Dani Ceballos

Dani Ceballos
Ceballos playing for Real Madrid in 2018
Personal information
Full name Daniel Ceballos Fernández[1]
Date of birth (1996-08-07) 7 August 1996[1]
Place of birth Utrera, Spain
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Real Madrid
Number 24
Youth career
2004–2009 Sevilla
2009–2011 Utrera
2011–2014 Betis
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Betis 98 (7)
2014 Betis B 4 (0)
2017– Real Madrid 19 (2)
National team‡
2014–2015 Spain U19 13 (0)
2015– Spain U21 24 (6)
2018– Spain 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:28, 6 October 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2018

Daniel "Dani" Ceballos Fernández (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈdani θeˈβaʎos]; born 7 August 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Madrid as a central midfielder.

Club career

Betis

Born in Utrera, Province of Seville, Ceballos joined Sevilla FC's youth system in 2004 at the age of 8, but was released in 2009 due to a chronic bronchitis problem.[3] He subsequently played for hometown club CD Utrera, and completed his development in Real Betis after signing in 2011;[4] he signed a professional contract with the latter club on 22 February 2014, while still a junior.[5]

On 26 April 2014, without even appearing for the B-team, Ceballos played his first official game with the Andalusians' main squad, coming on as a late substitute in a 0–1 La Liga home loss against Real Sociedad.[6] He scored his first professional goal on 21 December, netting the first of a 2–0 home win over Racing de Santander for the Segunda División championship;[7] he featured in 33 matches and netted five times for the Verdiblancos during the campaign, as they returned to the top level at the first attempt.[8]

On 15 October 2015, after lengthy negotiations, Ceballos renewed his contract until 2020.[9] He scored his first goal in the Spanish top flight on 16 April 2017, netting the last in a 2–0 home win against SD Eibar.[10]

Real Madrid

On 14 July 2017, Real Madrid announced the signing of Ceballos on a six-year deal,[11] for a transfer fee of around €18 million.[12] He made his competitive debut on 16 August, replacing Toni Kroos on the 80th minute of the second leg of the Supercopa de España, a 2–0 home victory over FC Barcelona.[13] On 23 September, in his first start, he scored a brace in a 2–1 away win over Deportivo Alavés.[14]

Ceballos made four appearances during the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League,[15] as Madrid won their third consecutive and 13th overall title in the tournament.[16]

International career

On 5 November 2014, Ceballos was called up to the Spanish under-19 side,[17] appearing against Germany, France[18] and Greece in a tournament played in the latter nation.[19] He made his debut for the under-21s on 26 March 2015, replacing Samu Castillejo at half-time of a 2–0 friendly win over Norway in Cartagena, Murcia;[20] four days later, in León, he made his first start, in a 4–0 defeat of Belarus.[21]

Despite beginning the competition in Poland on the bench, Ceballos' performances at the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship led Spain to the second place. Subsequently, he was named the player of the tournament.[22]

Ceballos won his first cap for the full team on 11 September 2018, playing the entire 6–0 home rout of Croatia for the UEFA Nations League.[23]

Career statistics

As of 6 October 2018[24]
Club Season League Cup1 Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Betis 2013–14 La Liga 1000—10
2014–15 Segunda División 33520—355
2015–16 La Liga 34040—380
2016–17 30210—312
Total 98770—1057
Betis B 2014–15 Segunda División B 40—40
Real Madrid 2017–18 La Liga 1226040222
2018–19 701020100
Total 1927060322
Career total 1219140601419

1 Includes Supercopa de España, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup matches.

Honours

Club

Betis

Real Madrid

Country

Spain U19

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2017: List of players: Real Madrid CF" (PDF). FIFA. 16 December 2017. p. 5. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "D. Ceballos" (in Spanish). Real Madrid C.F. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "'Dani Nike', la perla que brilla en el Betis y dejó escapar el Sevilla" ['Dani Nike', the gem who shines in Betis and who Sevilla let slip away] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 4 November 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "Dani Ceballos, las lágrimas de una madre por un sueño" [Dani Ceballos, the tears of a mother for a dream]. ABC (in Spanish). 28 April 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "El Betis ata a una joya con alma de entrenador" [Betis tie up gem with the soul of a coach] (in Spanish). Cuenta con la Cantera. 22 February 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  6. ↑ "Real Betis 0–1 Real Sociedad". ESPN FC. 26 April 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  7. ↑ "Merino se despide con un pleno y deja al Racing en descenso" [Merino says goodbye undefeated and leaves Racing inside the relegation zone]. Marca (in Spanish). 21 December 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  8. 1 2 Rafael Pineda (25 May 2015). "Las siete claves del ascenso del Betis" [The seven keys of Betis' promotion]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "El bético Dani Ceballos renueva hasta 2020" [Betis' Dani Ceballos renews until 2020]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 15 October 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  10. ↑ "Joaquín, Adán y Ceballos salvan al Betis y también a Víctor" [Joaquín, Adán and Ceballos save Betis and Víctor too]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 16 April 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  11. ↑ "Comunicado oficial: Dani Ceballos" [Official announcement: Dani Ceballos] (in Spanish). Real Madrid C.F. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  12. ↑ "Ceballos rejects Barcelona to agree six-year Real Madrid contract". Marca. 8 July 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  13. 1 2 "Real Madrid 2 Barcelona 0 (5–1 on aggregate): Woeful Barca dismissed as Zinedine Zidane's unstoppable side win Super Cup". The Daily Telegraph. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  14. ↑ "Tomen nota de Ceballos" [Take note of Ceballos]. Marca (in Spanish). 23 September 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  15. ↑ "Así llegan Real Madrid y Liverpool a la final de la Champions" [That is how Real Madrid and Liverpool arrive to the Champions final] (in Spanish). RCN Radio. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  16. ↑ "Madrid beat Liverpool to complete hat-trick". UEFA. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  17. ↑ "Dani Ceballos tampoco estará en el duelo del Betis en Zaragoza" [Dani Ceballos will still not be available for Betis' clash in Zaragoza]. Marca (in Spanish). 5 November 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  18. ↑ "Dani Ceballos, titular en el triunfo de España sub 19" [Dani Ceballos, starter in Spain under 19 triumph]. ABC (in Spanish). 15 November 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  19. ↑ "Dani Ceballos participa en otra victoria de España sub 19" [Dani Ceballos takes part in another Spain under 19 victory]. ABC (in Spanish). 17 November 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  20. ↑ Muñoz, Antonio D. (26 March 2015). "REPORT – Spain beats Norway and strengthens the team (2–0)". Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  21. ↑ "España 4–0 Bielorrusia: Bienvenidos al show de Gerard Deulofeu" [Spain 4–0 Belarus: Welcome to the Gerard Deulofeu show] (in Spanish). Goal. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  22. 1 2 "Spain's Dani Ceballos named Player of the Tournament". UEFA. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  23. ↑ Dunne, Robbie (11 September 2018). "Spain – Croatia match report: UEFA Nations League". Diario AS. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  24. ↑ "Dani Ceballos". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  25. ↑ "Real Madrid 2–1 Man. United". UEFA. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  26. ↑ "Cristiano Ronaldo free-kick fires Real Madrid to Club World Cup glory". The Guardian. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  27. ↑ "Spain see off Russia for seventh Under-19 crown". UEFA. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  28. ↑ "Official Under-21 Team of the Tournament". UEFA. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
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