Dani Nieto
{{short description|Spanish footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{family name hatnote|Nieto|Vela|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Dani Nieto
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Daniel Nieto Vela
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|5|4|df=y}}
| birth_place = Calvià, Spain
| height = {{convert|1.73|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
| position = Winger
| currentclub = Academia Anzoátegui
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 1998–2005 | youthclubs1 = Platges de Calvià
| youthyears2 = 2005–2007 | youthclubs2 = Mallorca
| youthyears3 = 2007–2010 | youthclubs3 = Espanyol
| youthyears4 = 2008–2009 | youthclubs4 = → San Francisco (loan)
| years1 = 2010–2012 | clubs1 = Espanyol B | caps1 = 33 | goals1 = 15
| years2 = 2011–2012 | clubs2 = → Girona (loan) | caps2 = 34 | goals2 = 6
| years3 = 2012–2013 | clubs3 = Alcorcón | caps3 = 21 | goals3 = 5
| years4 = 2013–2014 | clubs4 = Barcelona B | caps4 = 34 | goals4 = 6
| years5 = 2014–2015 | clubs5 = Eibar | caps5 = 9 | goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2015–2017 | clubs6 = Xanthi | caps6 = 37 | goals6 = 6
| years7 = 2017–2019 | clubs7 = Numancia | caps7 = 42 | goals7 = 2
| years8 = 2019–2020 | clubs8 = Independiente del Valle | caps8 = 16 | goals8 = 1
| years9 = 2020–2023 | clubs9 = Racing de Ferrol | caps9 = 61 | goals9 = 7
| years10= 2023 | clubs10= CD Atlético Baleares | caps10 = 14 | goals10 = 5
| years11= 2023 | clubs11= CF Fuenlabrada | caps11 = 8 | goals11 = 1
| years12= 2024 | clubs12= Unionistas | caps12 = 3 | goals12 = 0
| years13= 2024– | clubs13= Academia Anzoátegui | caps13 = 0 | goals13 = 0
| totalcaps = | totalgoals =
| nationalyears1 = 2007 | nationalteam1 = Spain U16 | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 11 September 2024
}}
Daniel 'Dani' Nieto Vela (born 4 May 1991) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Venezuelan Segunda División club Academia Anzoátegui as a winger.
Club career
=Espanyol=
Nieto was born in Calvià, Mallorca, Balearic Islands. He graduated from RCD Espanyol's youth setup after playing with local club RCD 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 FC.[http://www.mundodeportivo.com/20110630/liga-segunda-division/dani-nieto-nuevo-jugador-del-girona_54179020388.html Dani Nieto, nuevo jugador del Girona (Dani Nieto, new Girona player)]; Mundo Deportivo, 30 June 2011 (in Spanish) 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 CF.[http://www.marca.com/2011/08/26/futbol/2adivision/1314384321.html El Elche se lleva los tres primeros puntos a domicilio (Elche get first three points away from home)]; Marca, 26 August 2011 (in Spanish)
Nieto scored his first professional goal on 24 September, netting the last in a 4–2 home win over UD Las Palmas.[http://www.marca.com/2011/09/24/futbol/2adivision/1316890650.html El Girona remonta ante una UD en inferioridad (Girona come from behind against outnumbered UD)]; Marca, 24 September 2011 (in Spanish) 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 AD Alcorcón also of the second level.[http://www.marca.com/2012/08/04/futbol/equipos/alcorcon/1344094685.html Dani Nieto ficha por el Alcorcón (Dani Nieto signs for Alcorcón)]; Marca, 4 August 2012 (in Spanish) However, after starting only once with the Madrid side, he moved to FC Barcelona B on 12 July of the following year.[http://www.fcbarcelona.es/futbol/barca-b/detalle/noticia/dani-nieto-refuerza-el-ataque-del-filial-azulgrana Dani Nieto refuerza el ataque del filial azulgrana (Dani Nieto bolsters attack of azulgrana reserves)]; FC Barcelona, 12 July 2013 (in Spanish)
On 31 July 2014, Nieto signed for SD Eibar, recently promoted to La Liga[http://www.sdeibar.com/-/dani-nieto-nuevo-fichaje-del-eibar Dani Nieto nuevo fichaje del Eibar (Dani Nieto new signing of Eibar)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140803202049/http://www.sdeibar.com/-/dani-nieto-nuevo-fichaje-del-eibar|date=3 August 2014}}; SD Eibar, 31 July 2014 (in Spanish)– his €75,000 transfer fee was the club's record signing.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29613237|title=Barcelona v Eibar: La Liga new boys face David v Goliath match|publisher=BBC Sport|last=West|first=Andy|date=17 October 2014|accessdate=17 October 2014}} 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.[http://www.espnfc.com/spanish-primera-divisi%C3%B3n/match/402612/atletico-madrid-eibar/report Mario Mandzukic scores in Atletico Madrid triumph]; ESPN FC, 30 August 2014
=Later career=
On 24 August 2015, Nieto terminated his link at the Ipurua Municipal Stadium.[http://www.sdeibar.com/-/sd-eibar-y-dani-nieto-alcanzan-un-acuerdo-para-rescindir-contrato SD Eibar y Dani Nieto alcanzan un acuerdo para rescindir contrato (SD Eibar and Dani Nieto reach an agreement to terminate contract)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151005180312/http://www.sdeibar.com/-/sd-eibar-y-dani-nieto-alcanzan-un-acuerdo-para-rescindir-contrato|date=5 October 2015}}; SD Eibar, 24 August 2015 (in Spanish) Two days later, he joined Superleague Greece side Xanthi F.C. for an undisclosed fee.{{cite web|url=http://www.sdna.gr/gr/podosfairo/superleague/xanthi/arthro/63013/anakoinose-nieto-i-xanthi/|title=Ανακοίνωσε Νιέτο η Ξάνθη|trans-title=Nieto announced at Xanthi|publisher=SDNA|language=Greek|date=26 August 2015|accessdate=26 August 2015}}
On 24 January 2017, free agent Nieto signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with CD Numancia.{{cite web|url=http://www.cdnumancia.com/noticia/dani-nieto-nuevo-jugador-del-c-d-numancia|title=Dani Nieto, nuevo jugador del C. D. Numancia|trans-title=Dani Nieto, new player of C. D. Numancia|publisher=CD Numancia|language=Spanish|date=24 January 2017|accessdate=26 January 2017}}
In January 2023, Nieto joined CD Atlético Baleares until the end of the season after terminating his contract at Racing de Ferrol.{{cite web|url=https://www.atleticobaleares.com/dani-nieto-nuevo-jugador-del-atletico-baleares/|title=Dani Nieto nuevo jugador del Atlético Baleares|trans-title=Dani Nieto new Atlético Baleares player|language=Spanish|website=www.atleticobaleares.com|date=25 January 2023|accessdate=26 January 2023}}
In September 2024, Nieto joined Venezuelan Segunda División club Academia Anzoátegui.{{cite web|trans-title=Dani Nieto is the latest signing of Anzoátegui FC for the second round|title=Dani Nieto es el último fichaje de Anzoátegui FC para la segunda vuelta|language=Spanish|website=anzoateguifc.com |url=https://anzoateguifc.com/liga-futve-2/dani-nieto-es-el-ultimo-fichaje-de-anzoategui-fc-para-la-segunda-vuelta/|date=10 September 2024|accessdate=11 September 2024}}
Career statistics
= Club =
{{updated|match played 21 March 2021}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Girona (loan)
|34 | 6 | 1 | 1 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 35 | 7 | |||
| Alcorcón
|Segunda División |21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 2{{efn|Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs|name=pro}} | 0 | 25 | 5 | ||
| Barcelona B
|Segunda División |34 | 6 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 34 | 6 | ||||
| rowspan="3"|Eibar
| rowspan="2" |La Liga |9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 0 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| rowspan="3"|Xanthi
|2015–16{{Soccerway|daniel-nieto-vela/204725}} | rowspan="2" |Super League Greece |25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 25 | 6 | |||
| 2016–17
|12 | 0 | 3 | 2 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 15 | 2 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!37 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 8 | |
| rowspan="4"|Numancia
| rowspan="3" |Segunda División |15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18
|24 | 2 | 6 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 1{{efn|name=pro}} | 0 | 31 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19
|3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 3 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!42 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 2 | |
| rowspan="3"|Independiente del Valle
|2019 | rowspan="2" |Ecuadorian Serie A |12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2{{efn|Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana}} | 1 | colspan="2" |— | 14 | 2 | ||
| 2020
|4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1{{efn|Appearance(s) in Recopa Sudamericana}} | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 5 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | |
| Racing de Ferrol
|14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 14 | 0 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!207 | 26 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 227 | 30 |
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Honours
= Club =
References
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External links
- {{BDFutbol|8734}}
- {{Futbolme profile|409}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nieto, Dani}}
Category:Footballers from Mallorca
Category:Spanish men's footballers
Category:Men's association football wingers
Category:Segunda División players
Category:Segunda División B players
Category:Tercera División players
Category:RCD Espanyol B footballers
Category:AD Alcorcón footballers
Category:FC Barcelona Atlètic players
Category:Racing de Ferrol footballers
Category:CD Atlético Baleares footballers
Category:Super League Greece players
Category:Ecuadorian Serie A players
Category:Independiente del Valle footballers
Category:Spain men's youth international footballers
Category:Spanish expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Venezuela
Category:Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Greece
Category:Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador
Category:Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Venezuela