Juan Cataldi

Juan Cataldi
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-12-17) 17 December 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth La Plata, Argentina
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder[2]
Team information
Current team
 Kalamata
Number 8
Youth career
2002–2018 Gimnasia y Esgrima
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Gimnasia y Esgrima 6 (0)
2020 → Bolívar (loan) 4 (0)
2021–2023 Ierapetra 45 (5)
2023– Kalamata 25 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:00, 25 May 2024 (UTC)

Juan Cataldi (born 17 December 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Greek Super League 2 club Kalamata.

He played his first match in the first division in the Argentine cup and then played matches in the same cup and in the local tournament. He was part of the team who played the final game against Rosario Central. When he was playing in Bolivar, he played in Copa Libertadores against Palmeiras and another two games in the same Cup. Also he played in Copa Sudamericana.[1]

Career

Cataldi's career started in Gimnasia y Esgrima's system in 2002.[1][3] He was moved into the club's first-team squad in July 2018, when he was picked to start in Copa Argentina encounters with Sportivo Belgrano and Olimpo; both of which were won 1–0.[1] He made his professional league debut on 18 August during a defeat away to Banfield in the Primera División.[1][4] He would make a further three appearances in that season for Gimnasia, though wouldn't appear competitively in 2019–20.[1] On 3 August 2020, Cataldi left on loan to Bolivian football with Bolívar.[5] He debuted in the Copa Libertadores versus Palmeiras on 1 October.[1]

Personal life

Cataldi is the nephew of former footballers Guillermo Barros Schelotto and Gustavo Barros Schelotto, while his brothers Salvador and Tomás Cataldi are also footballers; as is his cousin Bautista Barros Schelotto.[6][7] Cataldi's grandfather Hugo Barros Schelotto was Gimnasia y Esgrima's president during the 1980s.[8]

Career statistics

As of 18 December 2020.[1]
Club statistics
Club Season League League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Gimnasia y Esgrima 2018–19 Argentine Primera División 4 0 4 0 — 8 0
Total 4 0 4 0 — 8 0
Bolívar (loan) 2020 Bolivian Primera División 0 0 — 3[a] 0 3 0
Total 0 0 4 0 4 0
OF Ierapetra 2021-22 Super league Greece 2 23 1 1 0
2022-23 Super league Greece 2 20 3 2 1 22 4
Total 43 4 3 1 46 5
Career total 47 4 7 1 3 0 58 5
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Argentina - J. Cataldi". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Juan Cataldi". World Football. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Ficha Estadistica de JUAN CATALDI". BDFA. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Juan Cataldi: Estoy muy feliz por esta oportunidad". Diagonales. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  5. ^ "El argentino Juan Cataldi es nuevo jugador de Bolívar". Deporte Total. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  6. ^ "En Gimnasia se juega con el corazón". Diario Hoy. 12 January 2018. Archived from the original on 13 October 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  7. ^ "El sobrino de los mellizos continúa con la dinastía Barros Schelotto en el Lobo". 0221. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Cataldi: pasado, presente y futuro albiazul". Inferiores Platenses. 17 July 2018. Archived from the original on 13 October 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.