Julen Castañeda

Julen Castañeda
Personal information
Full name	Julen Castañeda Nuin
Date of birth	14 November 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	San Sebastián, Spain
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Zamora
Number	22
Youth career
	Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years	Team
2010–2013	Real Sociedad B
2013–2015	Ponferradina
2016	Burgos
2016–2019	Racing Santander
2019–2023	Cultural Leonesa
2023–	Zamora
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Julen Castañeda Nuin (born 14 November 1990) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Zamora as a left-back.

Club career

Born in San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Castañeda played youth football with local Real Sociedad. He made his senior debut in the 2010–11 season with the B team, in the Segunda División B.

On 14 July 2013, Castañeda signed a two-year deal with Segunda División club SD Ponferradina.^[1] He played his first professional game on 17 August, starting in a 1–0 away loss against Córdoba CF.^[2]

Castañeda scored his first goal in the competition on 9 November 2014, his side's second in the 3–3 home draw with Recreativo de Huelva.^[3] He was released in 2015, and subsequently resumed his career in the third division by representing Burgos CF,^[4] Racing de Santander^[5] and Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa.^[6]

References

^ Castañeda firmará dos temporadas con la Ponferradina (Castañeda will sign for two seasons with Ponferradina); Marca, 14 July 2013 (in Spanish)
^ Strahman acaba con la maldición cordobesista de la primera jornada (Strahman ends Córdoba's first matchday curse); Marca, 17 August 2013 (in Spanish)
^ El Decano iguala en el minuto 93 un duelo con muchas alternativas (The Dean ties a duel with many alternatives in the 93rd minute); Marca, 9 November 2014 (in Spanish)
^ Julen Castañeda, nuevo lateral izquierdo para el Burgos CF (Julen Castañeda, new left back for Burgos CF); Diario de Burgos, 29 January 2016 (in Spanish)
^ Héber Pena y Julen Castañeda, primeros refuerzos racinguistas (Héber Pena and Julen Castañeda, first Racing additions); Racing Santander, 11 July 2016 (in Spanish)
^ Julen Castañeda ficha por la Cultural Leonesa tras desvincularse del Rácing [sic] (Julen Castañeda signs for Cultural Leonesa after cutting ties with Racing); Mundo Deportivo, 5 August 2019 (in Spanish)

External links

Julen Castañeda at BDFutbol
Julen Castañeda at Futbolme (in Spanish)
Julen Castañeda at Soccerway

[1] Castañeda firmará dos temporadas con la Ponferradina (Castañeda will sign for two seasons with Ponferradina); Marca, 14 July 2013 (in Spanish)

[2] Strahman acaba con la maldición cordobesista de la primera jornada (Strahman ends Córdoba's first matchday curse); Marca, 17 August 2013 (in Spanish)

[3] El Decano iguala en el minuto 93 un duelo con muchas alternativas (The Dean ties a duel with many alternatives in the 93rd minute); Marca, 9 November 2014 (in Spanish)

[4] Julen Castañeda, nuevo lateral izquierdo para el Burgos CF (Julen Castañeda, new left back for Burgos CF); Diario de Burgos, 29 January 2016 (in Spanish)

[5] Héber Pena y Julen Castañeda, primeros refuerzos racinguistas (Héber Pena and Julen Castañeda, first Racing additions); Racing Santander, 11 July 2016 (in Spanish)

[6] Julen Castañeda ficha por la Cultural Leonesa tras desvincularse del Rácing [sic] (Julen Castañeda signs for Cultural Leonesa after cutting ties with Racing); Mundo Deportivo, 5 August 2019 (in Spanish)

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