Dani Díaz
Spanish footballer (born 2006)
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Daniel "Dani" Díaz Gándara (born 22 June 2006) is a Spanish footballer who plays mainly as a right winger for Real Sociedad B.
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| Full name | Daniel Díaz Gándara | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 22 June 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Torrelavega, Spain | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Winger | |||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Real Sociedad B | |||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Racing Santander | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2024 | Real Sociedad | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Real Sociedad B | 48 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Real Sociedad | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Spain U16 | 9 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Spain U17 | 9 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Spain U19 | 10 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 June 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
Díaz was born in Torrelavega, Cantabria, Díaz played for the youth sides of Racing de Santander before agreeing to join Real Sociedad in April 2020.[1] A member of the youth categories, he spent ten months sidelined due to a knee injury in 2023, only returning to action in February 2024.[2]
In July 2024, after finishing his formation, Díaz was promoted straight to the reserves in Primera Federación, making his senior debut on 25 August by coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 away win over SD Ponferradina.[3] He scored his first senior goal the following 1 February, netting the B's second in a 3–0 home win over FC Barcelona Atlètic.[4]
Díaz made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 29 March 2025, replacing Takefusa Kubo late into a 2–1 home success over Real Valladolid.[5][6][7]
International career
Career statistics
- As of match played 14 February 2026[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Real Sociedad B | 2024–25 | Primera Federación | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | |||
| 2025–26 | Segunda División | 17 | 2 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 18 | 2 | |||
| Total | 34 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 35 | 3 | ||||
| Real Sociedad | 2024–25 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 36 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 3 | ||
- Appearance in Premier League International Cup
Honours
Spain U19
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2024;[12] runner-up: 2025[13]