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J. Castrop
PLAYER DOSSIER · SOUTH KOREASTATUS: KEY MANWC 2026

J. Castrop

WorkhorseMidfielder · 1. FC Nürnberg
NATION · KOR South Korea
22
Age
MF
Position
1. FC Nürnberg
Club
2. Bundesliga
League
KOR
National team
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By the numbers

Per-season

SeasonClubAppsGAxGxA
25/26All competitionsBorussia Mönchengladbach2831
24/25All competitions1. FC Nürnberg2633
23/24All competitions1. FC Nürnberg2822
22/23All competitions1. FC Nürnberg3322
21/22All competitionsKöln II1520
12Club goals
8Club assists
130Club apps
Club statistics by season, most recent first. International caps and goals are shown in the vitals.

Latest season, scaled

Goals19Assists6Apps51Minutes39
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The shape of him

Midfield is where the game is won or lost — set the tempo, win it back, pick the pass. The profile below is the positional read; the rest is written in the matches.

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vision × engine × control of the tempo
the half-spacesbetween the linesthe middle third
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The job

The engine of the side.

Dictate the rhythm, screen the back four, and turn defence into attack in one touch. World Cups are decided in the middle third.
22Years old
MidfielderRole
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Honours

club

Club

U17 Bundesliga
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J. Castrop.South Korea · Midfielder.The full dossier — season numbers, takes and tape — lands closer to kickoff.
KORMidfielder1. FC Nürnberg