Dani Nieto

Daniel 'Dani' Nieto Vela (born 4 May 1991) is a Spanish footballer who plays for CF Fuenlabrada as a winger.[1]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Nieto and the second or maternal family name is Vela.
Dani Nieto
Personal information
Full name Daniel Nieto Vela
Date of birth (1991-05-04) 4 May 1991
Place of birth Calvià, Spain
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 CF Fuenlabrada
Number 11
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 2 (0)
International career
2007 Spain U16 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 September 2023

Club career

Espanyol

Nieto 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

On 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

On 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]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 21 March 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Girona (loan) 2011–12[14] Segunda División 34611——357
Alcorcón 2012–13[14] Segunda División 21520—2[lower-alpha 1]0255
Barcelona B 2013–14[14] Segunda División 346———346
Eibar 2014–15[14] La Liga 9020——110
2015–16[14] 0000——00
Total 90200000110
Xanthi 2015–16[15] Super League Greece 25600——256
2016–17[15] 12032——152
Total 376320000408
Numancia 2016–17[14] Segunda División 15000——150
2017–18[14] 24260—1[lower-alpha 1]0312
2018–19[14] 3000——30
Total 422600010492
Independiente del Valle 2019[15] Ecuadorian Serie A 121002[lower-alpha 2]1—142
2020[15] 40001[lower-alpha 3]0—50
Total 161003100192
Racing de Ferrol 2020–21[14] Segunda División B 14000——140
Career total 20726143313022730
  1. Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs
  2. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  3. Appearance(s) in Recopa Sudamericana

Honours

Club

Independiente Valle

References
  1. Dani Nieto at Soccerway
  2. Dani Nieto, nuevo jugador del Girona (Dani Nieto, new Girona player); Mundo Deportivo, 30 June 2011 (in Spanish)
  3. El Elche se lleva los tres primeros puntos a domicilio (Elche get first three points away from home); Marca, 26 August 2011 (in Spanish)
  4. El Girona remonta ante una UD en inferioridad (Girona come from behind against outnumbered UD); Marca, 24 September 2011 (in Spanish)
  5. Dani Nieto ficha por el Alcorcón (Dani Nieto signs for Alcorcón); Marca, 4 August 2012 (in Spanish)
  6. Dani Nieto refuerza el ataque del filial azulgrana (Dani Nieto bolsters attack of azulgrana reserves); FC Barcelona, 12 July 2013 (in Spanish)
  7. 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)
  8. West, Andy (17 October 2014). "Barcelona v Eibar: La Liga new boys face David v Goliath match". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  9. Mario Mandzukic scores in Atletico Madrid triumph; ESPN FC, 30 August 2014
  10. 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)
  11. "Ανακοίνωσε Νιέτο η Ξάνθη" [Nieto announced at Xanthi] (in Greek). SDNA. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  12. "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.
  13. "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.
  14. Dani Nieto at BDFutbol
  15. Dani Nieto at Soccerway
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