| Jean-Charles Castelletto | |
| Full Name: | Jean-Charles Victor Castelletto[1] |
| Birth Date: | 26 January 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Clamart, France |
| Height: | 1.86 m[2] |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Nantes |
| Clubnumber: | 21 |
| Youthyears1: | 2002–2010 |
| Youthclubs1: | Brétigny Foot |
| Youthyears2: | 2010–2012 |
| Youthclubs2: | Auxerre |
| Years1: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs1: | Auxerre II |
| Caps1: | 20 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2013–2015 |
| Clubs2: | Auxerre |
| Caps2: | 48 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2015–2017 |
| Clubs3: | Club Brugge |
| Caps3: | 3 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2016 |
| Clubs4: | → Mouscron-Péruwelz (loan) |
| Caps4: | 10 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs5: | → Red Star (loan) |
| Caps5: | 32 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2017–2020 |
| Clubs6: | Brest |
| Caps6: | 86 |
| Goals6: | 5 |
| Years7: | 2020– |
| Clubs7: | Nantes |
| Caps7: | 121 |
| Goals7: | 4 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2010–2011 |
| Nationalteam1: | France U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2011–2012 |
| Nationalteam2: | France U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2013 |
| Nationalteam3: | France U18 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2013 |
| Nationalteam4: | France U19 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2014 |
| Nationalteam5: | France U20 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears6: | 2017– |
| Nationalteam6: | Cameroon |
| Nationalcaps6: | 30 |
| Nationalgoals6: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 9 November 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 19 November 2024 |
Jean-Charles Victor Castelletto (born 26 January 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club Nantes. Born in France, he plays for the Cameroon national team.
In July 2016, Castelletto joined Red Star on a season-long loan from Belgian side Club Brugge KV.[3]
FC Nantes officially arrives on 26 May 2020. He initialled a three-year contract with the Nantes until 2023.[4] In the opening of the 2021-2022 season, he equalised on corner against AS Monaco, allowing FC Nantes to take a point in Principality.[5]
On 7 May 2022, he was a holder in the final and won the French Cup with FC Nantes.
Castelletto was a youth international for France. Castelletto made his debut for the Cameroon national team in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 2–2 tie with Zambia on 11 November 2017.[6] [7]
He was called-up to Cameroon's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. In their group stage match against Serbia on 28 November 2022, he scored his first international goal to lead for his team.[8]
On 28 December 2023, he was selected from the list of 27 Cameroonian players selected to compete in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
Castelletto was born in France to an Italian father and Cameroonian mother.[9]
| Club | Season | Division | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goalss | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Auxerre | 2012–13 | Ligue 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||||
| 2014–15 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 48 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 1 | |||
| Club Brugge | 2015–16 | Pro League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[10] | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Mouscron (loan) | 2015–16 | Pro League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Red Star (loan) | 2016–17 | Ligue 2 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 2 | |||
| Brest | 2017–18 | Ligue 2 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 2 | |||
| 2018–19 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 3 | |||||
| 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 86 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 6 | |||
| Nantes | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2[11] | 0 | 27 | 2 | |||
| 2021–22 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 31 | 1 | ||||||
| 2022–23 | 32 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 7[12] | 0 | 1[13] | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||||||
| 2024–25 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 121 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 141 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 300 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 341 | 12 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2017 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 8 | 1 | ||
| Total | 30 | 2 | ||
Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Castelletto goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 November 2022 | Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar | 16 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2022 FIFA World Cup | ||
| 2 | 19 January 2024 | Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast | 25 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations |
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