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Deyna Castellanos
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Castellanos with Atlético Madrid Femenino in 2020
Personal information
Full name Deyna Cristina Castellanos Naujenis
Date of birth (1999-04-18) 18 April 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Maracay, Venezuela
Height 1.70 m
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Manchester City
Number 10
Youth career
2013–2016 Escuela de Fútbol Juan Arango
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Atlético Madrid 58 (23)
2022– Manchester City 24 (1)
National team
2013–2016 Venezuela U17 39 (35)
2018 Venezuela U20 6 (4)
2018– Venezuela 38 (22)
Honours
Women's football
Representing  Venezuela
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver 2023 San Salvador
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 03:34, 27 November 2023 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 08:39, 29 September 2023 (UTC)

Deyna Cristina Castellanos Naujenis (born 18 April 1999) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Manchester City and the Venezuela national team.

Early life

Deyna Cristina Castellanos Naujenis was born on 18 April 1999 in Maracay, on the Caribbean coast of Venezuela.

Club career

Castellanos was awarded a scholarship to study journalism and play football at Florida State University, an experience she describes as life-changing; she spent three college years with the Florida State Seminoles before signing a two-year contract with the Spanish club, Atlético Madrid on 2 January 2020.

At the end of this contract, Castellanos moved to English club Manchester City, in the Women's Super League (WSL), where she signed a three-year contract on 3 June 2022; she was described as the marquee signing during a high-turnover summer for the club. She made her Manchester City debut on 18 August 2022, in a 6–0 Champions League win against Kazakhstani side Tomaris-Turan, scoring a penalty in the 89th minute. On 18 September 2022, she made her WSL debut, coming on in the 70th minute during a 4–3 defeat by Aston Villa.

International career

Youth

In 2014, she was a member of the Venezuela national under-17 team who finished fourth in the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and runners-up in the 2014 Women's Youth Olympic football. She won the Golden Boot of the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup with six goals, equalling her teammate Gabriela García and was also a goalscorer of the 2014 Women's Youth Olympic football with seven. She was also as a top scorer of the 2016 South American Under-17 Women's Football Championship with 12. Castellanos is the top goalscorer of the Venezuela U-17 women's team with 35. Castellanos is currently the all-time leading goalscorer of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup with 11.

Castellanos was called up to the Venezuela U-20 women's team in January 2018 for the 2018 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship. She was the only player to score in the Group B matches with three, once against Uruguay, Bolivia and Chile. She was also the only player to score in the final stage, scoring once in a 3–1 defeat against Paraguay U-20 women's team.

Senior

In April 2018, Castellanos was part of the senior team in the 2018 Copa América Femenina. She scored on her debut against Ecuador on 5 April, and netted four times in an 8–0 win over Bolivia four days later. In 2021, at the age of 21, she was named captain of the team for the first time.

Off the pitch

Castellanos started a foundation that encourages gender equality and helps provide football scholarship for South American girls.

She has worked as a studio analyst for NBC and Telemundo at the 2018 (men's) and 2019 (women's) FIFA World Cups, and in Spain. She is a fan of tattoos and as of 2022 has over 30. In Venezuela, she is known as Reina Deyna ("Queen Deyna"). She learnt English while at university in Florida, becoming quickly bilingual.

In The Best FIFA Football Awards 2017, Castellanos was named to the three-woman shortlist for The Best FIFA Women's Player. Her nomination created some controversy. Megan Rapinoe was outspoken about this nomination, complaining that Castellanos was an unknown player and had not played professionally, nor in a major senior national team tournament at the time of her nomination.

Career statistics

Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Atlético Madrid 2019–20 Primera División 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 0
2020–21 Primera División 27 13 2 0 4 1 2 1 35 15
2021–22 Primera División 26 10 1 0 0 0 2 1 29 11
Total 58 23 4 0 4 1 5 2 71 26
Manchester City 2022–23 Women's Super League 19 1 3 2 4 0 2 1 28 4
2023–24 Women's Super League 5 0 0 0 3 1 8 1
Total 24 1 3 2 7 1 2 1 36 5
Career total 82 24 7 2 7 1 6 2 5 2 107 31

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Venezuela 2014 4 0
2015 0 0
2016 0 0
2017 1 0
2018 9 6
2019 1 0
2020 0 0
2021 5 4
2022 11 6
2023 7 6
Total 38 22
Scores and results list Venezuela's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Castellanos goal.
List of international goals scored by Deyna Castellanos
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 5 April 2018 Estadio Municipal Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso, Coquimbo, Chile Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador 1–0 1–0 2018 Copa América Femenina
2 9 April 2018 Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia 1–0 8–0
3 2–0
4 3–0
5 8–0
6 19 July 2018 Estadio Moderno Julio Torres, Barranquilla, Colombia Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica 2–1 2–1 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games
7 23 October 2021 Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha, Guayaquil, Ecuador Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador 3–1 4–1 Friendly
8 4–1
9 26 October 2021 Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador 2–0 4–1
10 3–1
11 9 April 2022 Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero, Cali, Colombia Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia 1–0 2–2
12 2–0
13 9 July 2022 Estadio Centenario, Armenia, Colombia Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay 1–0 1–0 2022 Copa América Femenina
14 15 July 2022 Flag of Peru (state).svg Peru 1–0 2–0
15 24 July 2022 Flag of Chile.svg Chile 1–1 1–1 (2–4 p)
16 14 November 2022 Estadio Municipal Los Arcos, Orihuela, Spain Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 1–2 1–2 Friendly
17 29 June 2023 Estadio Las Delicias, Santa Tecla, El Salvador Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica 3–0 4–0 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games
18 1 July 2023 Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti 1–1 4–1
19 4–1
20 3 July 2023 Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala 2–0 2–0
21 5 July 2023 Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador 2–0 2–1
22 26 September 2023 Estadio Olímpico de la UCV, Caracas, Venezuela Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay 1–0 1–0 Friendly

Honors

Florida State Seminoles

  • NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship: 2018

Atlético Madrid

  • Supercopa de España Femenina: 2020–21

See also

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