Leandro Castán

Leandro Castán
	Castán training with Roma in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Leandro Castán da Silva
Date of birth	5 November 1986 (age 38)
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
2005–2007	Atlético Mineiro
2007–2008	Helsingborg
2008–2009	Barueri
2010–2012	Corinthians
2012–2018	Roma
2016	→ Sampdoria (loan)
2016–2017	→ Torino (loan)
2018	→ Cagliari (loan)
2018–2021	Vasco da Gama
2022	Guarani
Total
International career
2012–2013	Brazil
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Leandro Castán da Silva (born 5 November 1986) is a Brazilian former international footballer who played as a centre-back.

Club career

Roma

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)

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)

On 11 January 2018, Castán joined Cagliari on a six-month loan deal.^[4]

Vasco da Gama

On 3 August 2018, the player signed for Vasco da Gama.

International career

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

^ "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

Leandro Castán at Soccerway
CBF profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 4 October 2013)

[1] "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.

[2] "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.

[3] "Castan joins Torino on loan". www.sampdoria.it/en. U.C. Sampdoria. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.

[4] "Leandro Castan al Cagliari". www.cagliaricalcio.com. 11 January 2018.

[5] "Em alta na Roma, Castán não crê que Felipão levará dois zagueiros canhotos para a Copa". ESPN.

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