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.
 Castelletto with Cameroon at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | 125 | (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 15 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editIn July 2016, Castelletto joined Red Star on a season-long loan from Belgian side Club Brugge KV.[3]
Nantes
editFC 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.
International career
editCastelletto 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.[6][7]
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.[8]
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
editCastelletto was born in France to an Italian father and Cameroonian mother.[9]
Career statistics
editClubs
edit- As of match played 15 December 2024[10]
| Club | Season | Division | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 125 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 145 | 4 | ||
| Nantes II | 2024–25 | Championnat National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 325 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 366 | 12 | ||
- ^ Appearance in the Champions League
- ^ Appearance in the relegation playoff
- ^ Appearance in the Europa League
- ^ Appearance in the Trophée des Champions
International
edit- As of match played 19 November 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
editNantes
Cameroon
References
edit- ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Cameroon (CMR)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 5. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "Jean-Charles Castelletto". FC Nantes. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Transfert : Jean-Charles Castelletto prêté un an au Red Star". L'Équipe (in French). 21 July 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ "Groupe Pro - Jean-Charles Castelletto est Nantais !". fcnantes.com (in French). Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "Match : AS MONACO vs NANTES". MatchEnDirect.fr (in French). Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "Cameroun: la présélection pour la Coupe des Confédérations 2017". 18 May 2017.
- ^ FIFA.com. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia - Matches - Zambia-Cameroon". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016.
- ^ Molski, Max (28 November 2022). "Jean-Charles Castelletto Scores Cameroon's First 2022 World Cup Goal". NBC New York. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "Un difensore "italiano" per rifondare il Camerun: la storia di Jean-Charles Castelletto". Eurosport (in Italian). 15 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ Jean-Charles Castelletto at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ "COUPE DE FRANCE 2021 - 2022 - FINALE". fff.fr. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ AfricaNews. "Cameroon beats Burkina Faso to end AFCON 2021 in third place | Africanews". Africanews. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
External links
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- Profile at the FC Nantes website
- Jean-Charles Castelletto at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Jean-Charles Castelletto at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
- Jean-Charles Castelletto – UEFA competition record (archive)
