Leandro Castán

Leandro Castán

Castán training with Roma in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Leandro Castán da Silva
Date of birth	(1986-11-05) 5 November 1986
Place of birth	Jaú, São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Central defender
Club information
Current club	Roma
Number	5
Youth career
2003–2004	Atlético Mineiro
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2005–2007	Atlético Mineiro	22	(0)
2007–2009	Helisingborg	4	(0)
2008	→ Barueri (loan)	0	(0)
2009	Barueri	32	(1)
2010–2012	Corinthians	49	(2)
2012–	Roma	43	(1)
National team
2012–	Brazil	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 October 2013. † Appearances (Goals).

Leandro Castán da Silva (born 5 November 1986 in Jaú), commonly known as Leandro Castán, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a centre back for Roma in the Italian Serie A.

Club career

Early career

Castán signed for the Swedish club Helsingborgs IF in the summer of 2007 from Brazil's Atlético Mineiro. He made his Allsvenskan debut on 24 September 2007 in a match against Örebro SK, which Helsingborg lost 4–3.

He scored Helsingborg's only goal against Dutch club PSV in the return leg of the UEFA Cup Round of 32 on 21 February 2008.

Roma

In the 2012–13 season, he was signed by Roma for a transfer fee of €5.5 million from Corinthians. He earned a place in the starting XI thanks to a number of consecutive solid performances. He scored his first goal for Roma on 8 December 2012 in a 4–2 win over Fiorentina.

International career

He made his senior Brazilian national team debut in a friendly match against Japan on 16 October 2012, playing at Stadion Miejski in Wrocław, Poland.

Statistics

Honours

Atlético Mineiro

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2006

Corinthians

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2011
• Copa Libertadores: 2012

External links

• CBF profile