Dani Nieto
Spanish footballer (born 1991)
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Daniel 'Dani' Nieto Vela (born 4 May 1991) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Segunda Federación club Poblense 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 | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Poblense | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| 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 | Atlético Baleares | 14 | (5) |
| 2023 | Fuenlabrada | 8 | (1) |
| 2024 | Unionistas | 3 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Academia Anzoátegui | 2 | (0) |
| 2025– | Poblense | 31 | (6) |
| International career | |||
| 2007 | Spain U16 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 May 2026 | |||
Club career
Espanyol
Nieto was born in Calvià, Mallorca, Balearic Islands. He graduated from Espanyol's youth setup after playing with local club 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.[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.[3]
Nieto scored his first professional goal on 24 September, netting the last in a 4–2 home win over 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 Alcorcón also of the second tier.[5] However, after starting only once with the Madrid side, he moved to Barcelona B on 12 July of the following year.[6]
On 31 July 2014, Nieto signed for 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 contract at the Ipurua Municipal Stadium.[10] Two days later, he joined Super League Greece side Xanthi for an undisclosed fee.[11]
On 24 January 2017, free agent Nieto signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Numancia.[12]
In January 2023, Nieto joined 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
Club
- 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[1] | Super League Greece | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 6 | ||
| 2016–17[1] | 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[1] | Ecuadorian Serie A | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 1 | — | 14 | 2 | |
| 2020[1] | 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 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs
- Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- Appearance(s) in Recopa Sudamericana