Juan David Castañeda Muñoz (born 26 January 1995) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Indian Football League club Sreenidi Deccan. Besides Colombia, he has played in Iraq and India.

Club career Sreenidi Deccan On 20 September 2021, Castañeda joined Indian club Sreenidi Deccan, one of the new I-League entrants.

He debuted for the club, on 26 November 2021 in the 2021 IFA Shield opener against Southern Samity. He scored a brace in the match which ended in a 4–1 win. He made his I-League debut, on 27 December 2021 against NEROCA, in their 3–2 defeat in which he scored a goal. He then scored a brace against TRAU on 3 March 2022. He again scored a goal against Mohammedan in their 3–1 defeat. After finishing fourth in group stage with six wins in twelve matches, they moved to the championship stage. At the end, the club finished their maiden league campaign in third place with 32 points in 18 matches, and won the last match against Churchill Brothers on 14 May.

He was retained by the club in 2022–23 season. He maintained his goal scoring moment in that season, and finished as second highest scorer behind Luka Majcen. They later earned qualification to 2023 Indian Super Cup after win over NEROCA in playoffs. In the group stage opener on 8 April, they drew 1–1 with ISL outfit Bengaluru. He scored a goal on 13 April in their second match as the club thrashed Kerala Blasters by 2–0. In last group stage match against RoundGlass Punjab, they lost 1–0 and failed to progress to the next stage.

As the 2023–24 league season began, Castañeda helped the team clinching a 4–0 win over NEROCA, by scoring a brace.

Career statistics

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAtlético Nacional2016Categoría Primera A81—10— 91Leones (loan)2015Categoría Primera B331231——3613Cortuluá (loan)2016Categoría Primera A140———140Fortaleza CEIF (loan)2017Categoría Primera B26821——289Real San Andrés (loan)2018Categoría Primera B23221——253Patriotas Boyacá2019Categoría Primera A19452——246202093———93Total28752——339ZakhoIraqi Premier League104———104Sreenidi Deccan2021–22I-League1610——5321132022–23211532——24172023–24201130——23112024–25221700——22172025–26Indian Football League11300——113Total905662—5310161Career total232901871053256100

Honours Atlético Nacional Superliga Colombiana: 20162016 Superliga Colombiana. dimayor.com. Sreenidi Deccan I-League: runner-up 2022–23; third place 2021–22 IFA Shield runner-up: 2021

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