Thomas Kastanaras

Thomas Kastanaras
Personal information
Date of birth	9 January 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth	Stuttgart, Germany
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
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
2021–	VfB Stuttgart II
2022–	VfB Stuttgart
2024	→ SSV Ulm (loan)
International career‡
2019	Greece U17
2021	Greece U19
2022	Germany U20
	*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

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

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

^ "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.
^ Schneider, Dominik (19 September 2022). "Bundesliga-Debütant: Kastanaras soll dem VfB "viel Freude" bereiten". Fussball Transfers.

[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 (19 September 2022). "Bundesliga-Debütant: Kastanaras soll dem VfB "viel Freude" bereiten". Fussball Transfers.

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Thomas Kastanaras

Club career

International career

References

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