Daniel Sotres

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sotres and the second or maternal family name is Castañeda.
Dani Sotres
Personal information
Full name Daniel Sotres Castañeda[1]
Date of birth (1993-05-21) 21 May 1993 (age 30)[1]
Place of birth Santiago de Cudeyo, Spain
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Gimnástica
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 8 (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 21:05, 12 April 2023 (UTC)

Daniel 'Dani' Sotres Castañeda (born 21 May 1993) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Gimnástica de Torrelavega.

Club career[edit]

Sotres 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] After being released by Cultural Leonesa in the summer of 2022, Sotres joined Gimnástica on a free transfer in January 20223.[14]

International career[edit]

Sotres 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.[15]

Career statistics[edit]

As of 10 October 2023[16][17][18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
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 División RFEF 12 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
2023–24 Segunda División RFEF 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
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Relegation play-off
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "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.
  2. ^ Malaga breeze to win; ESPN Soccernet, 9 April 2012
  3. ^ «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)
  4. ^ Racing rout secures Mallorca's survivalArchived 2018-03-06 at the Wayback Machine; ESPN Soccernet, 12 April 2012
  5. ^ Sólo ocho jugadores con contrato y sin entrenador (Only eight players under contract and no manager); El Diario Montañés, 6 July 2013 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ 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)
  7. ^ 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)
  8. ^ Dani Sotres se incorpora al Atlético Levante UD (Dani Sotres joins Atlético Levante UD); Levante UD, 31 August 2016 (in Spanish)
  9. ^ El portero internacional Dani Sotres se incorpora al Celta B (International goalkeeper Dani Sotres joins Celta B); Celta Vigo, 10 July 2017 (in Spanish)
  10. ^ 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)
  11. ^ "Dani Sotres refuerza la portería cadista" [Dani Sotres bolsters Cádiz's goal] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "Dani Sotres refuerza la portería de la RS Gimnástica | Real Sociedad Gimnástica de Torrelavega | Web Oficial" (in Spanish). 26 January 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ Daniel Sotres at Soccerway
  17. ^ Dani Sotres at BDFutbol
  18. ^ Dani Sotres at Soccerway

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