Jens_Castrop
Jens Castrop
German footballer
Jens Castrop (born 29 July 2003) is a German professional footballer who plays a midfielder for 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Nürnberg.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2003-07-29) 29 July 2003 (age 20) | ||
| Place of birth | Düsseldorf, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | 1. FC Nürnberg | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2015 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | ||
| 2015–2020 | 1. FC Köln | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | 1. FC Köln II | 21 | (2) |
| 2020–2023 | 1. FC Köln | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → 1. FC Nürnberg (loan) | 34 | (2) |
| 2022 | → 1. FC Nürnberg II (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2023– | 1. FC Nürnberg | 27 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Germany U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Germany U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2020 | Germany U18 | 2 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Germany U19 | 6 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Germany U20 | 6 | (0) |
| 2024– | Germany U21 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:33, 26 March 2024 (UTC) | |||
A native of Düsseldorf, Castrop began his career in the youth academy of Fortuna Düsseldorf. In 2015, he transferred to the academy of Düsseldorf's rival, 1.FC Köln, where he played for the club's U15 and U17 teams. In August 2020, Castrop was promoted to the club's first team by manager Markus Gisdol. He also signed a long-term professional contract until June 2023.[2]
In January 2022, it was announced that Castrop would join 1. FC Nürnberg on a loan deal.[3] In June 2023, the club activated a €450,000 option to sign Castrop on a permanent basis.[4]
- As of match played on 19 May 2024[5]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| 1. FC Köln II | 2020–21 | Regionalliga West | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Regionalliga West | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | ||
| 1. FC Nürnberg II | 2021–22 | Regionalliga Bayern | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 2. Bundesliga | 29 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 2 | |||
| 2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 2 | |||
| Total | 61 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 4 | ||
| Career totals | 88 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 7 | ||
Castrop was born in Germany to a German father and South Korean mother.[6] He is a youth international for Germany.[7]
- "Jens Castrop". kicker (in German). Retrieved 2022-09-07.
- "Köln bindet 17-jährigen Castrop: "Weg, an den ich glaube"". kicker.de. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- "1. FC Nürnberg leiht Jens Castrop vom 1. FC Köln aus". bundesliga.com (in German). Retrieved 2022-01-07.
- "Nürnberg zieht Kaufoption bei Castrop – Kontert Köln?". Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger (in German).
- Jens Castrop at Soccerway
- Germany, RevierSport, Essen. "| RevierSport". RevierSport online.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - "Jens Castrop – Spielerprofil". DFB.de. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- Jens Castrop at Soccerway
- Jens Castrop at kicker (in German)