Dani Castellano

Daniel 'Dani' Castellano Betancor (born 2 November 1987) is a Spanish footballer who plays for UD Las Palmas as a midfielder or a left back.

For the journalist, see Daniel Castellano (journalist).
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Castellano and the second or maternal family name is Betancor.
Dani Castellano
Personal information
Full name Daniel Castellano Betancor
Date of birth (1987-11-02) 2 November 1987
Place of birth Las Palmas, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder / Left back
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 202 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 January 2020

Club career

Born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Castellano graduated from UD Las Palmas' youth setup, and made his senior debut 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
  1. "El Poli Ejido golea a su rival por la permanencia" [Poli Ejido thrash rivals for survival]. Marca (in Spanish). 15 December 2007. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  2. "El Mallorca ficha a los gemelos Castellano de Las Palmas" [Mallorca sign the Castellano twins from Las Palmas] (in Spanish). Join Futbol. 31 January 2008. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  3. "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.
  4. "El Real Mallorca cede al delantero Dani Castellano al AD Ceuta de Segunda B" [Real Mallorca loan forward Dani Castellano to AD Ceuta from Segunda B] (in Spanish). RTVC. 1 February 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  5. "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.
  6. "Al Atlético le falta" [Atlético lack something]. Marca (in Spanish). 22 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  7. "Las Palmas presume de una pareja de gemelos" [Las Palmas boast of set of twins]. Marca (in Spanish). 3 February 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
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