Dani Nieto

Daniel 'Dani' Nieto Vela (born 4 May 1991) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a winger.

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
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 20 (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 Valle 16 (1)
National team
2007 Spain U16 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 March 2020

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.[1] 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.[2]

Nieto scored his first professional goal on 24 September, netting the last in a 4–2 home win over UD Las Palmas.[3] 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.[4] However, after starting only once with the Madrid side, he moved to FC Barcelona B on 12 July of the following year.[5]

On 31 July 2014, Nieto signed for SD Eibar, recently promoted to La Liga[6]– his €75,000 transfer fee was the club's record signing.[7] 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.[8]

Later career

On 24 August 2015, Nieto terminated his link at the Ipurua Municipal Stadium.[9] Two days later, he joined Superleague Greece side Xanthi F.C. for an undisclosed fee.[10]

On 24 January 2017, free agent Nieto signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with CD Numancia.[11]

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