Daniel 'Dani' Nieto Vela (born 4 May 1991) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Venezuelan Segunda División club Academia Anzoátegui as a winger.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Academia Anzoátegui | ||
| 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) |
| 2024– | Academia Anzoátegui | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2007 | Spain U16 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 September 2024 | |||
Club career
editEspanyol
editNieto was born in Calvià, Mallorca, Balearic Islands. He graduated from RCD Espanyol's youth setup after playing with local club RCD Mallorca from ages 14–16, and made his senior debut with the reserves of the former in the 2010–11 season, scoring 15 goals in Tercera División.
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
editOn 4 August 2012, Nieto cut ties with Espanyol and subsequently joined AD Alcorcón also of the second level.[5] However, after starting only once with the Madrid side, he moved to FC Barcelona B on 12 July of the following year.[6]
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
editOn 24 August 2015, Nieto terminated his link at the Ipurua Municipal Stadium.[10] Two days later, he joined Superleague Greece side Xanthi F.C. for an undisclosed fee.[11]
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]
In September 2024, Nieto joined Venezuelan Segunda División club Academia Anzoátegui.[14]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 21 March 2021
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Girona (loan) | 2011–12[15] | Segunda División | 34 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 7 | ||
| Alcorcón | 2012–13[15] | Segunda División | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 25 | 5 | |
| Barcelona B | 2013–14[15] | Segunda División | 34 | 6 | — | — | — | 34 | 6 | |||
| Eibar | 2014–15[15] | La Liga | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16[15] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Xanthi | 2015–16[16] | Super League Greece | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 6 | ||
| 2016–17[16] | 12 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 37 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 8 | ||
| Numancia | 2016–17[15] | Segunda División | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18[15] | 24 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 31 | 2 | |||
| 2018–19[15] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 42 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 2 | ||
| Independiente del Valle | 2019[16] | Ecuadorian Serie A | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 1 | — | 14 | 2 | |
| 2020[16] | 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[15] | 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
editClub
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Dani Nieto es el último fichaje de Anzoátegui FC para la segunda vuelta" [Dani Nieto is the latest signing of Anzoátegui FC for the second round]. anzoateguifc.com (in Spanish). 10 September 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Dani Nieto at BDFutbol
- ^ a b c d e Dani Nieto at Soccerway
External links
edit- Dani Nieto at BDFutbol
- Dani Nieto at Futbolme (in Spanish)