Daniel da Silva Soares
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| Full name | Daniel Ricardo da Silva Soares | ||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 30 January 1982 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Felgueiras, Portugal | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||
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Current team | Vitória Setúbal | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 66 | ||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||
| 1992–2001 | Vizela | ||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† | ||||||||||||
| 2001–2006 | Vizela | 114 | (1) | ||||||||||||
| 2006 | Paços Ferreira | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||
| 2007–2010 | CFR Cluj | 94 | (2) | ||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Iraklis | 24 | (2) | ||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Skoda Xanthi | 45 | (0) | ||||||||||||
| 2013– | Vitória Setúbal | 52 | (0) | ||||||||||||
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 April 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||||||||||||||
Daniel Ricardo da Silva Soares (born 30 January 1982), commonly known as Dani, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Vitória F.C. as a midfielder.
Club career
Portugal
Dani started playing football for F.C. Vizela, located near his birthcity of Felgueiras. Youth years comprised he remained 14 years with the team, playing his first four years as a senior in the third division, the latter ending in league conquest and promotion to the second level.
For 2006–07 Dani moved to the top flight with F.C. Paços de Ferreira, making his debut in the competition on 26 August 2007 in a 1–2 away loss against S.C. Braga (90 minutes played). He started in all his appearances for the club during his short spell.
Cluj
During the 2007 winter transfer window, Dani signed for CFR Cluj in Romania for a fee of €600,000. He scored his first Liga I goal in a 1–1 draw at FC Unirea Urziceni.
Dani finished his first full season with 29 games as the team won the national championship, going on to be an important midfield unit in the conquest of seven major titles, including three consecutive Romanian Cups.[1][2]
Greece
On 31 August 2010, Dani signed a two-year contract with Superleague Greece outfit Iraklis FC.[3] He made his official debut for his new club on 11 September, in a 1–1 away draw against Atromitos FC.[4]
Dani scored his first league goal for Iraklis in the nineteenth round of the season, opening the score against AEK Athens F.C. in an eventual 2–0 win for the hosts.[5][6]
In late July 2011, Dani joined fellow top-divisioner Skoda Xanthi FC.[7]
Honours
- Vizela
- Third Division: 2004–05
- CFR Cluj
References
- ↑ "Cupa României rămâne la Cluj-Napoca!" [Cluj-Napoca renews Cup title!] (in Romanian). CFR Cluj. 13 June 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
- ↑ "CFR Cluj câştigat Supercupa României" [CFR Cluj conquers Romanian Supercup] (in Romanian). CFR Cluj. 27 July 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
- ↑ "Ο ΗΡΑΚΛΗΣ απέκτησε τον Dani" (in Greek). Iraklis' official website. 31 August 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- ↑ "Super League: Ατρόμητος – ΗΡΑΚΛΗΣ 1–1" (in Greek). Iraklis' official website. 11 September 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- ↑ "Super League: ΗΡΑΚΛΗΣ – Α.Ε.Κ. 2–0" (in Greek). Iraklis' official website. 19 December 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- ↑ Ηρακλής–ΑΕΚ 2–0 (in Greek). Contra. 19 December 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- ↑ Ανακοίνωση; Skoda's official website, 27 July 2011 (Greek)
External links
- Stats and profile at Zerozero
- Dani profile at ForaDeJogo
- RomanianSoccer profile and stats
- Soccerway profile
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