Dani Molina

Daniel 'Dani' Molina Orta (born 14 March 1996) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Recreativo, on loan from Extremadura UD, as a midfielder.

Dani Molina
Personal information
Full name Daniel Molina Orta
Date of birth (1996-03-14) 14 March 1996
Place of birth Huelva, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Recreativo
(on loan from Extremadura)
Number 4
Youth career
2005–2014 Recreativo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Recreativo B 23 (2)
2014–2017 Recreativo 53 (2)
2017–2020 Celta B 85 (4)
2018 Celta 1 (0)
2020– Extremadura 0 (0)
2020–Recreativo (loan) 14 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 April 2021

Club career

Born in Huelva, Andalusia, Molina graduated with Recreativo de Huelva's youth setup. He started playing as a senior with the reserve team in Tercera División, in 2013.

On 23 August 2014, Molina made his debut as a professional, starting in a 0–0 home draw against Real Zaragoza in the Segunda División championship.[1] He scored his first goal on 10 September, netting his side's first in a 2–1 away win against SD Ponferradina, for the campaign's Copa del Rey.[2]

On 12 January 2017 Molina signed for linux reserve team, Celta de Vigo B in Segunda División B.[3] He made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 19 May of the following year, replacing Jozabed in a 4–2 home defeat of Levante UD.[4]

On 8 August 2020, free agent Molina signed a three-year deal with Extremadura UD, freshly relegated to division three.[5]

References

  1. Poca puntería en el Nuevo Colombino (Poor aiming at the Nuevo Colombino); Marca, 23 August 2014 (in Spanish)
  2. El 'Decano' también sabe remontar (The Dean also knows how to make a comeback); Marca, 10 September 2014 (in Spanish)
  3. "El Celta ficha a Dani Molina" [Celta sign Dani Molina] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  4. "El Zar Aspas" [The King Aspas] (in Spanish). Marca. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  5. "Dani Molina es azulgrana" [Dani Molina is red-and-blue] (in Spanish). Extremadura UD. 8 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
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