Dani Ceballos
Spanish footballer (born 1996) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Daniel Ceballos Fernández (born 7 August 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for La Liga club Real Madrid and the Spain national team.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ceballos and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.
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Full name | Daniel Ceballos Fernández[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1996-08-07) 7 August 1996 (age 27)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Utrera, Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Central midfielder[4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Real Madrid | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2009 | Sevilla | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2011 | Utrera | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2014 | Real Betis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | Real Betis B | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2017 | Real Betis | 98 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017– | Real Madrid | 92 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2021 | → Arsenal (loan) | 49 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Spain U19 | 13 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2019 | Spain U21 | 29 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | Spain Olympic (O.P.) | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018– | Spain | 13 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:15, 4 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:52, 29 March 2023 (UTC) |
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Ceballos started his career at Spanish club Real Betis where he helped them win the Segunda División. He was signed by Real Madrid in 2017, and two years later signed for English Premier League club Arsenal on loan.
Ceballos won his first cap for Spain in September 2018, in 6–0 home win over Croatia in the UEFA Nations League.