Koen Casteels is a Belgian professional football player who plays as a goalkeeper for the Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the Belgium national team. He was born in Genk and spent most of his professional career in Germany with 1899 Hoffenheim, Werder Bremen (on loan), and VfL Wolfsburg, appearing in over 100 Bundesliga matches. Up to the age of 21, Castels made 37 appearances for the Belgian national team. As a member of the squad that came third at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, he was a member of the senior team for the first time in 2013.

Koen has had the privilege of representing his team at various levels in several tournaments. It was with the Belgium U-15 team that he played his first international match in 2007. He played three matches for the team. In addition, he also played three matches for the U-16 and U-17 age groups, 20 matches for the U-19 age group, and 9 matches for the U-21 age group. Eden Hazard, Kelvin Marallas, Jan Vertonghen, etc., are some of his current teammates on the team.

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Life Journey

Koen Casteels was born on June 25, 1992, in Bonheiden, Belgium, to a wealthy family. Casteels holds Belgian nationality as well as being of white ethnicity. When he was a youth, he joined the youth academy in Genk, Belgium.

Koen Casteels joined Twitter in July 2009, and currently, he has over 33k followers on his official Twitter account. Talking about his personal life and affairs, he is neither married nor single.

He is in a relationship with his girlfriend, Imme. It seems that the couple is together for a long time and has a solid bond.

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Koen Casteels Net Worth

Koen Casteels signed a contract with VfL Wolfsburg in 2015 that carries a salary of £3,328,000 per year. In our calculations, he earns £64,000 per week and £381 per hour!

Koen Casteels has a net worth of roughly £16 million since he was one of the highest-paid players at Stade Reims for several seasons. Koen Casteels’s market value is constant. Nevertheless, his current market value is $15.40 million.

The model of the shoe that Koen Casteels used on July 10, 2017, was the Nike Magista Opus II. The “Adidas” brand endorsement brings him a reasonable amount of money as well.

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Football Career

• Palaces ended his career at K.R.C. Genk, where he was a teammate of fellow goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois.
• Initially, he was thought to be a better goalkeeper than Courtois, but because several of the club’s other goalkeepers were injured, Courtois was able to break into the team.
• He was signed by the VfL Wolfsburg from the TSG 1899 Hoffenheim in January 2015, though it must be said that he spent the first six months of his three-and-a-half-year contract on loan at Werder Bremen.
• In the 2015 DFL Supercup, he played for Wolfsburg, saving from Xabi Alonso in the penalty shootout to give his team the win after a 1-1 draw.
• Casteels signed a new three-year contract with Wolfsburg in June 2017, when Diego Benaglio left the club. He was given the number 1 shirt as a result.
• As a player, he played in all 34 of the club’s Bundesliga matches during the 2017/18 season.
• The first time Castels was called up to the Belgian national team was back in 2013.
• The defender was supposed to be part of Belgium’s 2014 FIFA World Cup squad, but he failed to recover from an injury and was replaced by Silvio Proto and then Sammy Bossut.
• Since manager Roberto Mart*nez often chooses four goalkeepers for his international teams, and as the 2018 FIFA World Cup only allowed for three stoppers, Casteels had to contend with Matz Sels for the remaining space behind Thibaut Courtois and Simon Mignolet. In the end, he was chosen to be a member of the 23-man squad that will go to Russia.
• Castles made his full international debut on 8 September 2020, when he played for the United Kingdom against Iceland in a 5-1 win for the UEFA Nations League.

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Facts About Koen Casteels

• Goalkeeper Koen Casteels, who is 30 years old, was once a star while compatriot Thibaut Courtois was a struggler.
• However, his situation has now reversed. As of late, Courtois has just won the Premier League title with Chelsea, while Casteels has been registered by three clubs in 2015, illustrating the indecisive nature of his career.
• Originally from Bonheiden, Koen Casteels has also played in the Bundesliga for Werder Bremen, in the Bundesliga for Hoffenheim and in the UEFA Europa League for KRC Genk.
• Currently, he is playing as a goalkeeper in the Bundesliga for the club Wolfsburg.
• According to the FC Ranking and match performance analysis, he currently has a ranking of 57 out of 99. This is considered ‘Below Average’ when compared to other football players around the world.
• In the regular season of the Bundesliga, his performance against Union Berlin on 08 May 2021 was among his best performances.
• It is worth mentioning that Koen Casteels was awarded a match rating of 6.3 by FC for his performance and Wolfsburg won the match with a score of 3-0.
• The game between RB Leipzig and Wolfsburg (2-2), was played on 16 May 2021 for the Bundesliga (Regular Season). Essentially, he received a match rating of 6.
• In the German Bundesliga (Regular Season), Wolfsburg – and Dortmund (0-2) met on 24 April 2021. According to him, he earned a match rating of 5.9.
• One of his least impressive performances was in the match against Dortmund, played on 24 April 2021 in Bundesliga (Regular Season).
• Wolfsburg lost 0-2, and Koen Casteels received a match rating of 5.9 from FC for his performance.

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Mauro Emanuel Icardi currently plays for the Argentinean national team and for the Italian club Internazionale. Since 2015, he has been serving as the captain of ‘Internazionale’. After starting his career in football with the Spanish football team Vecindario at 9 years old, he scored more than 500 goals in various classifications of the club. As well as ‘Real Madrid,’ ‘Arsenal’ and ‘Liverpool,’ he received offers from various clubs. He finally joined ‘Barcelona’ in 2008. In 2011, he joined Sampdoria after almost three years.

Sampdoria was where he began his career as a senior and Internazionale were where he joined in 2013. Along with Luca Toni of ‘Hellas Verona,’ he won the ‘Capocannoniere’ trophy jointly with him after both scored 22 goals as top scorers in the 2014–2015 season of ‘Serie A.’ Icardi was named in the ‘Serie A Team of the Year’ in 2014–2015 and crossed the 100-goal barrier in Serie A in March 2018. In 2012, he became part of the Argentinean national ‘Under-20’ football team and made his senior international debut with the Argentinean national team in October 2013.

Mauro Icardi Bio/Wiki

Birth Name	Mauro Emanuel Icardi
Nick Name	• El niño del partido • O cañito
Age	30 (as in 2023) Years
Religion	Christianity
Sun Sign/Zodiac Sign	Aquarius
Birth Place	Rosario, Argentina
Date of Birth	19 February 1993
Nationality	Argentinian
Residence	Genoa, Italy
Home Town	Rosario, Argentina
Food Habit	Non-Vegetarian
Hobbies	Watching Movies, Playing guitar
Family
Mother’s Name	Analia Rivero
Father’s Name	Juan Icardi
Brothers	Guido Icardi
Sisters	Ivana Icardi
Girlfriends/Affairs
Affairs/Girlfriends	Wanda Nara
Marital Status, Wife and Children
Wife/Spouse	Wanda Nara
Marriage Date	27 May 2014
Children	Daughters- • Francesca Icardi • Isabella Icardi Sons- None
Education
School	Not Available
College/University	Not Available
Educational Qualification	Not Available
Profession	Professional Football Player
Brands Endorsed	• Nike • Dior • Philipp Plein
Career Manager	Mauro is signed to one of his relatives.
Football Career
Debut Club	• September 2, 2019: Paris Saint-Germain F.C. • 2011: U.C. Sampdoria • July 9,2013: Inter Milan
Debut International	• 2013: Argentina national football team • 2012: Argentina national under-20 football team
Current Team(s)	• Paris Saint-Germain F.C. • Argentina national football team
Jersey Number	9 (Paris Saint-Germain F.C.) 9 (Argentina national football team)
Coach\Mentor	Stefano Vecchi
Position	Forward
Strengths	• Finishing • Holding on to the ball • Technique • Strength
Weaknesses	• Passing • Defensive contribution
Achievements	Not Available
Height, Weight, and Figure Measurements
Height (Approx.)	in centimeters- 181 cm in meters- 1.81 m in feet inches- 5’11”
Weight (Approx.)	in kilograms- 75 kg in pounds- 168 lbs
Figure Measurements
Chest Size	43 inches
Biceps Size	14.5 inches
Waist Size	32 inches
Extra Ordinary Features
Race / Ethnicity	White, Argentine
Hair Color	Dark Brown
Eye Color	Blue
S*xual Orientation	Straight
Distinctive Features	• Ear piercings • Blue eyes • Undercut hairstyle • Tattoos (Both arms)
Dress Size	Not Available
Shoe Size	10.5 (US)
Favourite Things
Favorite Playing Position	Forward
Favorite Car	Huracan Spyder
Favorite Footballer	Thierry Henry
Favorite Book	The Bible and Prisoner to the Streets (By Robyn Travis)
Favorite Sportsman	Ronaldo
Favorite TV Show	Luther (2010-2015)
Controversies	None

Life Journey

Icardi was born on February 19, 1993, in Rosario, Argentina, to Analía Rivero and Juan Icardi. At the age of 5, he began playing soccer for a team called Sarratea. When he was nine years old, his family moved to the Canary Islands due to the recession. Icardi’s father, Juan, worked in a restaurant as he began playing youth football with Vecindario.

Between 2002 and 2008, he scored more than 500 goals in the club’s youth categories, thereby attracting the attention of several top clubs, scouts, and managers. Among the clubs that made offers to him were ‘Liverpool,’ ‘Barcelona,’ ‘Arsenal,’ and ‘Real Madrid.’

Finally, he joined ‘Barcelona’ in 2008, signing a contract until 2013, and was inducted into the ‘Under-17’ team. He was promoted to the ‘Under-19’ team the following season. On May 27, 2014, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he married Wanda Nara, a media personality and football agent from Argentina. Two daughters were born to them in 2015 and 2016, respectively: Francesca and Isabella.

Wanda is the ex-wife of Maxi López, Icardi’s former teammate from Sampdoria. Icardi’s marriage with Wanda caused immense controversy and created animosity against him in Argentina. Wanda’s marriage with López, with whom she had three sons, ended in divorce after her relationship with Icardi was revealed, according to reports.

Icardi caused controversy once again when he described an incident in his autobiography, ‘Sempre Avanti’ (‘Always Forward’), published on October 11, 2016 which offended a few Internazionale fans. ‘Internazionale’ fined him for erasing the portion from the book and for the subsequent erasure.

Mauro Icardi Net Worth

According to some sites, Mauro Icardi’s net worth is $ 100 Million in the US by 2023.

The Argentinian national team player, who has achieved so much fame as a result of his appearance in the squad, is one of the richest footballers in the country. Mauro Icardi earns more than £1 million a month.

He makes a good amount of money from the national football team as well as his contract with Paris Saint-Germain. Mauro Icardi earns over £10 Million per year, which translates to over $13 Million. Icardi’s salary at Saint-Germain is around 12.7 Million Euros per year after signing the contract. He earns money from multiple brand promotions and brand deals as well.

In addition to owning a number of expensive properties, Mauro Icardi likes to live a luxurious lifestyle. At present, he resides in a beautiful house in Genoa, Italy. He is enjoying a dream life with his wife and children. In addition, the couple lives in a luxurious mansion in Paris.

Sports cars are Mauro Icardi’s passion and he keeps some expensive cars in his garage. Let’s take a closer look at Icardi’s car collection. The Huracan Spyder is considered one of the most luxurious cars in the world and costs $266,325. A Bentley Bentayga costs approximately $156,900.

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The third car in his garage is a Rolls-Royce Ghost, which costs $337,850. The ‘Hummer H2’ costs approximately $33,900. No. 5 on the list of top SUVs is Range Rover Sport, with a price tag of $115,500.

Mauro Icardi is one of the top footballers in Argentina, and because of this, he is the first choice for brand promotions for big companies. Mauro Icardi is the brand ambassador for Nike. Besides that, he also endorses multiple international brands including Dior, Philipp Plein, and many more.

Football Career

• The Italian association football club ‘Unione Calcio Sampdoria,’ better known as ‘Sampdoria,’ has certified his loan contract with the club until the end of the 2010–2011 season, which was confirmed by the club on January 11, 2011. During a six-month loan with the ‘Primavera’ squad, he scored 13 goals in 19 games.
• ‘Sampdoria’ bought ‘Icardi’ for €400,000, signing a contract for three years.
• ‘Sampdoria’ made its first-team debut on May 12, 2012, scoring a 2–1 win against ‘Juve Stabia.’ The match also marked his first professional goal.
• His ‘Serie A’ debut came on September 26, 2012, when he faced ‘Roma.’ He scored his first goal in the professional league on November 12, 2012, during the ‘Derby della Lanterna,’ as Sampdoria beat Genoa 3–1.
• He scored both goals of his team’s 2–1 victory over Juventus at the ‘Juventus Stadium’ on January 6, 2013, which marked Juventus’ second loss there.
• He turned heads with a spectacular performance in Sampdoria’s win over Pescara on January 27, 2013, scoring four goals in a six-goal win. The club moved away from the relegation zone of ‘Serie A’ with this win.
• ‘Internazionale’ is a professional Italian football club he joined in 2013. The club and Sampdoria signed a deal for a transfer fee of €6.5 million for 50% registration rights. He made his official debut with Internazionale on August 25 of that year, when the team defeated Genoa 2–0 at home.
• On September 14, 2013, he scored his first league goal for the club, scoring the first goal in a 1–1 draw with ‘Juventus.’
• As of June 10, 2014, Internazionale acquired full ownership of Icardi, in exchange for another €6.5 million.
• Icardi made his European debut with Inter on August 20, 2014, in a 3–0 win over Iceland’s Stjarnan during the first leg of the UEFA Europa League play-off round. It was also his first European goal.
• Icardi scored the second Italian hat-trick of his career on September 14, 2014, when Internazionale won 7–0 against Sassuolo. He became the top goal-scorer of ‘Serie A,’ along with Luca Toni of ‘Hellas Verona.’ Icardi and Toni each scored 22 goals and earned the ‘Capocannoniere’ award.
• In the 2014–2015 season, he was named to the Serie A Team of the Year. A fresh four-year contract was signed with him by Internazionale at the end of the season.
• Internazionale won its first match as a captain against Atalanta in 2015 when he became the club’s captain.
• His 100th ‘Serie A’ appearance came on November 22, 2015, for Internazionale, in their 4–0 win over ‘Frosinone Calcio.’ ‘The Guardian’ ranked him the world’s 82nd best footballer in 2015.
• On April 9, 2016, he scored his 50th “Serie A” goal for Internazionale in his 100th appearance against “Frosinone,” which Internazionale won 1–0.
• It was announced on October 7, 2016, that his contract with Internazionale would be extended to June 2021. A €110 million buy-out clause was included in the contract. With the deal, he will earn €4.5 million every season, plus several bonuses based on his performances, goals scored, and image rights.
• In the first half of the 2016–2017 season, he had scored 14 goals, including several braces, and provided five assists. This made him the most efficient striker in the top 5 leagues, outpacing stalwarts such as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. In 2016, he reached the 49th position in the world ranking of ‘The Guardian,’ thanks to his brilliant performance.
• He scored a hat-trick in the ‘Derby della Madonnina’ on October 15, 2017, as Inter won 3–2 against Milan. This was the first time this feat had been achieved since Diego Milito in May 2012.
• On March 18, 2018, I scored my 100th ‘Serie A’ goal in his 180th ‘Serie A’ game. In that same game, he scored four goals to help Internazionale beat Sampdoria 5–0, bringing his career tally to 103. During the first half of the match, he scored his hat-trick within 14 minutes.
• With the Argentinean ‘Under-20’ football team, he debuted on August 14, 2012, in a friendly match against Germany, and scored his first goal against Japan on August 19, the same year.
• He made his first senior international appearance for the Argentinean national football team on October 15 that year against Uruguay during a FIFA World Cup qualifier.

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Facts About Mauro Icardi

• Icardi’s family moved to Spain’s Canary Islands when he was 6.
• Gran Canaria’s Vecindario club is where he started playing football.
• Mauro signed a youth contract with Barcelona in 2008.
• Sampdoria loaned Icardi to Sampdoria for a period of six months on January 11, 2011. As a result of his loan, he scored 13 goals in 19 games.
• Mauro was offered a three-year deal by Sampdoria after his successful loan at the Italian club.
• Icardi moved to Internazionale for the 2013-2014 season. After signing a contract worth 6.5 million euros, he was given squad number 9. Inter announced his signing with the statement – “dream come true”.
• Mauro was appointed captain of Inter before the 2015-2016 season began.
• Mauro was ranked as one of the top 100 young players born after 1992 by the Spanish weekly sports magazine Don Balon in 2013.
• Passports from Argentina and Italy are held by him.
• The Italian version of EA Sports FIFA 16 features him on the cover.
• A Hublot watch worth 29,000 British pounds was stolen from Mauro after the Serie A match between Inter and Genoa on December 6, 2015.
• The Italian press reported in March 2018 that Mauro’s then-wife Wanda Nara had cheated on him with Marcelo Brozovic. Pl*yboy Bunny April Summers offered her shoulder for tears.

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