17 Facts About Deyna Castellanos

Deyna Cristina Castellanos Naujenis was born on 18 April 1999 and is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Portland Thorns FC of the National Women's Soccer League and the Venezuela national team.

Deyna Cristina Castellanos Naujenis was born on 18 April 1999 in Maracay, on the Caribbean coast of Venezuela.

Deyna Castellanos spent three college years with the Florida State Seminoles, scoring 48 goals in 82 total appearances.

On 26 January 2024, Deyna Castellanos was acquired by new NWSL expansion franchise Bay FC for a transfer fee.

The next day, Deyna Castellanos was acquired by NWSL team Portland Thorns FC and signed to a two-year contract with a club option.

Deyna Castellanos made her Thorns debut in the league's season-opener, starting and playing 87 minutes in a defeat to the Kansas City Current.

Deyna Castellanos won the Golden Boot of the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup with six goals, equalling her teammate Gabriela Garcia and was a goalscorer of the 2014 Women's Youth Olympic football with seven.

Deyna Castellanos was as a top scorer of the 2016 South American Under-17 Women's Football Championship with 12.

Deyna Castellanos is the top goalscorer of the Venezuela U-17 women's team with 35.

Deyna Castellanos is currently the all-time leading goalscorer of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup with 11.

Deyna Castellanos was called up to the Venezuela U-20 women's team in January 2018 for the 2018 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship.

Deyna Castellanos was the only player to score in the Group B matches with three, st Uruguay, Bolivia and Chile.

Deyna Castellanos started a foundation that encourages gender equality and helps provide football scholarship for South American girls.

Deyna Castellanos has worked as a studio analyst for NBC and Telemundo at the 2018 and 2019 FIFA World Cups, and in Spain.

Deyna Castellanos is a fan of tattoos and as of 2022 has over 30.

Deyna Castellanos learned English while at Florida State University, becoming quickly bilingual.

Megan Rapinoe was outspoken about this nomination, complaining that Deyna Castellanos was an unknown player and had not played professionally, nor in a major senior national team tournament at the time of her nomination.