Jean-Charles Castelletto
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Jean-Charles Victor Castelletto (born 26 January 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club Nantes. Born in France, he plays for the Cameroon national team.
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| Full name | Jean-Charles Victor Castelletto[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 26 January 1995 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Clamart, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Nantes | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 21 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2010 | Brétigny Foot | ||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Auxerre | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Auxerre II | 20 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Auxerre | 48 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Club Brugge | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | → Mouscron-Péruwelz (loan) | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | → Red Star (loan) | 32 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2020 | Brest | 86 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020– | Nantes | 126 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | France U16 | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | France U17 | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013 | France U18 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013 | France U19 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | France U20 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Cameroon | 30 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
In July 2016, Castelletto joined Red Star on a season-long loan from Belgian side Club Brugge KV.[3]
Nantes
FC Nantes officially arrives on 26 May 2020. He initialled a three-year contract with the Nantes until 2023.[4] In the opening of the 2021-2022 season, he equalised on corner against AS Monaco, allowing FC Nantes to take a point in Principality.[5]
On 7 May 2022, he was a holder in the final and won the French Cup with FC Nantes.
In February 2024, his contract with FC Nantes was extended by two seasons, and now ends in June 2028.[6]
International career
Castelletto was a youth international for France. Castelletto made his debut for the Cameroon national team in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 2–2 tie with Zambia on 11 November 2017.[7][8]
He was called-up to Cameroon's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. In their group stage match against Serbia on 28 November 2022, he scored his first international goal to lead for his team.[9]
On 28 December 2023, he was selected from the list of 27 Cameroonian players selected to compete in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
Personal life
Castelletto was born in France to an Italian father and Cameroonian mother.[10]
Career statistics
Clubs
- As of match played 4 January 2025[11]
| Club | Season | Division | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goalss | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Auxerre II | 2012–13 | Championnat National 2 | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14 | Championnat National 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 20 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||||||
| Auxerre | 2012–13 | Ligue 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 48 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 1 | ||
| Club Brugge | 2015–16 | Pro League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Mouscron (loan) | 2015–16 | Pro League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Red Star (loan) | 2016–17 | Ligue 2 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 2 | ||
| Brest | 2017–18 | Ligue 2 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 3 | ||||
| 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | |||
| Total | 86 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 6 | ||
| Nantes | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2[b] | 0 | 27 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 31 | 1 | |||||
| 2022–23 | 32 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 7[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 46 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 0 | |||||
| 2024–25 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 126 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 147 | 4 | ||
| Nantes II | 2024–25 | Championnat National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 326 | 12 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 368 | 12 | ||
- Appearance in the Champions League
- Appearance in the Europa League
- Appearance in the Trophée des Champions
International
- As of match played 19 November 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Cameroon | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 8 | 1 | |
| Total | 30 | 2 | |
- Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Castelletto goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 28 November 2022 | Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar | 16 |  Serbia | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2022 FIFA World Cup |
| 2 | 19 January 2024 | Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast | 25 |  Senegal | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations |
Honours
Nantes
Cameroon
References
External links
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