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Full nameValentín Mariano José Castellanos Giménez
PositionWinger
NationalityArgentina
Age27
Date of birth3 Oct 1998
BirthplaceMendoza
Height178 cm
Shirt number#11
ClubWest Ham
Winger
18
Appearances
6
Goals
0
Assists
1395
Minutes

Domestic-league season · West Ham.

Injury-affected season

Missed 7 of West Ham's ~38 games this season through 7 injury absences (thigh, inactive). He still appeared 18 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Also this season

Earlier this season at LazioSerie A: 11 apps, 2g 3a, 694 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at West Ham; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Premier League186013956.73
Serie Aat Lazio11236946.9
FA Cup4103146.65
Coppa Italiaat Lazio100586.3

Scout report

Key starterWinger

V. Castellanos is a 27-year-old winger at West Ham, rated 68.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 220th of 376 on scout potential in the Premier League. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (70.5% of available minutes). He brings 0.39 goal contributions per 90 (0.39 goals, 0 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Castellanos.

Judged on this season alone, Castellanos graded 42 — a strong campaign that ranks top 20% of the 15 wingers in the Premier League, on 6 goals and 0 assists in 18 appearances (0.387 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 49 → 42). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 69, 12th of 15 of the 15 wingers in the Premier League. At 27 Castellanos is in his prime years, and a market index of 83 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Castellanos missed 7 games through injury (thigh, inactive) out of roughly 38 this season. The 18 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Trending upBreakout: 2021/22Injury-hit 2025/264 clubs
Current potential12th of 15 wingers · Premier LeagueCurrent seasonTop 20% wingers · Premier League3rd-best winger in the Premier League220th in the Premier League · potential12th-highest potential winger in the Premier League
68.6
Ratingi
12th of 15 wingers
41.5
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
70.5%
Minutes
a regular starter
0.39
Goal contrib / 90
productive for the role

Output in context · West Ham finished 18th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

6
Goals
0
Assists
6
G+A
0.33
Goals / app

6 goals in 18 appearances (0.33 per game), a meaningful share of the load for a relegation-threatened side.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 70.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Final-third output. 0.39 goal contributions per 90 (0.39 goals, 0 assists) — productive for the role.
  • Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 91.1/100).

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 68.6, Castellanos carries the 12th-highest potential of the wingers in the Premier League of 15, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (West Ham finished 18th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.39 goal contributions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.