Timothy Castagne (; born 5 December 1995) is a Belgian professional

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who plays as a full back for club

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and the Belgium national team. Castagne began his senior career with

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after graduating from the club's

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. After moving to Italy with

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in 2017, he was signed by English side

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in 2020, with whom he won the

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in 2021. He joined Fulham in 2023. Castagne represented Belgium at various youth levels before making his debut for the senior team in 2018. He was part of Belgium's squad at the

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and

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Club career

Early career

Born in

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, Belgian Luxembourg, Castagne began playing football for local clubs US Waltzing and Lorrain Arlon before moving to the youth academy of

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, the largest club in the province. He practised with the youth teams of

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after going to a boarding school in the area, but continued to play matches at Virton at the weekend.

Genk

In 2011, Castagne moved to

, after Standard decided not to recruit him permanently. In June 2013, he signed a professional contract for three years at Genk. In January 2014, then Genk coach

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included him in training camp with the first team after leaving a good impression, which meant that he was definitively included in the first team in the second half of the season. He made his

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debut under new head coach

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on 14 September 2014 as a starter against

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. On 2 May 2015, Castagne scored his first senior goal in a 7–1 home win.

Atalanta

In July 2017, he joined

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club

in a €6 million deal, after Andrea Conti had left Atalanta for

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. He scored his first goal for the

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team on 2 January 2018, in

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win over

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. After a first season of adaptation, his play improved in the first half of the second season, and on 27 August 2018, he scored his first goal in the Serie A in a 3–3 draw against

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. Alternating with

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on the right wing-back, he scored 4 goals in the league overall; the others came in the second leg against Roma, and in two important end-of-season victories against

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(1–3), and

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(2–1). The following year he continued to alternate with Hateboer, scoring two goals in all competitions: on 22 September 2019, he scored the equalising goal in the 95th minute against

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in a 2–2 draw, and the other in the

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in which he scored the first goal in a 0–3 win against

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which allowed the ''Nerazzurri'' to advance to the round of 16. During three years at Atalanta, Castagne made 96 appearances and scored 8 goals in all competitions. His farewell was motivated by a difficult relationship with the coach

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Leicester City

On 3 September 2020, Castagne completed a move to

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club

on a 5-year deal. On 13 September 2020, he scored his first goal for Leicester City in a 3–0 win over

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; hence, he became the fifth Belgian player to score on his Premier League debut, after

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and Leandro Trossard.

Fulham

On 29 August 2023, following Leicester's relegation to the

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the previous season, Premier League side

announced the signing of Castagne on a four-year contract, with an option for a further year, for an undisclosed fee, reported to be around £15 million. On 21 April 2024, he scored his first goal for Fulham in a 3–1 loss to

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International career

Castagne made his international debut for

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on 7 September 2018 in a friendly against

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, as a starter. On 22 March 2019, he provided an assist for his now

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team mate

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in a 3–1 win against

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in the

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qualifiers. On 12 June 2021, in the 25th minute of Belgium's opening game of the

against

, he collided head-to-head with Daler Kuzyayev. Both had to be substituted. Castagne suffered a double eye-socket fracture and had to leave the tournament.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first''

Honours

Leicester City *

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References

External links

Profile
at the Fulham F.C. website * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Castagne, Timothy 1995 births Living people Sportspeople from Arlon Footballers from Luxembourg (Belgium) Belgian men's footballers Men's association football defenders R.E. Virton players K.R.C. Genk players Atalanta BC players Leicester City F.C. players Fulham F.C. players Belgian Pro League players Serie A players Premier League players Belgium men's youth international footballers Belgium men's under-21 international footballers Belgium men's international footballers UEFA Euro 2020 players 2022 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 2024 players Belgian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Belgian expatriate sportspeople in England Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Italy 21st-century Belgian sportsmen