:Daniele Quieto
{{Short description|Venezuelan footballer (born 2005)}}
{{family name hatnote|Quieto|Aponte|lang=Spanish}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Daniele Quieto
| image =
| fullname = Daniele Quieto Aponte{{Cite web|url=https://www.partidosdelaroja.com/2025/01/23012025-venezuela-chile-12.html|title=[23/01/2025] Venezuela-Chile | 1:2}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2005|10|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = Venice, Italy
| height = 1.70 m
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Inter Milan
| clubnumber = 57
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2019
| youthclubs1 = Venezia
| youthyears2 = 2019–
| youthclubs2 = Inter Milan
| nationalyears1 = 2021–2022
| nationalteam1 = Italy U17
| nationalcaps1 = 9
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2022–2023
| nationalteam2 = Italy U18
| nationalcaps2 = 6
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2023–2024
| nationalteam3 = Italy U19
| nationalcaps3 = 4
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2025–
| nationalteam4 = Venezuela U20
| nationalcaps4 = 5
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| club-update = 5 September 2024
| nationalteam-update = 1 February 2025
| caption = Quieto trains with Venezuela U-20 team in 2024
}}
Daniele Quieto Aponte (born 22 October 2005) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Inter Milan. Born in Italy, he represents Venezuela at youth level.
Early life
Quieto was born on 22 October 2005 in Venice, Italy. He is of Venezuelan descent through his mother. He has a brother.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mondoprimavera.com/primavera-1/inter/quieto-il-diez-dellinter-sulle-orme-di-ronaldinho/|title=Quieto, "il diez" dell'Inter sulle orme di Ronaldinho|publisher=mondoprimavera.com}} He has regarded Brazil international Ronaldinho as his football idol.
Club career
As a youth player, Quieto joined the youth academy of Italian side Venezia. In 2019, he joined the youth academy of Italian Serie A side Inter. He played for the club's first team during summer 2024 preseason.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Serie-A/Inter/23-08-2024/daniele-quieto-il-jolly-della-primavera-inter-che-inzaghi-tiene-d-occhio_preview.shtml?reason=unauthenticated&origin=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gazzetta.it%2FCalcio%2FSerie-A%2FInter%2F23-08-2024%2Fdaniele-quieto-il-jolly-della-primavera-inter-che-inzaghi-tiene-d-occhio.shtml|title=Daniele Quieto, il jolly della Primavera Inter che Inzaghi tiene d'occhio|publisher=gazzetta.it}}
International career
Quieto was an Italy youth international. He has played for the Italy under-17, under-18 and the under-19 teams. He made nine appearances for the under-17s, six for the under-18s, and four for the under-19 team.
In January 2025, FIFA approved his request to switch allegiance to Venezuela.{{cite web|publisher=FIFA|url=https://knowledge.fifa.com/change-of-association-platform|title=FIFA Change of Association Platform|access-date=6 March 2025}}
Style of play
Quieto mainly operates as a midfielder. He specifically operates as an attacking midfielder. He can also operate as a left-winger and as a second striker. He is right-footed. He has been described as a "classic attacking midfielder, with a stocky build and a lightning-fast dribbling ability in tight spaces... loves to receive the ball and catalyze his team’s offensive play".{{Cite web|url=https://onefootball.com/it/notizie/fcin1908-scouting-quieto-talento-tascabile-dal-venezuela-a-venezia-sognando-ronaldinho-32309309|title=Quieto, talento tascabile: dal Venezuela a Venezia, sognando Ronaldinho|publisher=onefootball.com}}
References
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Category:Footballers from Venice
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Sportspeople of Italian descent
Category:Italian men's footballers
Category:Italy men's youth international footballers
Category:Venezuelan men's footballers
Category:Venezuela men's under-20 international footballers
Category:Italian people of Venezuelan descent
Category:Venezuelan people of Italian descent