Place of birth Utrera, Spain Number 10 Name Dani Ceballos Height 1.76 m Date joined 2014 | Playing position 2004–2009 Sevilla Role Footballer Weight 65 kg | |
Full name Daniel Ceballos Fernandez Date of birth (1996-08-07) 7 August 1996 (age 19) Current team Real Betis (#46 / Midfielder) Similar People Ruben Castro, Marco Asensio, Oliver Torres, Inaki Williams, Jesus Vallejo Profiles |
DANI CEBALLOS | Real Betis | Goals, Skills, Assists | 2016/2017 (HD)
Daniel "Dani" Ceballos Fernandez (born 7 August 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Betis as a central midfielder.
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Club career
Born in Utrera, Province of Seville, Ceballos joined Sevilla FC's youth system in 2004, aged eight, but was released in 2009 due to a chronic bronchus problem. He subsequently played for hometown's CD Utrera, and signed for Real Betis in 2011; with the latter he signed a professional deal on 22 February 2014, while still a junior.
On 26 April 2014, without even appearing for the B-side, Ceballos appeared in 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. On 21 December he scored his first professional goal, netting the first of a 2–0 home win against Racing de Santander for the Segunda Division championship.
Ceballos appeared in 33 matches and scored five goals for the Verdiblancos during the campaign, as it returned to the main category at first attempt.
International career
On 5 November 2014 Ceballos was called up to Spain under-19s, appearing against Germany, France and Greece.
He made his debut for the under-21 team on 26 March 2015, replacing Samu Castillejo at half time in a 2–0 friendly win over Norway in Cartagena, Murcia. Four days later in Leon, he made his first start in a 4–0 win against Belarus.