Johor Darul Ta'zim

Samu Castillejo

Forward#70

Bio

Born in Málaga in 1995, Samu Castillejo made his senior debut with Atlético Malagueño in 2011 and now plays for Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.. He has also played for Cruz Azul, Villarreal CF and AC Milan. He played as a forward. He has represented the Spain national under-16 association football team and the Spain national under-17 association football team.

Key facts

Age: 31
Height: 1.83 m
Weight: 67 kg
Number: #70
Born: 18/1/1995
Birthplace: Málaga
Debut: 2011
Position: Forward
Nationality: Spain

Official profile

ESPN player page ↗Wikipedia ↗Wikidata ↗

Follow

X@samucastillejo Websitesamucastillejo.com

Official accounts listed on Wikidata.

Career

2011–2026

2011–2014Atlético Malagueño
2011Spain national under-16 association football teamNational team
2011–2012Spain national under-17 association football teamNational team
2014–2015Cruz Azul
2015Spain national under-21 association football teamNational team
2015–2018Villarreal CF
2018–2022AC Milan
2022–2024Valencia CF
2023–2024US Sassuolo Calcio
2025–2026Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.

Career stats

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	STRT	FC	FA	YC	RC	G	A	SHOT	SOG	OFF
2025-26 AFC Champions League Elite JDT	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2024-25 AFC Champions League Elite JDT	1	3	6	1	0	0	0	3	0	0

Stats from official league and public sports feeds. Updated hourly. Career and honours from Wikidata (CC0).

Every game we hold

Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.

Season
2025-26 AFC Champions League EliteJohor Darul Ta'zim	1	0	0	1	0	14	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1
2024-25 AFC Champions League EliteJohor Darul Ta'zim	2	0	0	3	0	135	1	0	0	2	1	3	6	1
2023-24 Serie ASassuolo	17	0	0	6	2	529	2	0	1	17	11	11	18	11
2022-23 LaLigaValencia	24	3	0	31	6	1,300	6	0	2	24	8	29	38	13
2021-22 Serie AAC Milan	5	0	0	2	0	124	0	0	0	5	4	1	2	0
2020-21 Serie AAC Milan	28	1	0	24	7	1,174	5	0	3	28	16	23	30	13
2020-21 UEFA Europa LeagueAC Milan	10	2	1	13	6	726	1	0	3	10	1	5	25	9
2019-20 Serie AAC Milan	23	2	3	31	8	1,215	3	1	7	22	6	14	21	12
2018-19 Serie AAC Milan	31	4	2	30	13	1,007	3	0	4	31	23	27	26	11
2018-19 UEFA Europa LeagueAC Milan	4	0	2	9	2	324	0	1	2	4	0	5	8	6
2017-18 LaLigaVillarreal	30	6	5	57	19	2,084	4	0	7	30	5	42	66	27
2017-18 UEFA Europa LeagueVillarreal	5	0	0	7	2	221	1	0	1	5	3	5	8	4
2016-17 LaLigaVillarreal	33	2	3	32	15	2,050	2	0	2	33	9	39	78	19
2016-17 UEFA Europa LeagueVillarreal	6	0	1	8	2	244	1	0	0	6	4	2	8	6
2016-17 UEFA Champions LeagueVillarreal	2	0	0	1	0	180	0	0	0	2	0	1	3	3
2015-16 LaLigaVillarreal	28	1	1	24	6	1,699	4	0	7	28	9	23	44	18
2015-16 UEFA Europa LeagueVillarreal	13	1	0	15	4	764	1	0	2	13	5	8	32	8
2014-15 LaLigaMálaga	34	1	5	31	11	2,350	5	0	3	34	6	57	71	30
Career18 seasons	296	23	23	325	103	16,140	39	2	44	295	112	295	484	192

Game log, 2025-26 AFC Champions League Elite

Game
25 Nov @ Melbourne City FCL 0-2 25 Nov	0	0	1	0	14	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0

Splits, AFC Champions League Elite

Split
AwayHome or away, 0W	2	0.5	29.5	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.5	0.5
HomeHome or away, 0W	1	3.0	90.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	3.0	1.0
LossesResult, 0W	2	2.0	52.0	0.5	1.0	0.5	1.5	1.5	1.0
DrawsResult, 0W	1	0.0	45.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	0.0
Regular seasonStage, 0W	3	1.3	49.7	0.3	1.0	0.7	1.0	2.0	0.7
Buriram UnitedOpponent, 0W	2	1.5	67.5	0.5	1.0	0.5	1.5	3.0	0.5
Melbourne City FCOpponent, 0W	1	1.0	14.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0
Chang Arena, BuriramGround, 0W	1	0.0	45.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	0.0
Melbourne Rectangular StadiumGround, 0W	1	1.0	14.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0
Sultan Ibrahim Stadium, Iskandar Puteri, JohorGround, 0W	1	3.0	90.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	3.0	1.0