Luciano Castán da Silva (born September 13, 1989) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Sport as a central defender.

Luciano Castán
Personal information
Full name Luciano Castán da Silva
Date of birth (1989-09-13) 13 September 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+12 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Sport
Number 40
Youth career
União São João
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 União São João 26 (2)
2010Santos (loan) 1 (0)
2011Ponte Preta (loan) 2 (0)
2011Paraná (loan) 28 (1)
2012 Bragantino 12 (0)
2013–2015 São Bernardo 54 (3)
2014Portuguesa (loan) 23 (1)
2015Paraná (loan) 28 (0)
2016–2017 Stade Brestois 29 32 (1)
2017–2018 Al-Khor 20 (0)
2019–2021 CSA 101 (3)
2021–2022 Coritiba 101 (11)
2023 Guarani 10 (0)
2023 Cruzeiro 36 (1)
2024– Sport 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:15, 24 December 2023 (UTC)

Club career

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Castán with Coritiba in 2022

Castán started his professional career with União São João in 2007, before moving to Santos in January 2010.[1] However, he appeared only once during his time in Peixe, starting and being sent off in a 4–2 home win against Sertãozinho, for the Paulista championship.

Castán moved to Ponte Preta on loan in December 2010.[2] After again serving as a backup (only 180 minutes of action), he joined Paraná in February.[3] On 27 January 2012 he moved to Bragantino,[4] rescinding his link on 21 June.[5]

On 19 November 2012 Castán moved to São Bernardo.[6] After impressing during the club's 2013 Copa Paulista winning campaign and during 2014 Campeonato Paulista, he joined Portuguesa on 2 May 2014.[7]

In July 2016, Castán signed with French side Stade Brestois 29.[8] On 3 December 2018, he returned to Brazil and joined newly promoted club CSA.[9]

Personal life

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His brother, Leandro, is a former football player who played at centre back.

Honours

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Coritiba
CSA
São Bernardo
Santos

References

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  1. ^ Santos FC contrata o meia Zé Eduardo e o zagueiro Luciano Castan (Santos FC signs midfielder Zé Eduardo and stopper Luciano Castan)[permanent dead link]; Globo, 11 January 2010 (in Portuguese)
  2. ^ Luciano Castán pode ser anunciado nos próximos dias (Luciano Castán can be announces in the following days); Goal.com, 27 December 2010 (in Portuguese)
  3. ^ Luciano Castan deve reforçar o Paraná Clube (Luciano Castan may bolster Paraná Clube); Futebol Paranaense, 16 February 2011 (in Portuguese)
  4. ^ Bragantino apresenta irmão do zagueiro Leandro Castan e mais dois reforços (Bragantino presents brother of stopper Leandro Castan and two more signings); UOL Esporte, 27 January 2012 (in Portuguese)
  5. ^ Série B: Sondado por vários clubes, Luciano Castán deixa Bragantino (Série B: tracked by a variety of clubs, Luciano Castán leaves Bragantino); Futebol Interior, 21 June 2012 (in Portuguese)
  6. ^ Paulistão: São Bernardo contrata Luciano Castán, ex-zagueiro da Ponte Preta (Paulistão: São Bernardo signs Luciano Castán, former Ponte Preta's stopper); Futebol Interior, 19 November 2012 (in Portuguese)
  7. ^ Portuguesa acerta contratação do zagueiro Luciano Castán (Portuguesa completes signing of stopper Luciano Castán); O Estado de S. Paulo, 2 May 2014 (in Portuguese)
  8. ^ "Stade brestois. Luciano Castan s'engage pour un an" (in French). Ouest-France. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  9. ^ "CSA anuncia primeiro pacotão de reforços para a temporada 2019" [CSA announces first batch of reinforcements for the 2019 season] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Tnh1. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
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