José "Pepe" Castaño Muñoz (born 10 December 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Greek Super League 2 club Marko.
Club career Born in Arcos de la Frontera, Cádiz, Andalusia, Castaño represented Xerez CD and Cádiz CF as a youth. On 17 May 2015, after already making his senior debut for the latter's reserves, he made his first team debut by starting in a 0–3 Segunda División B away loss against Arroyo CP; at the age of 16 years, 5 months and 7 days, he became the youngest player ever to debut for the club.
On 22 July 2015, Castaño moved to Villarreal CF and returned to youth football. He was promoted to the C-team the following year, and reached the B-side in 2018.
Castaño made his professional debut on 17 January 2019, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–3 loss at RCD Espanyol, for the season's Copa del Rey. On 25 August of the following year, he moved abroad after agreeing to a deal with Super League Greece side Asteras Tripolis FC.
On 1st July 2026 he was signed by the Super League Greece 2 side Marko. Career statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsCádiz2014–15Segunda División B1000——10Villarreal2018–19La Liga0010——10Villarreal B2018–19Segunda División B221———2212019–20Segunda División B120———120Total341———341Asteras Tripolis2020–21Super League Greece25000——2502021–22Super League Greece21000——2102022–23Super League Greece30111——3122023–24Super League Greece22020——240Total9813100—1012Career total13324100001373
References
External links
Pepe Castaño at Cadistas1910