born 5 November 1986) is a Brazilian former international footballer who played as a centre-back.
 Castán training with Roma in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leandro Castán da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 5 November 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Jaú, São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2006 | Atlético Mineiro | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2007 | Atlético Mineiro | 41 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Helsingborg | 7 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Barueri | 66 | (4) |
| 2010–2012 | Corinthians | 111 | (2) |
| 2012–2018 | Roma | 81 | (1) |
| 2016 | → Sampdoria (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Torino (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Cagliari (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Vasco da Gama | 145 | (2) |
| 2022 | Guarani | 8 | (0) |
| Total | 487 | (11) | |
| International career | |||
| 2012–2013 | Brazil | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
Roma edit
In the 2012–13 season, he was signed by Roma for a transfer fee of €5.5 million from Corinthians. He earned a place in the starting XI thanks to a number of consecutive solid performances. He scored his first goal for Roma on 8 December 2012 in a 4–2 win over Fiorentina.
In the 2013–14 season, Castán broke into the Roma first team; he cited new manager Rudi Garcia for this.[1]
Torino (loan) edit
On 10 July 2016, it was announced that Castán would be loaned to Sampdoria for the 2016–17 season.[2] However, on 18 August, just two days prior to the start of the new season, Sampdoria confirmed that the loan had been terminated and that the player had joined Torino on loan instead.[3] Castán featured in three out of five of the blucerchiati's pre-season matches, including their 3–2 away defeat against FC Barcelona in the Joan Gamper Trophy.
Cagliari (loan) edit
On 11 January 2018, Castán joined Cagliari on a six-month loan deal.[4]
Vasco da Gama edit
On 3 August 2018, the player signed for Vasco da Gama.
International career edit
Castán said he did not believe that he would be called up by Scolari to play at the 2014 FIFA World Cup because of Dante, also a left foot defender, already being on the list.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Em alta na Roma, Castán não crê que Felipão levará dois zagueiros canhotos para a Copa". Archived from the original on 28 April 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ^ "Samp sign Leandro Castan from Roma on season-long loan deal - U.C. Sampdoria". www.sampdoria.it/en. U.C. Sampdoria. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ^ "Castan joins Torino on loan". www.sampdoria.it/en. U.C. Sampdoria. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ "Leandro Castan al Cagliari". www.cagliaricalcio.com. 11 January 2018.
- ^ "Em alta na Roma, Castán não crê que Felipão levará dois zagueiros canhotos para a Copa". ESPN.
External links edit
- Leandro Castán at Soccerway
- CBF profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 4 October 2013)