Daniel 'Dani' Eduardo Sotres Castañeda (born 21 May 1993) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Gimnástica de Torrelavega.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Daniel Eduardo Sotres Castañeda[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 21 May 1993||
Place of birth | Santiago de Cudeyo, Spain | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Gimnástica | ||
Number | 13 | ||
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– | Gimnástica | 39 | (0) |
International career | |||
2012 | Spain U19 | 3 | (0) |
2013 | Spain U20 | 8 | (0) |
2013 | Spain U21 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 May 2024 |
Club career
editSotres 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
editSotres 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
editClub | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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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
References
edit- ^ a b c "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Spain" (PDF). FIFA. 23 June 2013. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Malaga breeze to win; ESPN Soccernet, 9 April 2012
- ^ «Salté al césped y me olvidé de todo» ("I just took the pitch and forgot about everything"); El Diario Montañés, 11 April 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ Racing rout secures Mallorca's survivalArchived 2018-03-06 at the Wayback Machine; ESPN Soccernet, 12 April 2012
- ^ Sólo ocho jugadores con contrato y sin entrenador (Only eight players under contract and no manager); El Diario Montañés, 6 July 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ Dani Sotres cumple dos meses sin jugar por problemas con su ficha (Dani Sotres celebrates two months without playing due to registration problems); El Confidencial, 25 March 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ Dani Sotres vuelve al Racing para reforzar la portería (Dani Sotres returns to Racing to bolster the goal); Racing Santander, 29 July 2015 (in Spanish)
- ^ Dani Sotres se incorpora al Atlético Levante UD (Dani Sotres joins Atlético Levante UD); Levante UD, 31 August 2016 (in Spanish)
- ^ El portero internacional Dani Sotres se incorpora al Celta B (International goalkeeper Dani Sotres joins Celta B); Celta Vigo, 10 July 2017 (in Spanish)
- ^ Dani Sotres, nuevo refuerzo para la portería del Salamanca CF UDS (Dani Sotres, new addition for the goal of Salamanca CF UDS); CF Salmantino, 28 August 2018 (in Spanish)
- ^ "Dani Sotres refuerza la portería cadista" [Dani Sotres bolsters Cádiz's goal] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ "Dani Sotres es cedido al Rayo Majadahonda" [Dani Sotres is loaned to Rayo Majadahonda] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ "El portero Dani Sotres ficha por la Cultural" [Goalkeeper Dani Sotres signs for Cultural] (in Spanish). Diario de León. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "La enorme cantada de un ex portero del Cádiz CF" [The huge blunder of a former Cádiz CF goalkeeper] (in Spanish). Diario de Cádiz. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "Dani Sotres refuerza la portería de la RS Gimnástica" [Dani Sotres strengthens RS Gimnástica's goal] (in Spanish). Gimnástica Torrelavega. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ "La nueva Sub-21 se estrena con un duro empate en Bélgica (1–1)" [New Under-21s make debut with hard draw in Belgium (1–1)] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 5 February 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ Dani Sotres at BDFutbol
- ^ Dani Sotres at Soccerway
External links
edit- Dani Sotres at BDFutbol
- Dani Sotres at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Dani Sotres – FIFA competition record (archived)