1. Luc Castaignos was born on 27 September 1992 and is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward.
49 Facts About Luc Castaignos
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Luc Castaignos started his youth career at the local Schiedam club Excelsior '20.
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Whenever we conceded a goal, Luc Castaignos would take care of business.
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On 30 October 2008, Luc Castaignos signed his first professional contract with Feyenoord, keeping him at De Kuip until summer 2011 with an option for another two seasons.
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However, on 22 July 2009, Luc Castaignos crushed all rumours and told Feyenoord manager Mario Been and technical advisor Leo Beenhakker that he wanted to stay in Rotterdam.
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Luc Castaignos changed his mind when he signed a contract extension with the club, keeping him until 2013, but his agent disputed the claims that the deal was done.
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Luc Castaignos later scored two more goals by the end of the year, coming against ADO Den Haag on 28 November 2010 and SBV Excelsior on 11 December 2010.
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Luc Castaignos went on to score four goals in the last four matches of the season that saw Feyenoord finish 10th place in the league, missing out on the Europa League in the process.
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Luc Castaignos later said in an interview about his desire on returning to Feyenoord one day.
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Luc Castaignos was featured throughout preseason, most notably scoring the opening goal in a friendly against Celtic on 30 July 2011.
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However, Luc Castaignos was controversially dropped from the UEFA Champions League squad.
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Luc Castaignos then scored his first goal in Serie A in an away match to Siena on 27 November 2011, latching on to Thiago Motta's through ball before firing low past Brkic, which proved to be the game winner.
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However, Luc Castaignos found his first team opportunities limited, due to competitions in the striker positions.
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On 20 June 2012, Luc Castaignos announced his intention to leave Inter in favor of a 'big club'.
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Luc Castaignos was seen as the replacement for the former Twente striker Luuk de Jong, who had been sold to Borussia Monchengladbach.
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Since joining FC Twente, Luc Castaignos quickly established himself as the club's first choice striker and was living up to his potential as De Jong's successor.
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Luc Castaignos then scored two goals in two matches between 7 October 2012 and 20 October 2012 against AZ Alkmaar and Roda JC respectively.
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Luc Castaignos scored three goals in three matches between 4 October 2013 and 26 October 2013 against SC Cambuur, Ajax and ADO Den Haag.
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Luc Castaignos scored four goals in four matches between 14 December 2013 and 2 February 2014.
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Luc Castaignos scored two goals in two matches between 15 February 2014 and 23 February 2014 against Vitesse and Feyenoord.
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Luc Castaignos scored two goals in two matches between 24 August 2014 and 28 August 2014 against NAC Breda and Qarabag respectively.
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Luc Castaignos then scored three more goals between 23 November 2014 and 30 November 2014, including a brace against PEC Zwolle.
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However, Luc Castaignos suffered a setback when he suffered an eye injury and was sidelined for a month.
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Luc Castaignos previously suffered a hamstring injury two months prior while on international duty but he quickly recovered.
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Luc Castaignos scored two braces in two matches between 29 August 2015 and 12 September 2015, winning both matches against VfB Stuttgart and 1.
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Luc Castaignos played in the first leg of the Bundesliga play-offs against 1.
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Luc Castaignos made first and only appearance for the club against 1.
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In summer 2016, Luc Castaignos joined compatriot Bas Dost at Portuguese side Sporting CP on a three-year deal.
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However, Luc Castaignos found his first team opportunities limited and found his playing time, coming from the substitute bench.
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Luc Castaignos found himself plagued with injuries along the way.
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Luc Castaignos continued to expect to leave the club over the summer despite making his return.
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On 7 August 2017, Luc Castaignos returned to the Netherlands to join Vitesse on a season-long loan.
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Since joining Vitesse, Luc Castaignos found his playing time, coming on from the substitute bench and competed with Tim Matavz over the first choice striker role.
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On 20 February 2019, Luc Castaignos officially joined South Korean K League 1 football club Gyeongnam FC.
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On 21 January 2021, Luc Castaignos agreed a move to Greek club OFI.
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However, Luc Castaignos suffered a leg injury that saw him sidelined between four and six weeks.
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Luc Castaignos is eligible to play for France through his parents and Netherlands through his place of birth, but he opted to play for Netherlands.
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Luc Castaignos added four more goals throughout the UEFA European Under-17 Championship elite round, including a brace against Luxembourg U17 on 21 March 2009.
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Luc Castaignos played all three matches in the tournament, as he was unable to help the U17 national team reach further in the FIFA U-17 World Cup.
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In February 2010, Luc Castaignos was called up to the Netherlands U19 for the first time.
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In July 2010, Luc Castaignos was called up to the UEFA European Under-19 Championship in France.
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Luc Castaignos played all three matches, as the U19 national team were eliminated in the group stage.
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Luc Castaignos made two more appearances for the Netherlands U21 by the end of the year.
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Luc Castaignos then made three more appearances for the U21 national team by the time he was 22 years old.
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Luc Castaignos made fifteen appearances and scoring six times for the Netherlands U21.
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Luc Castaignos' playing style led the media to compare him to Thierry Henry.
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Luc Castaignos fends off in the duels with big defenders, uses his body better and better.
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Luc Castaignos is working on his fitness and needs some time.
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The problem with Luc Castaignos is that he doesn't score enough at the moment.