| Pepe Castaño | |
| Full Name: | José Castaño Muñoz |
| Birth Date: | 10 December 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Arcos de la Frontera, Spain |
| Height: | 1.85 m |
| Position: | Centre back |
| Currentclub: | Asteras Tripolis |
| Clubnumber: | 19 |
| Youthclubs1: | Xerez |
| Youthclubs2: | Cádiz |
| Youthyears3: | 2015–2017 |
| Youthclubs3: | Villarreal |
| Years1: | 2014–2015 |
| Caps1: | 16 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2015 |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2016–2018 |
| Caps3: | 44 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 2018–2020 |
| Caps4: | 34 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2019 |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2020– |
| Caps6: | 110 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2016 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2016–2017 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2016 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 6 October 2024 |
José "Pepe" Castaño Muñoz (born 10 December 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Greek Super League club Asteras Tripolis.
Born in Arcos de la Frontera, Cádiz, Andalusia, Castaño represented Xerez CD and Cádiz CF as a youth.[1] On 17 May 2015, after already making his senior debut for the latter's reserves, he made his first team debut by starting in a 0–3 Segunda División B away loss against Arroyo CP; at the age of 16 years, 5 months and 7 days, he became the youngest player ever to debut for the club.[2]
On 22 July 2015, Castaño moved to Villarreal CF and returned to youth football.[3] He was promoted to the C-team the following year, and reached the B-side in 2018.[4]
Castaño made his professional debut on 17 January 2019, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–3 loss at RCD Espanyol, for the season's Copa del Rey.[5] On 25 August of the following year, he moved abroad after agreeing to a deal with Super League Greece side Asteras Tripolis FC.[6]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Cádiz | 2014–15 | Segunda División B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Villarreal | 2018–19 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Villarreal B | 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 22 | 1 | — | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 34 | 1 | — | — | — | 34 | 1 | ||||||
| Asteras Tripolis | 2020–21 | Superleague Greece | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||||
| 2022–23 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 2 | |||||
| 2023–24 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 98 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 101 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 133 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 3 | |||