Dani Castellano
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Castellano Betancor | ||
| Date of birth | 2 November 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Las Palmas, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Las Palmas | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Las Palmas | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | Las Palmas B | 33 | (5) |
| 2007 | Las Palmas | 1 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Mallorca B | 46 | (5) |
| 2009–2011 | Mallorca | 0 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Alavés (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Ceuta (loan) | 14 | (3) |
| 2011– | Las Palmas | 110 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 November 2016. | |||
Daniel 'Dani' Castellano Betancor (born 2 November 1987) is a Spanish footballer who plays for UD Las Palmas as a midfielder.
Club career
Born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Castellano graduated from UD Las Palmas' youth setup, and made his senior debuts with the reserves in 2006, in Tercera División. On 15 December 2007 he appeared in his first game as a professional, starting in a 1–3 away loss against Polideportivo Ejido for the Segunda División championship.[1]
On 31 January 2008, Castellano moved to another reserve team, RCD Mallorca B also in the fourth level.[2] He first appeared with the main squad on 8 January of the following year, coming on as a late substitute in a 3–1 home win over UD Almería for the Copa del Rey; eight days later, he was loaned to Segunda División B club Deportivo Alavés until June.[3]
After another loan stint at AD Ceuta,[4] Castellano terminated his contract with the Balearic Islands side in June 2011. Late in the month, he returned to his first club Las Palmas, after agreeing to a three-year deal.[5]
Castellano played 12 games in the 2014–15 campaign, helping to a return to La Liga after 13 years. He made his debut in the competition on 22 August 2015, starting and featuring 80 minutes in a 0–1 defeat at Atlético Madrid.[6]
Personal life
Castellano's twin brother, Javier, is also a footballer and a midfielder. He too represented Las Palmas.[7]
References
- ↑ "El Poli Ejido golea a su rival por la permanencia" [Poli Ejido thrashes rival for survival] (in Spanish). Marca. 15 December 2007. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ↑ "El Mallorca ficha a los gemelos Castellano de Las Palmas" [Mallorca signs the Castellano twins from Las Palmas] (in Spanish). Join Futbol. 31 January 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ↑ "El interior Castellano (Mallorca) llega al Alavés como cedido" [Winger Castellano (Mallorca) arrives at Alavés on loan] (in Spanish). RTVC. 16 January 2009. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ↑ "El Real Mallorca cede al delantero Dani Castellano al AD Ceuta de Segunda B" [Real Mallorca loans forward Dani Castellano to AD Ceuta from Segunda B] (in Spanish). RTVC. 1 February 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ↑ "Javi y Dani Castellano ya son jugadores amarillos hasta el año 2014" [Javi and Dani Castellano are already amarillo players until 2014] (in Spanish). Canarias7. 29 June 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ↑ "Al Atlético le falta" [Atlético lacks something] (in Spanish). Marca. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ↑ "Las Palmas presume de una pareja de gemelos" [Las Palmas boasts of set of twins] (in Spanish). Marca. 3 February 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
External links
- Las Palmas official profile (Spanish)
- Dani Castellano profile at BDFutbol
- Dani Castellano profile at Futbolme (Spanish)
- Dani Castellano profile at Soccerway