Daniel Sotres
Spanish footballer
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Daniel 'Dani' Eduardo Sotres Castañeda (born 21 May 1993) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Tercera Federación club Gimnástica de Torrelavega.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Eduardo Sotres Castañeda[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 May 1993[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago de Cudeyo, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gimnástica | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Racing Santander | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Racing B | 24 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Racing Santander | 26 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Recreativo | 27 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Racing Santander (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Levante B | 27 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Celta B | 30 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Salamanca | 56 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Cádiz | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Rayo Majadahonda (loan) | 24 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Cultural Leonesa | 32 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Gimnástica | 39 | (0) |
| 2025– | Gimnástica | 25 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2012 | Spain U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2013 | Spain U20 | 8 | (0) |
| 2013 | Spain U21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:56, 11 May 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Sotres was born in Santiago de Cudeyo, Medio Cudeyo, Cantabria. A product of local Racing de Santander's youth ranks, he made his debut for the first team on 9 April 2012 (one month shy of his 19th birthday), coming off the bench to replace the injured Mario Fernández in a 3–0 La Liga away loss against Málaga CF.[2][3] He was handed his first start three days later, but his team against lost by the same scoreline, at home to RCD Mallorca,[4] being eventually relegated at the season's end.
Sotres was definitely promoted to Racing's main squad for the 2012–13 campaign, going on to feature in 14 Segunda División games – 15 overall – as they again dropped down a level.[5] On 29 January 2014, with the club immerse in a financial crisis, he moved to Recreativo de Huelva but had to wait until March to start playing.[6]
On 29 July 2015, Sotres was loaned back to his first club Racing for one year, with an option to a permanent three-year deal after the expiration of the loan.[7] On 31 August of the following year he signed for another reserve team, Atlético Levante UD also of the third division.[8]
On 10 July 2017, Sotres agreed to a one-year deal at RC Celta de Vigo, being assigned to the B side still in the third tier.[9] On 28 August of the following year, he joined Salamanca CF UDS of the same league.[10]
Sotres returned to the Spanish top flight on 24 July 2020 after signing for Cádiz CF,[11] but was loaned to third-division side CF Rayo Majadahonda on 24 September of that year.[12] In the summer of 2021, he moved to Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa on a two-year contract;[13] on 27 August, his 25th-minute blunder became the first goal of the newly created Primera División RFEF, in a 0–2 home loss against his former employers.[14]
In January 2023, Sotres moved down to Segunda Federación with Gimnástica de Torrelavega on a free transfer.[15]
International career
Sotres won his only cap for Spain at under-21 level on 5 February 2013, replacing Kepa Arrizabalaga at half-time of a 1–1 friendly draw with Belgium.[16]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Racing Santander | 2011–12 | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | Segunda División | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Segunda División B | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Total | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Recreativo | 2013–14 | Segunda División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Racing Santander (loan) | 2015–16 | Segunda División B | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| Total Racing | 38 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
| Levante B | 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 27 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Celta B | 2017–18 | Segunda División B | 30 | 0 | — | 4[b] | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
| Salamanca | 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | |||
| Total | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 0 | ||
| Cádiz | 2020–21 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Rayo Majadahonda (loan) | 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | |
| Cultural Leonesa | 2021–22 | Primera División RFEF | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | |
| Gimnástica | 2022–23 | Segunda Federación | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2023–24 | Segunda Federación | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 252 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 263 | 0 | ||
- Appearances in Segunda División B relegation play-offs
- Appearances in Segunda División B promotion play-offs