Leandro Castán

Leandro Castán

200px 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
Position(s)	Central defender
Team information
Current team	Roma
Number	5
Youth career
2003–2004	Atlético Mineiro
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2007	Atlético Mineiro	22	(0)
2007–2009	Helsingborg	4	(0)
2009-2010	Barueri	32	(1)
2010–2012	Corinthians	49	(2)
2012–	Roma	70	(1)
International career
2012–2013	Brazil	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:15, 15 December 2015 (UTC)

Leandro Castán da Silva (born 5 November 1986) is a Brazilian international footballer who plays for Italian club Roma as a centre back.

Club career

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.

In the 2013-14 season, Castán broke into the Roma first team; he cited new manager Rudi Garcia for this.

International career

Castán said he did not believe that he would be called up by Scolari to play at the 2014 FIFA World Cup because of Dante, also a left foot defender, already being on the list.

Personal life

In 2014, it was found out that he had a cavernoma in his brain. He did undergo surgery in December 2014, but due to his recovery he missed most of the 2014-2015 season. He returned to training for the 2015-2016 preseason.

External links

• CBF profile