Taty Castellanos
Personal information
Full name Valentín Mariano José Castellanos Giménez
Date of birth (1998-10-03) 3 October 1998
Place of birth Mendoza, Argentina
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Lazio
Number 19
Youth career
Villa Nueva
Independiente Rivadavia
Leonardo Murialdo
2015–2017 Universidad de Chile
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Universidad de Chile 0 (0)
2017–2018 Torque 23 (4)
2018–2023 New York City 109 (50)
2022–2023 → Girona (loan) 35 (13)
2023– Lazio 16 (2)
International career
2020–2021 Argentina U23 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:00, 30 December 2023 (UTC)

Valentín Mariano José "Taty" Castellanos Giménez (born 3 October 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Lazio.

Club career

Early career

As a youth, Castellanos was rejected by both River Plate and Lanús.[2] Castellanos started his club career in the youth academy of Universidad de Chile. He made his senior team debut in the 2017 Copa Sudamericana against Corinthians playing 14 minutes. He then moved to Torque on a one-year loan in July 2017. While on loan, he scored two goals in 11 appearances and helped the club win the Segunda Division title and secure promotion to Uruguay's top flight. On 1 July 2018, his move from Universidad de Chile to Torque was made permanent.

New York City FC

On 27 July 2018, he joined Major League Soccer side New York City FC on loan until the end of the 2018 season.[3] In his first match with New York City FC, he started and scored a goal against Vancouver Whitecaps FC. NYCFC exercised their option to buy Castellanos on 29 November 2018, ahead of the 2019 season.[4]

In 2019, Castellanos played an integral role in New York City's attack, scoring 11 times and adding seven assists in 30 matches. This form helped NYCFC finish atop the Eastern Conference standings and qualify for their first CONCACAF Champions League.

In 2020, Castellanos declined in his production, scoring six goals and adding three assists in 22 matches during a season shortened by the COVID-19 Pandemic. Castellanos suffered from an inability to finish chances as he had an xG/90 of 0.65, but ended the season with G/90 of only 0.40.[5] NYCFC would finish fifth in the Eastern Conference standings. During the first round of the 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs Castellanos had his initial penalty in a shootout vs. Orlando City saved, but VAR overturned the call due to goalkeeper Pedro Gallese leaving the goal line early. He scored his second penalty but NYCFC lost 6–5 in the shootout, eliminating them from the playoffs.

Castellanos was able to finish much more consistently during the 2021 season, becoming only the fifth player in MLS history to score in each of their club's first four matches. Shortly after this milestone, on 13 May 2021, Castellanos signed a new deal with NYCFC through 2025.[6] Castellanos again played an integral role in New York City's attack throughout the 2021 season. He significantly improved his G/90 to 0.62 and raised his xG/90 to 0.70 showing improvement in his movement, creation ability, and finishing.[5] He was especially good near the season's conclusion, scoring 12 goals in NYCFC's last 14 matches.[7] During this stretch, he was awarded MLS Player of the Month for August and the NYCFC Player of the Month for both August and September. He ended the season as the team's leading scorer with 19 goals and added eight assists, winning the MLS Golden Boot[8] over DC United's Ola Kamara on the assist tiebreaker. Castellanos also led the league in shots and shots on target with 132 and 57, respectively.[9] Castellanos scored in all three of his 2021 MLS Cup Playoff appearances, including the first goal of the 2021 MLS Cup, which NYCFC won on penalties, giving Castellanos the first domestic trophy of his career.

Girona (loan)

On 25 July 2022, Castellanos joined newly promoted La Liga club Girona on a season-long loan.[10] On 25 April 2023, he scored four goals for Girona in their 4–2 victory against Real Madrid, making him the first player to score four against Real Madrid in a league match since December 1947, when Esteban Echevarría scored five goals for Oviedo in a 7–1 win.[11][12]

Lazio

On 21 July 2023, Castellanos joined Serie A side Lazio for an undisclosed fee.[13][14]

International career

In October 2019, Castellanos was called up for the first time to the Argentina national under-23 football team by coach Fernando Batista for two friendly matches against Mexico.[15] However, he made his debut during the 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament, which Argentina managed to win.[16]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 December 2023[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Universidad de Chile 2017 Chilean Primera División 0000—1[lower-alpha 3]010
Club Atletico Torque (loan) 2017 Uruguayan Segunda División 1120000—112
2018 Uruguayan Primera División 1220071—193
Total 234007100305
New York City FC (loan) 2018 MLS 810020—101
New York City FC 2019 MLS 30113010–3411
2020 226–3[lower-alpha 4]14[lower-alpha 5]0297
2021 3219—331[lower-alpha 6]13623
2022 171320—6[lower-alpha 5]42517
Total 10149507411512458
Girona (loan) 2022–23 La Liga 351321——3714
Lazio 2023–24 Serie A 16210—5[lower-alpha 7]0222
Career total 183698115517522480
  1. ↑ Includes U.S. Open Cup, Copa del Rey
  2. ↑ Includes Torneo Intermedio, MLS Cup Playoffs
  3. ↑ Appearance in Copa Sudamericana
  4. ↑ Two appearances and one goal in MLS is Back Tournament knockout stage, one appearance in MLS Cup Playoffs
  5. 1 2 Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
  6. ↑ Appearance in Leagues Cup
  7. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Torque

New York City

Argentina U23

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "CASTELLANOS | Girona – Web Oficial". CASTELLANOS | Girona – Web Oficial (in Catalan). Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  2. ↑ Lowe, Sid (27 April 2023). "The historic, cathartic and biggest night of Taty Castellanos's curious career" – via The Guardian.
  3. ↑ FC, New York City. "Valentin Castellanos Joins New York City FC". New York City FC.
  4. ↑ "Chanot and McNamara declined as NYCFC continue change | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  5. 1 2 "Valentín Castellanos Stats". FBref.com. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  6. ↑ FC, New York City. "New York City FC Forward Valentin Castellanos Signs New Contract". New York City FC.
  7. ↑ FC, New York City. "Valentín Castellanos". New York City FC.
  8. ↑ "NYCFC's Taty Castellanos wins 2021 MLS Golden Boot presented by Audi". Major League Soccer. 7 November 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  9. ↑ mlssoccer. "MLS League Leader Player Stats | MLSsoccer.com". mlssoccer. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  10. ↑ "The top scorer in MLS reinforces Girona's attack". Girona FC. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  11. ↑ Lund, Tommy (26 April 2023). "Uncapped Argentine first player to score four goals against Real Madrid since 1947". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  12. ↑ Begley, Emlyn (26 April 2023). "Girona striker Valentin Castellanos scored four times as they recorded a resounding victory over reigning La Liga champions Real Madrid". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  13. ↑ "New York City Football Club Forward Valentín 'Taty' Castellanos Joins S.S. Lazio on Permanent Transfer". New York City FC. 21 July 2023.
  14. ↑ "Valentin Castellanos in biancoceleste a titolo definitivo" (in Italian). S.S. Lazio. 21 July 2023.
  15. ↑ "La historia de Valentín Castellanos, el goleador argentino que deslumbró a la mano derecha de Guardiola". www.clarin.com. 11 October 2019.
  16. 1 2 "Ni Messi, Taty Castellanos es el primer jugador argentino en marcarle cuatro goles al Real Madrid" (in Spanish). Marca. 25 April 2023.
  17. ↑ Taty Castellanos at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  18. ↑ "2021 MLS Cup". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  19. ↑ "Etihad Player of the Month: Taty Castellanos Scoops August Award". New York City FC. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  20. ↑ "Etihad Player of the Month: Taty Castellanos Scoops September Award". New York City FC. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  21. ↑ Sigal, Jonathan (11 November 2020). "NYCFC forward Valentin Castellanos named MLS Player of the Month for October, November". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  22. ↑ Liljenwall, Ari (7 September 2021). "NYCFC's Valentin Castellanos named MLS Player of the Month for August". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  23. ↑ "NYCFC's Taty Castellanos wins 2021 MLS Golden Boot presented by Audi". MLSsoccer.com. 7 November 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  24. ↑ "2021 MLS Best XI". MLSsoccer.com. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
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