Daniel Cadena
Footballer (born 1987)
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Daniel Cadena Sanchez (born 9 February 1987) is a footballer who plays as a forward for Liga Primera de Nicaragua club UNAN Managua.
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Cadena with Nicaragua in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Cadena Sánchez | ||
| Date of birth | 9 February 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | UNAN Managua | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2006 | Sanluqueño | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Sanluqueño | 0 | |
| 2007–2008 | Betis B | 8 | |
| 2008–2009 | Betis C | 10 | (3) |
| 2009 | Xerez B | 7 | (5) |
| 2010 | Racing Portuense | 15 | (1) |
| 2011 | Rota | ||
| 2011–2012 | Atlético Antoniano | ||
| 2012–2013 | Algaida | 24 | (21) |
| 2013–2016 | Walter Ferretti | 89 | (44) |
| 2016 | Atletico Antoniano | 2 | (0) |
| 2016 | Atlántico | ||
| 2016 | KF | 9 | (0) |
| 2017 | Njarðvík | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Real Estelí | 13 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | Mérida | 7 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Arcos | 3 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Deportivo Ocotal | 15 | (4) |
| 2021–2022 | Juventus Managua | 28 | (9) |
| 2022 | Rayo Sanluqueño | 4 | (0) |
| 2023– | UNAN Managua | 13 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2021 | Nicaragua | 33 | (4) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 April 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21 February 2021 | |||
Born and raised in Spain to Spanish parents, Cadena has played in the Nicaraguan league and subsequently capped for the Nicaragua national team.
Club career
A much-travelled striker, Cadena has spent most of his playing career in Spain but he has also played club football in Nicaragua.
International career
Having arrived to Nicaragua in 2013 to play for Ferretti, Cadena became a naturalized citizen just a year later, in 2014. According La Prensa, he did not comply with the Nationality Law No. 149 at the moment of his naturalization.[1] By debuting for Nicaragua that very 2014, he also failed with the FIFA eligibility rules.
Career statistics
- Scores and results list Nicaragua's goal tally first.[2]
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 27 December 2016 | Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua |  Trinidad and Tobago | 2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 2. | 30 December 2016 | Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua | Trinidad and Tobago | 1–0 | 1–3 | Friendly |
| 3. | 20 January 2017 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama |  Belize | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2017 Copa Centroamericana |
