Jean-Charles Castelletto
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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 26 January 1995 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Clamart, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 84 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 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 | 25 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 January 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
In July 2016, Castelletto joined Red Star on a season-long loan from Belgian side Club Brugge KV.
Nantes
FC Nantes officially arrives on 26 May 2020. He initialled a three-year contract with the Nantes until 2023. In the opening of the 2021-2022 season, he equalised on corner against AS Monaco, allowing FC Nantes to take a point in Principality.
On 7 May 2022, he was a holder in the final and won the French Cup with FC Nantes.
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.
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.
Personal life
Castelletto was born in France to an Italian father and Cameroonian mother.
Career statistics
Clubs
- As of match played 1 July 2021
| Club | Season | Division | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 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 | 58 | 1 | ||
| Club Brugge | 2015–16 | Pro League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 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 | 94 | 6 | ||
| Nantes | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
| Career total | 203 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 227 | 11 | ||
International
- As of match played 19 January 2024
- 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 |
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| 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
Nantes
Cameroon
References
External links
- Jean-Charles Castelletto at Soccerway
- Jean-Charles Castelletto at National-Football-Teams.com
- 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)
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