Thomas Kastanaras

Thomas Kastanaras (Greek: Θωμάς Καστανάρας; born 9 January 2003) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart.

Thomas Kastanaras
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-01-09) 9 January 2003
Place of birth Stuttgart, Germany
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 VfB Stuttgart
Number 22
Youth career
TB Untertürkheim
FSV Waiblingen
2011–2022 VfB Stuttgart
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– VfB Stuttgart II 30 (10)
2022– VfB Stuttgart 4 (0)
International career‡
2019 Greece U17 3 (0)
2021 Greece U19 4 (0)
2022– Germany U20 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 September 2022

Club career

Kastanaras played for the youth teams of TB Untertürkheim and FSV Waiblingen before he joined VfB Stuttgart in 2011.[2] On 3 March 2022, he extended his contract with VfB Stuttgart until June 2025.[3] After leading the club's under-19 side in scoring with 26 goals during the 2021–22 season, Kastanaras was promoted to Stuttgart's senior side for the 2022–23 season.[4] Kastanaras made his Bundesliga debut for Stuttgart on 17 September 2022 against Eintracht Frankfurt.[5]

International career

Born in Germany, Kastanaras is of Greek descent. He formerly represented Greece internationally up to the Greece U19s, before switching to represent the Germany U20s in 2022.[6]

References
  1. "Player: Thomas Kastanaras". Bundesliga. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  2. "Profivertrag für Thomas Kastanaras". stuttgarter-zeitung.de (in German). Stuttgarter Zeitung. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  3. "Köln und Hertha buhlen vergeblich: Sturmtalent Kastanaras verlängert beim VfB". Kicker. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  4. "So plant Pellegrino Matarazzo mit Thomas Kastanaras" (in German). Stuttgarter Nachrichten. 22 May 2022.
  5. "Kastanaras feiert Bundesligadebüt". ligainsider.de (in German). 19 September 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  6. Schneider, Dominik. "Bundesliga-Debütant: Kastanaras soll dem VfB "viel Freude" bereiten". Fussball Transfers.
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