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Leandro Castán

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Leandro Castán
Castán training with Roma in 2012
Personal information
Full name Leandro Castán da Silva
Date of birth (1986-11-05) 5 November 1986 (age 37)
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)
2016Sampdoria (loan) 0 (0)
2016–2017Torino (loan) 14 (0)
2018Cagliari (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

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

Club career

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Roma

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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)

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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)

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

Vasco da Gama

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

International career

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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

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  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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