V. Castellanos · career
Valentín Mariano José Castellanos Giménez
Center Forward · West Ham · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Peak: 2021/22Holding levelBreakout: 2021/22Injury-hit 2025/264 clubs
The record covers 7 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 4 clubs, including a move abroad — 181 appearances, 62 goals and 16 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2021/22 at New York City FC — Season rating 69, 22 goals and 8 assists in 35 games. 2021/22 was the leap — Season rating up 33 points at New York City FC. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (27 → 24). The gap to his peak is 45 Season points.
2025/26 was disrupted — 7 fixtures missed through injury or absence.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | West Ham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 29 |
| 2025/26 | West Ham | 18 | 6 | 0 | 62 | 24 |
| 2025/26 | Lazio | 11 | 2 | 3 | 57 | 14 |
| 2024/25 | Lazio | 31 | 10 | 3 | 82 | 49 |
| 2023/24 | Lazio | 35 | 4 | 3 | 78 | 27 |
| 2022/23 | GironaLoan | 35 | 13 | 0 | 87 | 49 |
| 2022/23 | New York City FC | 17 | 13 | 2 | 46 | 36 |
| 2021/22 | New York City FC | 35 | 22 | 8 | 52 | 69 |
| 2020/21 | New York City FC | 25 | 7 | 2 | 47 | 36 |
| 2019/20 | New York City FC | 31 | 11 | 6 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | New York City FCLoan | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Atletico Torque | 19 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Atletico Torque | 11 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Universidad de Chile | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 2026/27 | World Cup - Qualification South America | 2 | 0 |
| Argentina U23 | 2020/21 | CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament | 6 | 0 |
Honours
MLS×2Primera División×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Cup - Qualification South Americaat Argentina | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
Schedule · 2026/27
0 played8 not in squad· 0 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18 | Friendlies Clubs | A Southend | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 22 | Friendlies Clubs | A Stevenage | 5-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 26 | Friendlies Clubs | A Rangers | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 1 | Friendlies Clubs | A 1. FC Magdeburg | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 8 | League Cup | H Portsmouth | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 16 | Championship | A Burnley | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 22 | Championship | H Charlton | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 25 | League Cup | A Southampton | 4-1 | Not in squad | — |