Julen Castañeda

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Castañeda and the second or maternal family name is Nuin.
Julen Castañeda
Personal information
Full name Julen Castañeda Nuin
Date of birth (1990-11-14) 14 November 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth San Sebastián, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Zamora
Number 22
Youth career
Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Real Sociedad B 88 (4)
2013–2015 Ponferradina 33 (1)
2016 Burgos 16 (1)
2016–2019 Racing Santander 106 (1)
2019–2023 Cultural Leonesa 102 (5)
2023– Zamora 39 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Julen Castañeda Nuin (born 14 November 1990) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Zamora as a left-back.

Club career

Born in San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Castañeda played youth football with local Real Sociedad. He made his senior debut in the 2010–11 season with the B team, in the Segunda División B.

On 14 July 2013, Castañeda signed a two-year deal with Segunda División club SD Ponferradina.[1] He played his first professional game on 17 August, starting in a 1–0 away loss against Córdoba CF.[2]

Castañeda scored his first goal in the competition on 9 November 2014, his side's second in the 3–3 home draw with Recreativo de Huelva.[3] He was released in 2015, and subsequently resumed his career in the third division by representing Burgos CF,[4] Racing de Santander[5] and Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa.[6]

References

  1. ^ Castañeda firmará dos temporadas con la Ponferradina (Castañeda will sign for two seasons with Ponferradina); Marca, 14 July 2013 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Strahman acaba con la maldición cordobesista de la primera jornada (Strahman ends Córdoba's first matchday curse); Marca, 17 August 2013 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ El Decano iguala en el minuto 93 un duelo con muchas alternativas (The Dean ties a duel with many alternatives in the 93rd minute); Marca, 9 November 2014 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Julen Castañeda, nuevo lateral izquierdo para el Burgos CF (Julen Castañeda, new left back for Burgos CF); Diario de Burgos, 29 January 2016 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Héber Pena y Julen Castañeda, primeros refuerzos racinguistas (Héber Pena and Julen Castañeda, first Racing additions); Racing Santander, 11 July 2016 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Julen Castañeda ficha por la Cultural Leonesa tras desvincularse del Rácing [sic] (Julen Castañeda signs for Cultural Leonesa after cutting ties with Racing); Mundo Deportivo, 5 August 2019 (in Spanish)