Kevin Duván Castaño Gil (born 29 September 2000) is a Colombian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club River Plate and the Colombia national team.

Club career

Águilas Doradas

Born in

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, Castaño came through the academy system at

Águilas Doradas Águilas Doradas is a professional Colombian Association football, football team based in Rionegro that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the Estadio Alberto Grisales, Alberto Grisales stadium. The club a ...

having joined when he was 12 years old. By the age of fifteen he was promoted to their under-20 team, and at eighteen years-old made the step up to the senior team, and his debut professional debut followed two years later.

Cruz Azul

On 26 June 2023, Castaño joined

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Krasnodar

On 5 January 2024, Castaño agreed on a transfer to the Russian club

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. Signing a contract until the summer of 2028 on 21 January 2024.

River Plate

On 12 March 2025, Castaño signed with River Plate in Argentina.

International career

Castano made his debut for the

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senior side in a friendly match against the

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on 28 January 2023. He was called up again to the Colombia squad for friendly matches against

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and

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in March 2023.

Personal life

His father Richard, with whom he would have training sessions as a youngster, was a big influence on his football career.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Krasnodar *

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: 2024–25 Colombia *

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runner-up:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Castano, Kevin 2000 births Living people Footballers from Antioquia Department Colombian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Colombia men's international footballers 2024 Copa América players Águilas Doradas players 21st-century Colombian sportsmen Cruz Azul footballers FC Krasnodar players Club Atlético River Plate footballers Categoría Primera A players Liga MX players Russian Premier League players Argentine Primera División players Colombian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Argentina 20th-century Colombian sportsmen