Gonzalo Castellani

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Gonzalo Castellani
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Castellani with Unión La Calera in 2020
Personal information
Full name Gonzalo Pablo Castellani
Date of birth (1987-08-10) 10 August 1987 (age 38)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Ferro Carril Oeste
Youth career
Ferro Carril Oeste
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2010 Ferro Carril Oeste 102 (12)
2010–2011 Villarreal B 29 (0)
2011–2012 Villarreal 10 (0)
2012–2014 Godoy Cruz 65 (7)
2014–2017 Boca Juniors 17 (0)
2015–2016Lanús (loan) 11 (0)
2016–2017Defensa y Justicia (loan) 33 (2)
2018 Atlético Nacional 36 (1)
2019 San Lorenzo 8 (0)
2019 Atlético Tucumán 15 (0)
2020–2022 Unión La Calera 49 (6)
2023 Defensa y Justicia 21 (0)
2024 Colo-Colo 15 (0)
2025 Ferro Carril Oeste 14 (0)
2025 Unión Española 13 (1)
2026– Ferro Carril Oeste 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 December 2025

Gonzalo Pablo Castellani (born 10 August 1987 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ferro Carril Oeste.

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Club career

Castellani started his professional career with local Ferro Carril Oeste, competing in Primera B Nacional with the Buenos Aires outfit. On 2 January 2010 he moved to Spain and signed for Villarreal CF, being assigned to its B team in Segunda División; [1] he failed to make any appearances for the club during the season, due to the team's excessive number of foreign players. [2]

Castellani made his official debut for Villarreal B on 16 January 2011, starting in a 0–2 away loss against Recreativo de Huelva. [3] On 18 December he first appeared in La Liga with the main squad, replacing Cani in the 64th minute of a 1–2 defeat at CA Osasuna. [4]

On 6 July 2012, after both squads' relegation, Castellani joined Godoy Cruz in his native country. [5] Two years later he moved to Boca Juniors, also in the top division. [6]

In March 2024, Castellani returned to Chile after his stint with Unión La Calera in 2022 and joined Colo-Colo. [7]

In the first half of 2025, Castellani played for Ferro Carril Oeste. On 25 July 2025, he joined Chilean club Unión Española. [8] [9] In January 2026, he rejoined Ferro Carril Oeste. [10]

Honours

Boca Juniors

Lanús

Atlético Nacional

References

  1. "Gonzalo 'Boni' Castellani, segundo refuerzo amarillo" [Gonzalo 'Boni' Castellani, new amarillo signing] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 2 January 2010. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  2. "Castellani: "Nunca pensé que estaría seis meses sin jugar"" [Castellani: "I never thought I would be six months without playing"] (in Spanish). Fútbol Argentino. 27 January 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  3. "Recreativo 2-0 Villarreal B" (in Spanish). RFEF. 16 January 2011. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  4. "Osasuna close in on Euro spot". ESPN Soccernet. 18 December 2011. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  5. Castellani ficha por el Godoy Cruz de Argentina (Castellani signs for Godoy Cruz of Argentina); Marca, 6 July 2012 (in Spanish)
  6. Gonzalo Castellani, el nuevo refuerzo para el Boca de Carlos Bianchi (Gonzalo Castellani, reinforcement for Carlos Bianchi's Boca); Canchallena, 3 July 2014 (in Spanish)
  7. Catalán, Bastián (27 March 2024). "Llega el reemplazo de Fuentes: Colo-Colo oficializa a Gonzalo Castellani como su nuevo refuerzo". Radio Agricultura (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  8. Reyes, Luis (25 July 2025). "Oficial: Unión ficha a un ex Colo Colo". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  9. Zúñiga, Alfonso (15 December 2025). "Después de caer a Primera B: Unión Española realiza limpieza profunda en su plantel para 2026". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  10. Modini, Tomás (16 January 2026). "Gonzalo Castellani vuelve a ser jugador de Ferro". Vermouth Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 January 2026.