West Ham United announced the signing of Argentina international forward Taty Castellanos on 5 January 2026.

Taty joined the Hammers from Italian club Lazio on a four-and-a-half year contract with the option for a further year.

An aggressive, deep-lying forward capable of scoring and creating goals, linking play and working hard for his team, Castellanos enjoyed a superb career in the MLS, La Liga and Serie A prior to moving to London and now brings his all-round qualities to the Premier League.

Born in Mendoza and capped twice by his country, Castellanos won the MLS Cup and Golden Boot with New York City FC in 2021 before netting four goals in a single game for Girona against Real Madrid in La Liga in 2023. He then scored 14 times in 2024/25 as Lazio finished seventh in Serie A and reached the UEFA Europa League quarter-finals.

Career

2025/26

Signed for West Ham United on a four-and-a-half year contract from Lazio on 5 January 2026...Made his West Ham United debut in a 2-1 home Premier League defeat by Nottingham Forest on 6 January 2026.

Before West Ham

Born in the western Argentinian city of Mendoza in October 1998...Played for local clubs Villa Nueva, Independiente Rivadavia and Leonardo Murialdo before moving across the border to join Club Universidad de Chile at the age of 16 in 2015...Joined Uruguayan club Montevideo City Torque in 2017 and won promotion from the Segunda División...Signed for MLS club New York City FC in the United States in 2018...Scored on his New York City FC debut in MLS in August 2018, aged 19...Enjoyed a prolific, successful three-and-a-half years in the Big Apple...Won the MLS Eastern Conference in 2019, then topped that by winning the MLS Cup in 2021, with Castellanos heading New York City FC's goal against Portland Timbers in the final...Scored 19 goals and eight assists to win the Golden Boot and be named in the MLS Best XI in 2021...Bagged 17 goals in 25 appearances before being loaned to Spanish club Girona in July 2022...Finished his New York City FC career with 59 goals and 24 assists in 134 games...Showed his resilience and fitness by completing the full 2022/23 La Liga season with newly-promoted Spanish club Girona...Finished as the Blanquivermells’ leading scorer with 14 goals, including all four in an historic 4-2 La Liga win over Real Madrid in April 2023, becoming the first player since 1947 to put four goals past Los Blancos in a league game...Moved to the Italian capital, Rome, in July 2023 when he joined Serie A club Lazio...Finished seventh in Serie A, reached the UEFA Champions League round of 16 and the Italian Cup semi-finals in his first season with Lazio in 2023/24...Finished as Lazio’s joint leading scorer with 14 goals in 2024/25, helping I Biancocelesti reach the UEFA Europa League and Italian Cup quarter-finals and again finish seventh in Serie A...Appeared eight times for Argentina U23s in 2019/20...Made his Argentina debut as a substitute in a FIFA World Cup qualifying win over Chile at the Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires in September 2024, then won his second cap as a substitute in a defeat by Paraguay in Asunción in November 2024.

Honours

Club Honours

Torque Uruguayan Segunda División (2017)

New York City MLS Cup (2021)

Individual Honours

MLS Player of the Month (October 2020, November 2020, August 2021) MLS Golden Boot (2021) MLS Best XI (2021)