Daniel 'Dani' Nieto Vela (born 4 May 1991) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Segunda Federación club Poblense as a winger.
Club career Espanyol Nieto was born in Calvià, Mallorca, Balearic Islands. He graduated from Espanyol's youth setup after playing with local club 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.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.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 Las Palmas.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 Alcorcón also of the second tier.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 Barcelona B on 12 July of the following year.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 Eibar, recently promoted to La LigaDani Nieto nuevo fichaje del Eibar (Dani Nieto new signing of Eibar) ; SD Eibar, 31 July 2014 (in Spanish)– his €75,000 transfer fee was the club's record signing. 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.Mario Mandzukic scores in Atletico Madrid triumph; ESPN FC, 30 August 2014
Later career On 24 August 2015, Nieto terminated his contract at the Ipurua Municipal Stadium.SD Eibar y Dani Nieto alcanzan un acuerdo para rescindir contrato (SD Eibar and Dani Nieto reach an agreement to terminate contract) ; SD Eibar, 24 August 2015 (in Spanish) Two days later, he joined Super League Greece side Xanthi for an undisclosed fee.
On 24 January 2017, free agent Nieto signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Numancia.
In January 2023, Nieto joined Atlético Baleares until the end of the season after terminating his contract at Racing de Ferrol.
In September 2024, Nieto joined Venezuelan Segunda División club Academia Anzoátegui.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGirona (loan)2011–12Segunda División34611——357Alcorcón2012–13Segunda División21520—20255Barcelona B2013–14Segunda División346———346Eibar2014–15La Liga9020——1102015–160000——00Total90200000110Xanthi2015–16Super League Greece25600——2562016–1712032——152Total376320000408Numancia2016–17Segunda División15000——1502017–1824260—103122018–193000——30Total422600010492Independiente del Valle2019Ecuadorian Serie A1210021—1422020400010—50Total161003100192Racing de Ferrol2020–21Segunda División B14000——140Career total20726143313022730
Honours Club Independiente Valle Copa Sudamericana: 2019
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