Daniel 'Dani' Nieto Vela (born 4 May 1991) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Racing de Ferrol as a winger.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Nieto Vela | ||
| Date of birth | (1991-05-04) 4 May 1991 (age 31) | ||
| Place of birth | Calvià, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Racing de Ferrol | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| 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– | Racing de Ferrol | 55 | (7) |
| National team | |||
| 2007 | Spain U16 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:31, 29 May 2022 (UTC) | |||
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.[1] 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.[2]
Nieto scored his first professional goal on 24 September, netting the last in a 4–2 home win over UD Las Palmas.[3] He finished the campaign with eight starts and 1,088 minutes of action, as the Catalans narrowly avoided relegation.
On 4 August 2012, Nieto cut ties with Espanyol and subsequently joined AD Alcorcón also of the second level.[4] However, after starting only once with the Madrid side, he moved to FC Barcelona B on 12 July of the following year.[5]
On 31 July 2014, Nieto signed for SD Eibar, recently promoted to La Liga[6]– his €75,000 transfer fee was the club's record signing.[7] 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.[8]
On 24 August 2015, Nieto terminated his link at the Ipurua Municipal Stadium.[9] Two days later, he joined Superleague Greece side Xanthi F.C. for an undisclosed fee.[10]
On 24 January 2017, free agent Nieto signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with CD Numancia.[11]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Girona (loan) | 2011–12[12] | Segunda División | 34 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 7 | ||
| Alcorcón | 2012–13[12] | Segunda División | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 25 | 5 | |
| Barcelona B | 2013–14[12] | Segunda División | 34 | 6 | — | — | — | 34 | 6 | |||
| Eibar | 2014–15[12] | La Liga | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16[12] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Xanthi | 2015–16[13] | Super League Greece | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 6 | ||
| 2016–17[13] | 12 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 37 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 8 | ||
| Numancia | 2016–17[12] | Segunda División | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18[12] | 24 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 31 | 2 | |||
| 2018–19[12] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 42 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 2 | ||
| Independiente del Valle | 2019[13] | Ecuadorian Serie A | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | — | 14 | 2 | |
| 2020[13] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | ||
| Racing de Ferrol | 2020–21[12] | Segunda División B | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 207 | 26 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 227 | 30 | ||