Samu Castillejo
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Samuel "Samu" Castillejo Azuaga (born 18 January 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim.
Infobox
2011
Spain U16
2015
Spain U21
Full name
Samuel Castillejo Azuaga
Date of birth
(1995-01-18) 18 January 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth
Barcelona, Spain
Height
1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position
Winger
Current team
Johor Darul Ta'zim
Number
70
2004–2006
Explanada FS
2006–2007
UD Mortadelo
2007–2012
Málaga
Years
Team
2011–2014
Málaga B
2014–2015
Málaga
2015–2018
Villarreal
2018–2022
AC Milan
2022–2024
Valencia
2023–2024
→ Sassuolo (loan)
2025–
Johor Darul Ta'zim
2011–2012
Spain U17
Tables
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition · Career statistics
Division
Division
Club
Division
Season
Apps
League
Goals
League
Apps
League
Goals
Cup
Apps
Cup
Goals
Continental
Apps
Continental
Goals
Other
Apps
Other
Goals
Málaga
Málaga
Club
Málaga
Season
2014–15
League
La Liga
League
34
League
1
Cup
5
Cup
0
Continental
—
Continental
—
Other
39
Other
1
Villarreal
Villarreal
Club
Villarreal
Season
2015–16
League
La Liga
League
28
League
1
Cup
4
Cup
0
Continental
13
Continental
1
Other
—
Other
45
Total
2
2016–17
2016–17
Club
2016–17
Season
La Liga
League
33
League
2
League
3
Cup
1
Cup
8
Continental
0
Continental
—
Other
44
Other
3
2017–18
2017–18
Club
2017–18
Season
La Liga
League
30
League
6
League
3
Cup
0
Cup
5
Continental
0
Continental
—
Other
38
Other
6
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
91
League
9
League
10
League
1
Cup
26
Cup
1
Continental
0
Continental
0
Other
127
Other
12
AC Milan
AC Milan
Club
AC Milan
Season
2018–19
League
Serie A
League
31
League
4
Cup
4
Cup
0
Continental
4
Continental
0
Other
1
Other
0
Total
40
Total
4
2019–20
2019–20
Club
2019–20
Season
Serie A
League
22
League
2
League
3
Cup
1
Cup
—
Continental
—
Continental
25
Other
3
2020–21
2020–21
Club
2020–21
Season
Serie A
League
28
League
1
League
2
Cup
0
Cup
13
Continental
2
Continental
—
Other
43
Other
3
2021–22
2021–22
Club
2021–22
Season
Serie A
League
5
League
0
League
0
Cup
0
Cup
0
Continental
0
Continental
—
Other
5
Other
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
86
League
7
League
9
League
1
Cup
17
Cup
2
Continental
1
Continental
0
Other
113
Other
10
Valencia
Valencia
Club
Valencia
Season
2022–23
League
La Liga
League
25
League
4
Cup
1
Cup
0
Continental
—
Continental
0
Other
0
Other
26
Total
4
Sassuolo (loan)
Sassuolo (loan)
Club
Sassuolo (loan)
Season
2023–24
League
Serie A
League
17
League
0
Cup
2
Cup
0
Continental
—
Continental
—
Other
19
Other
0
Career total
Career total
Club
Career total
Season
253
League
21
League
27
League
2
Cup
43
Cup
3
Continental
1
Continental
0
Other
324
Other
26
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Málaga | 2014–15 | La Liga | 34 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 1 | ||
| Villarreal | 2015–16 | La Liga | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 1 | — | 45 | 2 | |
| 2016–17 | La Liga | 33 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | 44 | 3 | ||
| 2017–18 | La Liga | 30 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 38 | 6 | ||
| Total | 91 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 12 | ||
| AC Milan | 2018–19 | Serie A | 31 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 4 |
| 2019–20 | Serie A | 22 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 25 | 3 | |||
| 2020–21 | Serie A | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | — | 43 | 3 | ||
| 2021–22 | Serie A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 86 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 113 | 10 | ||
| Valencia | 2022–23 | La Liga | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 26 | 4 | |
| Sassuolo (loan) | 2023–24 | Serie A | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 253 | 21 | 27 | 2 | 43 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 324 | 26 | ||
References
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
- "Samuel Castillejo"https://web.archive.org/web/20220118100320/https://www.acmilan.com/it/squadre/prima-squadra-maschile/giocatori/samuel-castillejo/biografia
- ABChttps://www.abc.es/deportes/futbol/abci-barcelona-villarreal-samu-castillejo-heroe-pablo-raez-no-futbolista-201705060856_noticia.html
- "Meet Diego Simeone's favourite player in La Liga (who doesn't play for Atletico)"https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/meet-diego-simeones-favourite-player-la-liga-who-doesnt-play-atletico
- "Samu Castillejo shines as Málaga defeat Newcastle United"https://archive.today/20140830080503/http://www.insidespanishfootball.com/118964/samu-castillejo-shines-as-malaga-defeat-newcastle-united/
- Marcahttp://www.marca.com/2014/08/03/futbol/equipos/malaga/1407072470.html
- Marcahttp://www.marca.com/eventos/marcador/futbol/2014_15/primera/jornada_2/val_mga/
- "Samu Castillejo clinches win for Malaga over Valencia"http://www.espnfc.com/spanish-primera-division/match/402427/malaga-valencia/report
- "El Villarreal CF ficha a los 'Samus'"https://web.archive.org/web/20150619020254/http://villarrealcf.es/noticias/portada-ultimas-novedades/item/9770-fichaje-samus
- El Periódico Mediterráneohttp://www.elperiodicomediterraneo.com/noticias/deportes/castillejo-el-villarreal-es-gran-familia_1161865.html
- "MILAN, ACCORDO PER CASTILLEJO: Bacca nell'operazione, i dettagli"https://www.calciomercato.com/news/milan-accordo-per-castillejo-bacca-nell-operazione-i-dettagli-97440
- "Official announcement: Samuel Castillejo & Diego Laxalt"https://www.acmilan.com/en/news/media/2018-08-17/official-announcement-samuel-castillejo--diego-laxalt
- "Piatek paying dividends as Milan win again"http://www.espn.co.uk/football/club/ac-milan/103/blog/post/3618878/patrick-cutrone-comes-off-the-bench-to-deliver-ac-milan-win-over-roma
- "Sassuolo 1 AC Milan 4: Suso double lifts under-fire Gattuso"https://www.goal.com/en-gb/match/sassuolo-v-milan/2krbe3rlu9n8zr9uelc5d4hgq
- "Milan-Napoli, Pioli su Saelemaekers e Castillejo: "Possono fare di più" | PM"https://www.pianetamilan.it/news-milan/ultime-notizie/milan-napoli-pioli-su-saelemaekers-e-castillejo-possono-fare-di-piu-pm/
- "Il Milan rifiuta l'offerta per Castillejo: saltato il trasferimento al CSKA Mosca"https://www.goal.com/it/notizie/il-milan-rifiuta-lofferta-per-castillejo-saltato-il/5jn7hwentjn81t7vto3assatp
- "Milan's squad for the Champions League: Conti, Castillejo and Pellegri out"https://football-italia.net/milans-squad-for-the-champions-league-conti-castillejo-and-pellegri-out
- "Official statement | Samu Castillejo"https://www.valenciacf.com/en/article/en-official-statement-samu-castillejo-2022-07-12
- Levante-EMVhttps://www.levante-emv.com/valencia-cf/2022/09/04/cronica-valencia-getafe-vendaval-mestalla-5-1-75031952.html
- "Calciomercato | Dal Valencia arriva Samu Castillejo"https://www.sassuolocalcio.it/in-evidenza/calciomercato-dal-valencia-arriva-samu-castillejo
- Diario AShttps://as.com/futbol/primera/castillejo-se-queda-libre-n/
- "Welcome to Johor Darul Ta'zim FC, Samu Castillejo!"https://johorsoutherntigers.my/welcome-to-johor-darul-tazim-fc-samu-castillejo.jst/
- "Castillejo: "Qui per vincere""https://www.acmilan.com/it/news/intervista/2018-08-17/castillejo-qui-per-vincere
- "AC Milan follows Villarreal winger Samu Castillejo"https://www.calciomercato.com/en/news/ac-milan-follows-villarreal-winger-samu-castillejo-54580
- "Milan, Castillejo in goal da "falso 9": prestazione super dello spagnolo all'esordio da titolare!"https://www.msn.com/it-it/sport/calcio/milan-castillejo-in-goal-da-falso-9-prestazione-super-dello-spagnolo-allesordio-da-titolare/ar-BBNMjPi
- "AC Milan star Castillejo: 'Suso doesn't take away my position, I'm waiting for my chance'"https://www.calciomercato.com/en/news/ac-milan-star-castillejo-suso-doesn-t-take-away-my-position-i-m--90493
- "AC Milan winger Castillejo robbed at gun point"https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/ac-milan-winger-castillejo-robbed-at-gun-point/16cvmlbq68as61skne2nzb0jd4
- El Mundohttps://www.elmundo.es/deportes/futbol/2024/11/01/6724afade9cf4a04348b457e.html
- Samu Castillejo at Soccerwayhttps://int.soccerway.com/players/samuel-castillejo-azuaga/214374/
- "Milan secure 1st Serie A title in 11 years"https://www.news18.com/news/football/ac-milan-secure-1st-serie-a-title-in-11-years-5225965.html