Luciano Castán

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Castán and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.

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+1⁄2 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)
2010	→ Santos (loan)	1	(0)
2011	→ Ponte Preta (loan)	2	(0)
2011	→ Paraná (loan)	28	(1)
2012	Bragantino	12	(0)
2013–2015	São Bernardo	54	(3)
2014	→ Portuguesa (loan)	23	(1)
2015	→ Paraná (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

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

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

Honours

Coritiba

• Campeonato Paranaense: 2022

CSA

• Campeonato Alagoano: 2019

São Bernardo

• Copa Paulista: 2013

Santos

• Campeonato Paulista: 2010

References

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.

External links

• Luciano Castán at Soccerway