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Thomas Kastanaras

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Thomas Kastanaras
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-01-09) 9 January 2003 (age 21)
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 46 (18)
2022– VfB Stuttgart 4 (0)
2024SSV Ulm (loan) 16 (3)
International career
2019 Greece U17 3 (0)
2021 Greece U19 4 (0)
2022 Germany U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 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

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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]

On 2 January 2024, Kastanaras joined SSV Ulm in 3. Liga on loan.[6]

International career

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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.[7]

References

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  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. ^ "DER SSV LEIHT THOMAS KASTANARAS AUS" [THE SSV IS LOANING THOMAS KASTANARAS] (in German). SSV Ulm. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  7. ^ Schneider, Dominik. "Bundesliga-Debütant: Kastanaras soll dem VfB "viel Freude" bereiten". Fussball Transfers.