Dani Nieto
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Daniel Nieto Vela | ||
Date of birth | 4 May 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Calvià, Spain | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Unionistas | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
1998–2005 |
Platges de Calvià | ||
2005–2007 | Mallorca | ||
2007–2010 | Espanyol | ||
2008–2009 | → San Francisco (loan) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2012 | Espanyol B | 33 | (15) |
2011–2012 | → Girona (loan) | 34 | (6) |
2012–2013 | Alcorcón | 21 | (5) |
2013–2014 |
Barcelona B | 34 | (6) |
2014–2015 | Eibar | 9 | (0) |
2015–2017 | Xanthi | 37 | (6) |
2017–2019 | Numancia | 42 | (2) |
2019–2020 |
Independiente del Valle | 16 | (1) |
2020–2023 | Racing de Ferrol | 61 | (7) |
2023 | CD Atlético Baleares | 14 | (5) |
2023 | CF Fuenlabrada | 8 | (1) |
2024– | Unionistas | 3 | (0) |
International career | |||
2007 | Spain U16 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 April 2024 |
Daniel 'Dani' Nieto Vela (born 4 May 1991) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Unionistas as a winger.[1]
Club career
Espanyol
Nieto was born in
On 30 June 2011, Nieto moved straight to Segunda División after signing a one-year loan deal with Girona FC.[2] He played his first match as a professional on 26 August, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–4 home loss against Elche CF.[3]
Nieto scored his first professional goal on 24 September, netting the last in a 4–2 home win over UD Las Palmas.[4] He finished the campaign with eight starts and 1,088 minutes of action, as the Catalans narrowly avoided relegation.
Alcorcón / Eibar
On 4 August 2012, Nieto cut ties with Espanyol and subsequently joined
On 31 July 2014, Nieto signed for SD Eibar, recently promoted to La Liga[7]– his €75,000 transfer fee was the club's record signing.[8] He made his debut in the competition on 30 August, replacing Ander Capa in the 62nd minute of a 1–2 defeat at Atlético Madrid.[9]
Later career
On 24 August 2015, Nieto terminated his link at the
On 24 January 2017, free agent Nieto signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with CD Numancia.[12]
In January 2023, Nieto joined CD Atlético Baleares until the end of the season after terminating his contract at Racing de Ferrol.[13]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 21 March 2021
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Girona (loan) | 2011–12[14] | Segunda División | 34 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 7 | ||
Alcorcón | 2012–13[14] | Segunda División | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 25 | 5 | |
Barcelona B
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2013–14[14] | Segunda División | 34 | 6 | — | — | — | 34 | 6 | |||
Eibar | 2014–15[14] | La Liga | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
2015–16[14] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
Xanthi | 2015–16[15] | Super League Greece | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 6 | ||
2016–17[15] | 12 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||||
Total | 37 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 8 | ||
Numancia | 2016–17[14] | Segunda División | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
2017–18[14] | 24 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 31 | 2 | |||
2018–19[14] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
Total | 42 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 2 | ||
Independiente del Valle
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2019[15] | Ecuadorian Serie A | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 1 | — | 14 | 2 | |
2020[15] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
Total | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | ||
Racing de Ferrol | 2020–21[14] | Segunda División B | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
Career total | 207 | 26 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 227 | 30 |
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearance(s) in Recopa Sudamericana
Honours
Club
References
- ^ Dani Nieto at Soccerway
- ^ Dani Nieto, nuevo jugador del Girona (Dani Nieto, new Girona player); Mundo Deportivo, 30 June 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Elche se lleva los tres primeros puntos a domicilio (Elche get first three points away from home); Marca, 26 August 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Girona remonta ante una UD en inferioridad (Girona come from behind against outnumbered UD); Marca, 24 September 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ Dani Nieto ficha por el Alcorcón (Dani Nieto signs for Alcorcón); Marca, 4 August 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ Dani Nieto refuerza el ataque del filial azulgrana (Dani Nieto bolsters attack of azulgrana reserves); FC Barcelona, 12 July 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ Dani Nieto nuevo fichaje del Eibar (Dani Nieto new signing of Eibar) Archived 3 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine; SD Eibar, 31 July 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ West, Andy (17 October 2014). "Barcelona v Eibar: La Liga new boys face David v Goliath match". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ^ Mario Mandzukic scores in Atletico Madrid triumph; ESPN FC, 30 August 2014
- ^ SD Eibar y Dani Nieto alcanzan un acuerdo para rescindir contrato (SD Eibar and Dani Nieto reach an agreement to terminate contract) Archived 5 October 2015 at the Wayback Machine; SD Eibar, 24 August 2015 (in Spanish)
- ^ "Ανακοίνωσε Νιέτο η Ξάνθη" [Nieto announced at Xanthi] (in Greek). SDNA. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ^ "Dani Nieto, nuevo jugador del C. D. Numancia" [Dani Nieto, new player of C. D. Numancia] (in Spanish). CD Numancia. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ "Dani Nieto nuevo jugador del Atlético Baleares" [Dani Nieto new Atlético Baleares player]. www.atleticobaleares.com (in Spanish). 25 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Dani Nieto at BDFutbol
- ^ a b c d e Dani Nieto at Soccerway
External links
- Dani Nieto at BDFutbol
- Dani Nieto at Futbolme (in Spanish)