Jean-Charles Castelletto

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Jean-Charles Castelletto
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Castelletto with Cameroon at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
Personal information
Full name Jean-Charles Victor Castelletto [1]
Date of birth (1995-01-26) 26 January 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Clamart, France
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) [2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Nantes
Number 21
Youth career
2002–2010 Brétigny Foot
2010–2012 Auxerre
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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
Men's football
Representing Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Africa Cup of Nations
Bronze medal icon.svg 2021 Cameroon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 January 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

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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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]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueNational CupLeague CupEuropeOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalssAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Auxerre II 2012–13 Championnat National 2 140————140
2013–14 Championnat National 3 60————60
Total200————200
Auxerre 2012–13 Ligue 2 100000——10
2013–14 1903010——230
2014–15 2815010——341
Total48180200000581
Club Brugge 2015–16 Pro League 3000—1 [a] 0—40
Mouscron (loan) 2015–16 Pro League10000———100
Red Star (loan) 2016–17 Ligue 23221010——342
Brest 2017–18 Ligue 23321010——352
2018–19 3122021——353
2019–20 Ligue 1 2211010——241
Total86540410000946
Nantes 2020–21 Ligue 124110——2 [b] 0272
2021–22 28130———311
2022–23 32060—7 [c] 01 [d] 0460
2023–24 28200———280
2024–25 14010———150
Total12641100070301474
Nantes II 2024–25Championnat National 310————10
Career total3261224071803036812
  1. ↑ Appearance in the Champions League
  2. ↑ Appearance in the relegation playoff
  3. ↑ Appearance in the Europa League
  4. ↑ Appearance in the Trophée des Champions

International

As of match played 19 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Cameroon 201710
202020
202110
2022121
202360
202481
Total302
Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Castelletto goal.
List of international goals scored by Jean-Charles Castelletto
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
128 November 2022 Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar16Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 1–03–3 2022 FIFA World Cup
219 January 2024 Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast25Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 1–21–3 2023 Africa Cup of Nations

Honours

Nantes

Cameroon

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References

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  2. ↑ "Jean-Charles Castelletto". FC Nantes. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022.
  3. ↑ "Transfert : Jean-Charles Castelletto prêté un an au Red Star". L'Équipe (in French). 21 July 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "Groupe Pro - Jean-Charles Castelletto est Nantais !". fcnantes.com (in French). Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  5. ↑ "Match : AS MONACO vs NANTES". MatchEnDirect.fr (in French). Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "Jean-Charles Castelletto prolonge à Nantes jusqu'en 2028". L'Équipe . 10 February 2024.
  7. ↑ "Cameroun: la présélection pour la Coupe des Confédérations 2017". 18 May 2017.
  8. ↑ FIFA.com. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia - Matches - Zambia-Cameroon". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016.
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