Place of birth Las Palmas, Spain Name Dani Castellano Date joined 2011 Years Team Weight 70 kg | Number 23 Height 1.79 m Playing position Role Footballer | |
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Full name Daniel Castellano Betancor Date of birth (1987-11-02) 2 November 1987 (age 28) Current team UD Las Palmas (#23 / Defender) Similar People Javi Castellano, Aythami Artiles, Nauzet Aleman, Jonathan Viera, Roque Mesa | ||
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.
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Club career
Born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Castellano graduated from UD Las Palmas' youth setup, and made his senior debuts 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.
On 31 January 2008, Castellano moved to another reserve team, RCD Mallorca B also in the fourth level. 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.
After another loan stint at AD Ceuta, 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.
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.
Personal life
Castellano's twin brother, Javier, is also a footballer and a midfielder. He too represented Las Palmas.