Daniel 'Dani' Nieto Vela (born 4 May 1991) is a Spanish

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who plays for

CF Fuenlabrada Club de Fútbol Fuenlabrada, S.A.D. is a football club based in Fuenlabrada, Community of Madrid, Spain, that currently competes in Primera División RFEF – Group 1, the third tier of the Spanish league system. It was founded in 1975. It holds ...

as a winger.

Club career

Espanyol

Nieto was born in

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, Mallorca, Balearic Islands. He graduated from

RCD Espanyol Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona (; "Royal Spanish Sports Club of Barcelona"), commonly known as Espanyol, is a professional sports club based in Barcelona, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of the Spanish football league s ...

'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 Tercera División ( en, Third Division) was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the '' Segunda División'', and the semi-professional '' Segunda ...

. On 30 June 2011, Nieto moved straight to Segunda División after signing a one-year loan deal with Girona FC. 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 Elche Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. ( ca-valencia, Elx Club de Futbol, S.A.D.) is a professional football based in Elche, Province of Alicante, in the Valencian Community. Founded in 1923, the club competes in La Liga, holding home matches at ''Es ...

. Nieto scored his first professional goal on 24 September, netting the last in a 4–2 home win over

UD Las Palmas Unión Deportiva Las Palmas, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Las Palmas, on the island of Gran Canaria in the autonomous community of Canary Islands. Founded on 22 August 1949, it plays in Segunda División, holding home games at t ...

. He finished the campaign with eight starts and 1,088 minutes of action, as the

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narrowly avoided relegation.

Alcorcón / Eibar

On 4 August 2012, Nieto cut ties with Espanyol and subsequently joined

AD Alcorcón Agrupación Deportiva Alcorcón S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Alcorcón, in the autonomous community of Madrid. Founded in 1971, it currently plays in Primera Federación – Group 1, holding home matches at the Municipal de Sant ...

also of the second level. However, after starting only once with the

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side, he moved to

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on 12 July of the following year. On 31 July 2014, Nieto signed for

SD Eibar Sociedad Deportiva Eibar (in eu, Eibar Kirol Elkartea) is a professional Spanish football club based in Eibar, Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous Basque Country. Founded on 30 November 1940, the team currently plays in the Segunda División, the s ...

, recently promoted to

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– his

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75,000 transfer fee was the club's record signing. He made his debut in the competition on 30 August, replacing

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in the 62nd minute of a 1–2 defeat at Atlético Madrid.

Later career

On 24 August 2015, Nieto terminated his link at the Ipurua Municipal Stadium. Two days later, he joined Superleague Greece side Xanthi F.C. for an undisclosed fee. On 24 January 2017,

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Nieto signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with

CD Numancia Club Deportivo Numancia de Soria, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club in Soria, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 April 1945, it plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, holding home games at ''Nuevo Estadio Los ...

. In January 2023, Nieto joined CD Atlético Baleares until the end of the season after terminating his contract at

Racing de Ferrol Racing Club de Ferrol is a Spanish football team based in Ferrol, Province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded in 1919, the club currently plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 1, holding home games at '' Estadio ...

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Club

Independiente Valle * Copa Sudamericana:

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nieto, Dani 1991 births Living people Footballers from Mallorca Spanish men's footballers Men's association football wingers La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players RCD Espanyol B footballers Girona FC players AD Alcorcón footballers FC Barcelona Atlètic players SD Eibar footballers CD Numancia players Racing de Ferrol footballers CD Atlético Baleares footballers Super League Greece players Xanthi F.C. players Ecuadorian Serie A players Independiente del Valle footballers Spain men's youth international footballers Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Greece Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador Copa Sudamericana-winning players