Kevin Castaño

Kevin Castaño
Castaño in 2026
Personal information
Full name Kevin Duván Castaño Gil
Date of birth (2000-09-29) 29 September 2000
Place of birth Itagüí, Colombia
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Atlético Mineiro
(on loan from River Plate)
Number 15
Youth career
–2020 Águilas Doradas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Águilas Doradas 75 (2)
2023–2024 Cruz Azul 13 (0)
2024–2025 Krasnodar 25 (1)
2025– River Plate 27 (0)
2026– → Atlético Mineiro (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2023– Colombia 27 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Colombia
Copa América
Runner-up2024 United States
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:13, 21 March 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 June 2026

Kevin Duván Castaño Gil (born 29 September 2000) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Atlético Mineiro, on loan from Argentine Primera División club River Plate, and the Colombia national team.

A product of Águilas Doradas, Castaño established himself in Colombia before moving abroad in 2023 to join Cruz Azul in Mexico. He later transferred to FC Krasnodar, where he won the Russian Premier League in his first season, the club’s first league title in history. In 2025, he signed with River Plate in Argentina.

At international level, Castaño made his senior debut for Colombia in 2023 and was part of the squad that finished runners-up at the 2024 Copa América and part of the squad that made it to the round of 16 at the 2026 World Cup.

Club career

Águilas Doradas

Born in Itagüí, Castaño came through the academy system at Águilas Doradas having joined when he was 12 years old.[1] By the age of fifteen he was promoted to their under-20 team, and at eighteen years-old made the step up to the senior team, and his debut professional debut followed two years later.[2]

Cruz Azul

On 26 June 2023, Castaño joined Cruz Azul.[3]

Krasnodar

On 5 January 2024, Castaño agreed on a transfer to the Russian club Krasnodar.[4] Signing a contract until the summer of 2028 on 21 January 2024.[5]

River Plate

On 12 March 2025, Castaño signed with River Plate in Argentina.[6]

Atlético Mineiro

On 14 August 2026, Castaño joined Brazilian Série A club Atlético Mineiro on loan until June 2027.[7]

International career

Castano made his debut for the Colombia senior side in a friendly match against the United States on 28 January 2023.[8] He was called up again to the Colombia squad for friendly matches against South Korea and Japan in March 2023.[9][10]

He was again called up by Néstor Lorenzo for the 2024 Copa América, where Colombia finished as runners-up.[11]

On 25 May 2026, he was named in head coach Néstor Lorenzo's final 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[12] He made his FIFA World Cup debut on 17 June in a 3–1 victory over Uzbekistan, coming on as a substitute for Jhon Arias in the closing minutes of the match.

Personal life

His father Richard, with whom he would have training sessions as a youngster, was a big influence on his football career.[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 March 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Águilas Doradas 2020 Liga DIMAYOR 0010——10
2021 Liga DIMAYOR 23020——250
2022 Liga DIMAYOR 35020——370
2023 Liga DIMAYOR 172001[a]0—182
Total 7525010—812
Cruz Azul 2023–24 Liga MX 13000—2[b]0150
Krasnodar 2023–24 Russian Premier League 9010——100
2024–25 Russian Premier League 16160——221
Total 25170——321
River Plate 2025 AFA Liga Profesional de Fútbol 2204010[c]02[d]0380
2026 AFA Liga Profesional de Fútbol 50002[c]00070
Total 2704012020450
Career total 1403160130401763
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup
  3. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  4. ↑ Appearance(s) in FIFA Club World Cup

International

As of match played 27 June 2026[14]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Colombia 202370
202490
202570
202640
Total270

Honours

Krasnodar

Colombia

References

  1. ↑ "Professional Team Selection gilding. Kevin Castaño cited to the microcycle of work with Colombia". Aguilasdoradas.com. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  2. ↑ "Kevin Castaño on his call-up: I can contribute a lot to the Colombian National Team". Carocol.com. 14 March 2023. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "Kevin Castaño llega a México para reforzar a Cruz Azul". Excélsior (in Spanish). 22 June 2023. Archived from the original on 3 July 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "КЕВИН КАСТАНЬО ПЕРЕХОДИТ В "КРАСНОДАР"" (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 5 January 2024. Archived from the original on 5 January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "КЕВИН КАСТАНЬО СТАЛ ИГРОКОМ "КРАСНОДАРА"". fckrasnodar.ru (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 21 January 2024. Archived from the original on 26 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  6. ↑ "Kevin Castaño, nuevo jugador de River Plate" [Kevin Castaño, new River Plate player] (in Russian). River Plate. 13 March 2025.
  7. ↑ "Kevin Castaño chega ao Galo motivado para viver nova fase" (in Portuguese). Clube Atlético Mineiro. 14 August 2026. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
  8. ↑ "Álvaro Montero, Kevin Castaño, Juanfer Quintero and Nelson Palacio, the contribution of the FPC for the friendlies against Korea and Japan". ESPN.com. 13 March 2023. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  9. ↑ "Kevin Castaño is confident of earning a place in Néstor Lorenzo's team". espn.com. 13 March 2023. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  10. ↑ "Kevin Castaño: "My first call-up to the National Team is motivation"". colombia.as.com. 14 March 2023. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  11. ↑ "Los nuevos récords y las grandes hazañas de la CONMEBOL Copa América 2024". copaamerica.com. 23 July 2024. Archived from the original on 23 January 2025. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  12. ↑ "Convocatoria de la selección Colombia masculina de mayores para la copa mundial de la FIFA 2026". fcf.com.co. 25 May 2026. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  13. ↑ "This is Kevin Castaño: one of the best midfielders of the FPC who received a call to the National Team". 13 March 2023. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  14. ↑ Kevin Castaño at National-Football-Teams.com
  15. ↑ ""Краснодар" впервые стал чемпионом Мир РПЛ!" [Krasnodar became the champions of Mir RPL for the first time!] (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 24 May 2025. Archived from the original on 24 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
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