Grigoris Kastanos

Grigoris Kastanos (Greek: Γρηγόρης Κάστανος; born 30 January 1998) is a Cypriot professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or right winger for Italian Serie A club Hellas Verona and the Cyprus national team.

Grigoris Kastanos

Kastanos with Cyprus in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-01-30) 30 January 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Sotira, Cyprus
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder, right winger
Team information
Current team	Hellas Verona
Number	20
Youth career
2007–2011	Onisilos Sotira
2011–2014	Enosis Neon Paralimni
2014–2017	Juventus
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2021	Juventus	1	(0)
2017	→ Pescara (loan)	8	(0)
2017–2018	→ Zulte Waregem (loan)	1	(0)
2018–2019	Juventus U23	29	(3)
2019–2020	→ Pescara (loan)	24	(0)
2020–2021	→ Frosinone (loan)	34	(2)
2021–2022	→ Salernitana (loan)	27	(1)
2022–2025	Salernitana	54	(5)
2024–2025	→ Hellas Verona (loan)	27	(1)
2025–	Hellas Verona	0	(0)
International career‡
2013	Cyprus U16	2	(1)
2013–2014	Cyprus U17	6	(0)
2015	Cyprus U21	2	(0)
2015–	Cyprus	71	(7)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2025

Club career

Kastanos was an Enosis Neon Paralimni youth player. In January 2014 he joined the Juventus academy.^[1][2]

On 25 November 2015, he scored both of the team's goals in a 2–1 win against Manchester City in the UEFA Youth League group stage.^[3]

On 20 January 2017, Kastanos joined Pescara on loan until the end of season.^[4]

On 23 June 2017, Kastanos joined Belgian Pro League side Zulte Waregem on a one-year loan.^[5]

On 13 April 2019, Kastanos made his Juventus debut in a 2–1 away loss against S.P.A.L. in Serie A.^[6]

On 22 August 2019, he returned to Pescara on another loan.^[7]

On 12 September 2020, Kastanos joined Serie B side Frosinone on loan until 30 June 2021.^[8]

On 14 August 2021, Kastanos joined Serie A side Salernitana on loan.^[9] On 2 August 2022, he returned to Salernitana on a permanent basis and signed a four-year contract with the club.^[10]

On 30 July 2024, Kastanos joined Hellas Verona on loan with an option to buy and a conditional obligation to buy.^[11]

International career

In September 2013, Kastanos made three appearances for Cyprus at under-17 level.^[12]

He made his debut for the Cyprus national football team on 28 March 2015, replacing captain Konstantinos Makridis for the final six minutes of a 5–0 defeat to Belgium at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, in UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying.^[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 May 2025^[14]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Pescara (loan)	2016–17	Serie A	8	0	—		—		8	0
Zulte Waregem (loan)	2017–18	Belgian First Division A	1	0	0	0	3[a]	0	4	0
Juventus	2018–19	Serie A	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Juventus U23	2018–19	Serie C	29	3	2[b]	0	—		31	3
Pescara (loan)	2019–20	Serie B	24	0	—		2[c]	0	26	0
Frosinone (loan)	2020–21	Serie B	34	2	0	0	—		34	2
Salernitana (loan)	2021–22	Serie A	27	1	2	0	—		29	1
Salernitana	2022–23	Serie A	28	2	1	0	—		29	2
	2023–24	Serie A	26	3	2	0	—		28	3
	Total		81	6	5	0	—		86	6
Hellas Verona (loan)	2024–25	Serie A	27	1	1	0	—		28	1
Career total			205	12	8	0	5	0	218	12

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
2. Appearances in Coppa Italia Serie C
3. Appearances in Serie B – Relegation play-outs

International

As of match played 10 June 2025^[15]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Cyprus
	2015	2	0
	2016	4	0
	2017	8	0
	2018	5	1
	2019	4	0
	2020	8	2
	2021	12	0
	2022	8	0
	2023	9	1
	2024	7	3
	2025	4	0
Total		71	7

Scores and results list Cyprus' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kastanos goal.^[16]

List of international goals scored by Grigoris Kastanos

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	13 October 2018	Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria	Bulgaria	1–0	1–2	2018–19 UEFA Nations League C
2	14 November 2020	GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus	Luxembourg	1–1	2–1	2020–21 UEFA Nations League C
3				2–1
4	20 June 2023	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway	Norway	1–3	1–3	UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group A
5	11 June 2024	San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino	San Marino	2–0	4–1	Friendly
6				3–0
7	15 November 2024	AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca, Cyprus	Lithuania	1–0	2–1	2024–25 UEFA Nations League C

Honours

Juventus

• Serie A: 2018–19