# David Castañeda (footballer)

Juan David Castañeda Muñoz (born 26 January 1995) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a striker for I-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

    As of match played 8 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Atlético Nacional | 2016 | Categoría Primera A | 8 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 1 |
| Leones (loan) | 2015 | Categoría Primera B | 33 | 12 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 13 |
| Cortuluá (loan) | 2016 | Categoría Primera A | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 |
| Fortaleza CEIF (loan) | 2017 | Categoría Primera B | 26 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 9 |
| Real San Andrés (loan) | 2018 | Categoría Primera B | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 3 |
| Patriotas Boyacá | 2019 | Categoría Primera A | 19 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 6 |
| Patriotas Boyacá | 2020 | Categoría Primera A | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 3 |
| Patriotas Boyacá | Total | Total | 28 | 7 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 9 |
| Zakho | 2020–21 | Iraqi Premier League | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 4 |
| Sreenidi Deccan | 2021–22 | I-League | 16 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 21 | 13 |
| Sreenidi Deccan | 2022–23 | I-League | 21 | 15 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 17 |
| Sreenidi Deccan | 2023–24 | I-League | 20 | 11 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 11 |
| Sreenidi Deccan | 2024–25 | I-League | 18 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 13 |
| Sreenidi Deccan | Total | Total | 75 | 49 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 86 | 54 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 217 | 83 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 241 | 93 |
* ↑ Includes Copa Colombia, Super Cup
* ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
* ↑ Appearance(s) in IFA Shield

## Honours

Atlético Nacional
* Superliga Colombiana: 2016
Sreenidi Deccan
* I-League: runner-up 2022–23; third place 2021–22
* IFA Shield runner-up: 2021