Daniel Pacheco Lobato (born 5 January 1991) is a Spanish
footballer
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who plays as a
left winger
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or an
attacking midfielder
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for Polish side
Górnik Zabrze
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. He joined
Liverpool
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in 2007 having previously been in the youth ranks at
Barcelona
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.
Club career
Early career
Pacheco signed for
Liverpool
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from
Barcelona
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for an undisclosed fee in the summer of 2007 and initially played for Liverpool reserves. Before his transfer, Pacheco enjoyed a reputation as a rising star in the ranks of Barcelona's
youth academy
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. Such was his ability to score goals from almost any position, teammates nicknamed him ("The Assassin").
Pacheco made his first start for the
Liverpool reserves on 5 February 2008, against
Bolton Wanderers
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. He scored the first goal of the game, a low curling shot past
Ian Walker. In April 2008, Pacheco made a 50-yard pass to assist
Krisztián Németh
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in scoring the only goal of the game against
Blackburn Rovers Reserves, which secured the Premier Reserve League North title for Liverpool. On 7 May 2008, Pacheco, who came on as a substitute in the second half, threaded a through pass to teammate
Lucas
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to score the third and final goal in Liverpool's Reserve League final victory over
Aston Villa
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at
Anfield
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.
Liverpool
Pacheco made his first team debut on 9 December 2009 as a second-half substitute for
Alberto Aquilani
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in a
UEFA Champions League
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match against
Fiorentina
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. His league debut came on 26 December when he replaced Aquilani once more in a 2–0 home win over
Wolverhampton Wanderers
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.
On 18 February 2010, Pacheco came on as a substitute in the 75th minute for Aquilani again in a
UEFA Europa League
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match versus
Unirea Urziceni
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; six minutes later, he provided a headed assist for
David N'Gog
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N'Gog started his career with French Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain. He ...
's match-winning goal.
On 10 August 2010, Pacheco was handed the number 12 for the
2010–11 season, previously worn by
Fábio Aurélio
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, who was handed number 6 after he re-signed for the club. On 3 December, Liverpool confirmed that both he and
Martin Kelly had signed contract extensions until June 2014.
On 23 March 2011, Pacheco joined
Norwich City
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on emergency loan until the end of the season, being handed the number 37 shirt. He made his debut against
Scunthorpe United
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on 2 April, setting up the first goal for
Grant Holt
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and playing through the pass which won the penalty for Norwich's second goal in a 6–0 rout at
Carrow Road
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N ...
.
He scored his first Norwich goal in the 5–1 away victory over
East Anglia derby
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rivals
Ipswich Town
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on the 21st, concluding the thrashing after coming on as a substitute for
Wes Hoolahan
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Hoolahan began his playing career with Shelbourne and has previously playe ...
.
On 24 August 2011,
Atlético Madrid
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announced on their official website that Pacheco had joined the club on loan from Liverpool for the
2011–12 La Liga
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season, and would be immediately loaned to
Rayo Vallecano
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for the year. It was also confirmed that Atlético had an option to buy Pacheco at the end of the season. Pacheco made his debut for Rayo Vallecano as 84th-minute substitute in the 0–1 win against
Getafe
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Getafe is located 13 km south of Madrid's city centre, within a flat ar ...
on 18 September.
On 31 January 2013, Pacheco was loaned to second-tier
Huesca
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until the end of the season. Pacheco scored on his debut for Huesca, the last goal in a 2–0 win over
Real Murcia
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on 3 February. He helped his team with 5 goals in 19 matches.
Later career
On 2 September 2013, Pacheco joined Spanish second division side
AD Alcorcón
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on permanent basis.
Pacheco left Alcorcón at the end of the 2013–14 season and signed for
Real Betis
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on 11 July 2014. He appeared in 23 matches during
the campaign, as his side returned to
La Liga
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after a one-year absence.
On 28 July 2015, Pacheco was loaned to
Deportivo Alavés
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in the second division, for one year. After again achieving
top level promotion, he moved to
Getafe CF
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on 23 July of the following year, also in a temporary deal.
Pacheco achieved a
third consecutive top tier promotion with ''Geta'', and was bought outright on 3 July 2017. On 15 August of the following year, he signed a three-year contract with
Málaga CF
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in the second division.
Pacheco was one of the eight first team players released by Málaga on 3 October 2020, due to a
layoff
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. The following 1 February, he signed a short-term contract with fellow second division side
UD Logroñés
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. Pacheco was released in June 2021 following the expiration of his contract.
Pacheco signed for
Aris Limassol
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on 25 August 2021 as a free agent and was released by the club on 31 January 2022.
On 10 March 2022, he joined Polish club
Górnik Zabrze
Górnik Zabrze Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Górnik Zabrze S.A. or simply Górnik Zabrze (), is a Polish football club from Zabrze. Górnik is one of the most successful Polish football clubs in history, winning the second-most Poli ...
until the end of the season.
International career
At the
2010 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
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, Pacheco scored twice in
Spain
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's group match against
Portugal
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. He then went on to score another goal against quarter-final opponents
Italy
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as Spain qualified for the semi-finals. He went on to score early in the semi-final against
England
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, a game in which Spain won 3–1. They then lost the final against
France
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2–1, with Pacheco making an assist. He won the Golden Boot at the Championships after scoring four goals.
Pacheco made his debut for the
Spain U21 team – alongside Liverpool teammate
Daniel Ayala
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– when he featured in a friendly against
France
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on 24 March. He played 45 minutes and received a yellow card as a second-half substitute in the 3–2 friendly defeat. He was selected as part of the
Spain U20 squad to compete at the
2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup
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At a FIFA ...
in Colombia.
Career statistics
Honours
Betis
*
Segunda División
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:
2014–15
Alavés
*
Segunda División
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:
2015–16
Spain U19
*
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
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Spain and England ...
runner-up:
2010
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References
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1991 births
Living people
Sportspeople from the Province of Málaga
Spanish footballers
Association football forwards
Premier League players
English Football League players
Segunda División players
La Liga players
Ekstraklasa players
FC Barcelona players
Liverpool F.C. players
Norwich City F.C. players
Atlético Madrid footballers
Rayo Vallecano players
SD Huesca footballers
AD Alcorcón footballers
Real Betis players
Deportivo Alavés players
Getafe CF footballers
Málaga CF players
UD Logroñés players
Górnik Zabrze players
Spain youth international footballers
Spain under-21 international footballers
Spanish expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in England
Spanish expatriate sportspeople in England
Expatriate footballers in Poland
Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Poland