Independiente Santa Fe Makes Major Transfer Move, Signs Former European Footballer Frank Castañeda

Independiente Santa Fe is one of the teams that has made the greatest number of moves in the current Colombian football transfer market, the ‘Cardinal’ team has announced nine reinforcements and after the fall of the signing of Juan Cruz Esquivel, the Bogotá team put the eyes on a Colombian with a past in Europe.

This is Frank Castañeda from Cali, who has been in foreign football for seven years and is remembered for being one of the protagonists in the historic victory of Sheriff Tiraspol at the Santiago Bernabéu against Real Madrid for the Champions League in the 2021/2022 season, tournament where the Spanish team also became champion.

The talks between both parties progressed positively and the agreement was reached. The Bogotá team made the incorporation official through a video and then with a publication in which they welcomed him.

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Castañeda’s numbers

The Colombian player made his debut in Colombian soccer in 2016, wearing the shirt of Orsomarso, a second division team at that time and in which he contributed 4 goals in 46 games played.

Castañeda left for European football in the 2017/2018 season, where he played 64 games in the first division of Slovak football with FK Senica, scoring 24 goals there.

For the year 2020, Sheriff Tiraspol of Moldova hired the Colombian, there he wore the number 10 and was part of the team’s historic qualification for the 2021 Champions League, there they wrote their most epic victory after beating Real Madrid in the Santiago Bernabeu.

With Sheriff, Castañeda had his best numbers, scoring 42 goals in 73 games played, leaving an average of 0.58 goals during his stay in Moldova.

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His last two years he has had a less relevant performance, in 2022 he was in Warta Poznan of Polish soccer, where he scored four goals in thirteen games, while in 2023 he was part of Buriram United of Thailand, a team where he also played thirteen games and He contributed six goals, and also won three titles.

2024-01-06 01:10:30
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