Thomas Kastanaras
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 January 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Stuttgart, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Augsburg II | ||
| Youth career | |||
| TB Untertürkheim | |||
| FSV Waiblingen | |||
| 2011–2022 | VfB Stuttgart | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2026 | VfB Stuttgart II | 71 | (23) |
| 2022–2025 | VfB Stuttgart | 4 | (0) |
| 2024 | → SSV Ulm (loan) | 16 | (3) |
| 2026– | FC Augsburg II | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Greece U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021 | Greece U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2022 | Germany U20 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 September 2022 | |||
Thomas Kastanaras (Greek: Θωμάς Καστανάρας; born 9 January 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for German Regionalliga Bayern club FC Augsburg II. Born in Germany, he represented Greece internationally on junior levels, before switching allegiance to Germany.
Club career
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]
On 2 February 2026, Kastanaras signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with FC Augsburg and was assigned to their reserve team FC Augsburg II.[7]
International career
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.[8]
References
- ^ "Player: Thomas Kastanaras". Bundesliga. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ "Profivertrag für Thomas Kastanaras". stuttgarter-zeitung.de (in German). Stuttgarter Zeitung. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ "Köln und Hertha buhlen vergeblich: Sturmtalent Kastanaras verlängert beim VfB". Kicker. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "So plant Pellegrino Matarazzo mit Thomas Kastanaras" (in German). Stuttgarter Nachrichten. 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Kastanaras feiert Bundesligadebüt". ligainsider.de (in German). 19 September 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ "DER SSV LEIHT THOMAS KASTANARAS AUS" [THE SSV IS LOANING THOMAS KASTANARAS] (in German). SSV Ulm. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Thomas Kastanaras wechselt zum FCA" [Thomas Kastanaras is transferring to FCA] (in German). FC Augsburg. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ^ Schneider, Dominik (19 September 2022). "Bundesliga-Debütant: Kastanaras soll dem VfB "viel Freude" bereiten". Fussball Transfers.