Luc Castaignos
Castaignos with Feyenoord in 2011
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Luc Castaignos | ||
| Date of birth | 27 September 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Schiedam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
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Current team
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Sporting CP | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2006 | Excelsior '20 | ||
| 2006–2007 | Spartaan '20 | ||
| 2007–2009 | Feyenoord | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Feyenoord | 34 | (15) |
| 2011–2012 | Internazionale | 6 | (1) |
| 2012–2015 | Twente | 94 | (37) |
| 2015–2016 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 19 | (4) |
| 2016– | Sporting CP | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Netherlands U17 | 17 | (13) |
| 2010–2011 | Netherlands U19 | 17 | (8) |
| 2012 | Netherlands U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | Netherlands U21 | 15 | (6) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:10, 29 August 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:59, 10 October 2014 (UTC) |
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Luc Castaignos (born 27 September 1992) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a striker for Primeira Liga club Sporting Clube de Portugal. He is the all-time top scorer of the Netherlands U17 national team.
The roots of Castaignos' family are located in Les Landes, one hundred kilometers below Bordeaux in the south-west of France. There, Castaignos' father, the French-born Jean Luc Castaignos, met Castaignos' mother who is of Cape Verdean descent and holder of an Italian passport. In October 1990, two years before Luc's birth, the family moved to the Netherlands.
Castaignos started his youth career at the local Schiedam club Excelsior '20. The youngster lived close to Sportpark Thurlede, the home ground of the Catholic club. His former Excelsior '20 coach, Paul Benschop, was soon convinced by Castaignos' quality: "Everyone could see how much potential he had. Whenever we conceded a goal, Luc would take care of business." At the age of 13, Castaignos participated on regional club Spartaan '20's opening day. The club from Rotterdam, youth partner of Feyenoord, saw plenty of potential in the youngster and invited him to join. Castaignos only played one season for Spartaan '20. When various professional clubs showed their interest, Spartaan '20 warned Feyenoord.
At the age of 14, Castaignos joined the Feyenoord Academy in the summer of 2007. On 30 October 2008, Castaignos signed his first professional contract with Feyenoord keeping him at De Kuip until summer 2011 with an option for another 2 seasons.
After a successful performance with the Netherlands U17 at the 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship, a clutch of sides were linked to the Dutch youngster. Besides Arsenal, also Liverpool, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Internazionale, Bayern Munich and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim showed their interest in the Feyenoord top scorer. However, on 22 July 2009, Castaignos crushed all rumours and told Feyenoord manager Mario Been and technical advisor Leo Beenhakker he wanted to stay in Rotterdam.
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