Spanish footballer
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Aquino and the second or maternal family name is
Pintos .
Daniel "Dani" Aquino Pintos (born 27 July 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Ceuta . Left-footed, he can play anywhere on the attacking line but usually appears as both a winger or forward .
Club career
Born in Murcia , Aquino made his professional debut for local Real Murcia CF at only 16 years of age, during 2006–07 in the Segunda División , against CD Tenerife ; he scored in a 1–4 home loss for his only appearance of the season, which ended in promotion. In early 2007, rumours surfaced that Chelsea and Liverpool , amongst others, were after the youngster. Eventually no deals were arranged, as the player chose to stay in the country to further his development.[ 1]
Aquino first appeared in La Liga on 20 January 2008, in a 3–1 away defeat to Real Zaragoza .[ 2] After coach Lucas Alcaraz 's dismissal and the arrival of Javier Clemente , he finished the campaign in the starting XI, and showed glimpses of an emerging talent. On 30 March he provided a cross for Quique de Lucas ' opener at Deportivo de La Coruña (another 3–1 loss),[ 3] and scored his first-top flight goal two months later, away against Racing de Santander – Murcia led by 2–0, lost 3–2 and ratified its relegation.[ 4]
In 2008–09 , Aquino was given a major role in the main squad but Murcia underachieved, battling for relegation during most of the competition and finally ranking 14th. At the end of the following season , the club finally dropped down a level and he left in June 2011, having featured sparingly in the process.[ 5]
After further unsuccessful spells with Real Valladolid [ 6] and Real Oviedo , Aquino moved to Atlético Madrid in mid-January 2013,[ 7] and scored several goals for its C team in the Tercera División . He also caught the eye of main squad manager Diego Simeone who awarded him his first top-tier appearance in over five years on 1 June: after just a minute on the field, he assisted Diego Costa for the second goal in an eventual 3–1 win at Zaragoza.[ 8]
On 10 June 2015, after scoring 17 times for Atlético's reserves in the Segunda División B ,[ 9] Aquino moved to CD Numancia .[ 10] On 13 July of the following year, having netted only once during the whole season , he was released[ 11] and signed for Racing de Santander just hours later.[ 12] He netted 27 times in his first season in Cantabria ,[ 13] including all the goals of a 4–0 home victory over UD Mutilvera on 7 May 2017.[ 14]
Aquino then had brief spells abroad with AEK Larnaca FC (Cypriot First Division )[ 15] and Piast Gliwice (Polish Ekstraklasa ), and a second one at Murcia.[ 16] On 20 January 2020 he returned to Spain, signing with third-division club CD Badajoz with a "prohibitive buyout clause ".[ 17]
International career
Aquino represented Spain at both under-17 and under-19 levels . During the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup he scored three goals and was the nation's second-best scorer, only trailing Bojan Krkić 's five.[ 18]
Subsequently, Aquino appeared at the 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Championship held in the Czech Republic .
Personal life
Aquino's father, also named Daniel , was born in Argentina , but played for seven teams in Spain, most notably Murcia and Real Betis .[ 19]
His younger brother Matías (born 1996) was also a forward, who competed exclusively in the lower leagues.[ 20] [ 13]
Career statistics
As of match played 10 September 2021 [ 21] [ 22]
Honours
Spain U17
References
^ Pallarés Ripalda, José María (19 April 2007). "Europa se rifa a Aquino júnior" [Europe bids for Aquino Jr.]. La Verdad (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 October 2009 .
^ "Real Zaragoza 3–1 Murcia" . ESPN Soccernet . 20 January 2008. Retrieved 17 January 2013 .
^ "Deportivo La Coruña 3–1 Murcia" . ESPN Soccernet. 30 March 2008. Retrieved 17 January 2013 .
^ "Racing Santander 3–2 Murcia" . ESPN Soccernet. 4 May 2008. Retrieved 17 January 2013 .
^ Villalobos, Fran (21 June 2011). "Dani Aquino, promesa olvidada" [Dani Aquino, forgotten promise]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 July 2013 .
^ "Jaime y Dani Aquino llegan al Valladolid" [Jaime and Dani Aquino arrive at Valladolid]. Marca (in Spanish). 8 July 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2014 .
^ "Dani Aquino ficha por el Atlético de Madrid C" [Dani Aquino signs for Atlético de Madrid C]. La Verdad (in Spanish). 17 January 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013 .
^ Molina Pozo, Víctor (1 June 2013). "Dani Aquino: "Me voy muy contento por volver a jugar en Primera División" " [Dani Aquino: "I leave very happy for having played in Primera División again"] (in Spanish). Vavel . Retrieved 14 July 2013 .
^ Lechuga, Juan Ignacio (10 June 2015). "Dani Aquino ficha por el Numancia" [Dani Aquino signs for Numancia] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 7 February 2021 .
^ "Dani Aquino, primer fichaje del C. D. Numancia 2015–16" [Dani Aquino, first signing of 2015–16's C.D. Numancia] (in Spanish). CD Numancia. 10 June 2015. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015 .
^ "Dani Aquino rescinde su contrato con el C.D Numancia" [Dani Aquino terminates his contract with C.D Numancia] (in Spanish). CD Numancia. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016 .
^ "Dani Aquino y Raúl Domínguez, nuevos futbolistas del Real Racing Club" [Dani Aquino and Raúl Domínguez, new footballers of Real Racing Club] (in Spanish). Racing Santander. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016 .
^ a b "El Racing reúne de nuevo a los hermanos Aquino" [Racing reunite Aquino brothers again]. La Opinión de Murcia (in Spanish). 18 July 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2021 .
^ Herrero, Sergio (7 May 2017). "El póquer de Aquino devuelve la alegría" [Aquino's four goals bring back the joy]. El Diario Montañés (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 December 2017 .
^ Manchón, Martín (26 February 2019). "Dani Aquino: «El gran artífice de mi llegada a Chipre fue Ander Murillo»" [Dani Aquino: "I all but owe my arrival in Cyprus to Ander Murillo"] (in Spanish). Migrantes del Balón. Retrieved 19 May 2022 .
^ Manchón, Martín (1 July 2019). "El campeón polaco ficha a Dani Aquino" [Polish champions sign Dani Aquino]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 October 2021 .
^ Aranda, Rafa (4 February 2021). "Dani Aquino, el 'torito' al que no se puede fichar que ni con "200 años de director deportivo" " [Dani Aquino, the 'little bull' one cannot sign not even with "200 years as sporting director"]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021 .
^ "Cruel exit for Ghana under-17 side" . BBC Sport . 5 September 2007. Retrieved 28 October 2009 .
^ "Spain's family atmosphere" . UEFA. 10 May 2007. Retrieved 28 October 2009 .
^ Menocal, Marcos (18 July 2017). "Una docena repite, dos llegan nuevos y siete a prueba" [A dozen remains, two new arrive and seven on trial]. El Diario Montañés (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 May 2022 .
^ Dani Aquino at BDFutbol
^ Dani Aquino at Soccerway
^ "¿Los conoces? Estos fueron los finalistas del Mundial sub17 de 2007" [Do you know them? These were the 2007 under17 World Cup finalists]. Marca (in Spanish). 26 October 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2021 .
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