Thomas Kastanaras (Greek: Θωμάς Καστανάρας; born 9 January 2003) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a forward for 3. Liga club SSV Ulm on loan from VfB Stuttgart.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 January 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Stuttgart, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SSV Ulm (on loan from VfB Stuttgart) | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| TB Untertürkheim | |||
| FSV Waiblingen | |||
| 2011–2022 | VfB Stuttgart | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | VfB Stuttgart II | 38 | (16) |
| 2022– | VfB Stuttgart | 4 | (0) |
| 2024– | → SSV Ulm (loan) | 3 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Greece U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021 | Greece U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2022 | Germany U20 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 September 2022 | |||
Club career edit
Kastanaras played for the youth teams of TB Untertürkheim and FSV Waiblingen before he joined VfB Stuttgart in 2011.[2] On 3 March 2022, he extended his contract with VfB Stuttgart until June 2025.[3] After leading the club's under-19 side in scoring with 26 goals during the 2021–22 season, Kastanaras was promoted to Stuttgart's senior side for the 2022–23 season.[4] Kastanaras made his Bundesliga debut for Stuttgart on 17 September 2022 against Eintracht Frankfurt.[5]
On 2 January 2024, Kastanaras joined SSV Ulm in 3. Liga on loan.[6]
International career edit
Born in Germany, Kastanaras is of Greek descent. He formerly represented Greece internationally up to the Greece U19s, before switching to represent the Germany U20s in 2022.[7]
References edit
- ^ "Player: Thomas Kastanaras". Bundesliga. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ "Profivertrag für Thomas Kastanaras". stuttgarter-zeitung.de (in German). Stuttgarter Zeitung. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ "Köln und Hertha buhlen vergeblich: Sturmtalent Kastanaras verlängert beim VfB". Kicker. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "So plant Pellegrino Matarazzo mit Thomas Kastanaras" (in German). Stuttgarter Nachrichten. 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Kastanaras feiert Bundesligadebüt". ligainsider.de (in German). 19 September 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ "DER SSV LEIHT THOMAS KASTANARAS AUS" [THE SSV IS LOANING THOMAS KASTANARAS] (in German). SSV Ulm. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ Schneider, Dominik. "Bundesliga-Debütant: Kastanaras soll dem VfB "viel Freude" bereiten". Fussball Transfers.