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

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

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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