Daniel Sotres

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

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[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)

Club career

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]

International career

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.[14]

Career statistics
As of match played 12 September 2021[15][16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Racing Santander 2011–12 La Liga 2000—20
2012–13 Segunda División 14010—150
2013–14 Segunda División B 10030—130
Total 2604000300
Recreativo 2013–14 Segunda División 0000—00
2014–15 27010—280
2016–17 Segunda División B 0000—00
Total 2701000280
Racing Santander (loan) 2015–16 Segunda División B 12000—120
Total Racing 3804000420
Levante B 2016–17 Segunda División B 270—2[lower-alpha 1]0290
Celta B 2017–18 Segunda División B 300—4[lower-alpha 2]0340
Salamanca 2018–19 Segunda División B 29000—290
2019–20 27000—270
Total 5600000560
Cádiz 2020–21 La Liga 0000—00
Rayo Majadahonda (loan) 2020–21 Segunda División B 24000—240
Cultural Leonesa 2021–22 Primera División RFEF 3000—30
Career total 205050602160
  1. Appearance(s) in Relegation play-off
  2. Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs

References
  1. "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 survival; 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. "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.
  15. Dani Sotres at BDFutbol
  16. Dani Sotres at Soccerway
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