Dani Ceballos
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Full name | Daniel Ceballos Fernández[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [2] | 7 August 1996|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Utrera, Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team |
Arsenal (on loan from Real Madrid) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2009 | Sevilla | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2011 | Utrera | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2014 | Betis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2017 | Betis | 98 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | Betis B | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2017– | Real Madrid | 35 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2019– | → Arsenal (loan) | 11 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Spain U19 | 13 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2019 | Spain U21 | 29 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2018– | Spain | 8 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 October 2019 |
Daniel Ceballos Fernández (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈdani θeˈβaʎos]; born 7 August 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Arsenal, on loan from Real Madrid, and the Spain national team as an attacking midfielder.
Ceballos started his career at Spanish club Betis where he helped them win the Segunda División. He was signed by Spanish giants Real Madrid in 2017, and two years later he signed for English side Arsenal on loan.
Ceballos won his first cap for Spain on 11 September 2018, playing the entire 6–0 home rout of Croatia for the UEFA Nations League.[4]
Club career
Betis
Born in Utrera, Province of Seville, Ceballos joined Sevilla FC's youth system in 2004 at the age of 8, but was released in 2009 due to a chronic bronchitis problem.[5] He subsequently played for hometown club CD Utrera, and completed his development in Real Betis after signing in 2011;[6] he signed a professional contract with the latter club on 22 February 2014, while still a junior.[7]
On 26 April 2014, without even appearing for the B-team, Ceballos played 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.[8] He scored his first professional goal on 21 December, netting the first of a 2–0 home win over Racing de Santander for the Segunda División championship;[9] he featured in 33 matches and netted five times for the Verdiblancos during the campaign, as they returned to the top level at the first attempt.[10]
On 15 October 2015, after lengthy negotiations, Ceballos renewed his contract until 2020.[11] He scored his first goal in the Spanish top flight on 16 April 2017, netting the last in a 2–0 home win against SD Eibar.[12]
Real Madrid
On 14 July 2017, Real Madrid announced the signing of Ceballos on a six-year deal,[13] for a transfer fee of around €18 million.[14] He made his competitive debut on 16 August, replacing Toni Kroos on the 80th minute of the second leg of the Supercopa de España, a 2–0 home victory over FC Barcelona.[15] On 23 September, in his first start, he scored a brace in a 2–1 away win over Deportivo Alavés.[16]
Ceballos made four appearances during the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League,[17] as Madrid won their third consecutive and 13th overall title in the tournament.[18] On 13 January 2019, after only 15 minutes on the pitch and having been constantly booed by his former club's supporters, he scored from a free kick in the last minute of a 2–1 defeat of Betis at the Estadio Benito Villamarín.[19]
Arsenal (loan)
On 25 July 2019, it was announced that Ceballos had joined English club Arsenal on a season-long loan deal. Ceballos was handed the number 8 shirt, which had been vacated by Aaron Ramsey, following his free transfer to Juventus.[20][21] He made his first start for Arsenal on 17 August in a 2–1 victory over Burnley, providing two assists in a man-of-the-match performance.[22] On 3 October 2019, Ceballos scored his first goal for Arsenal in a 4–0 home victory against Standard Liège in the group stage of the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League.
International career
On 5 November 2014, Ceballos was called up to the Spain under-19 side,[23] appearing against Germany, France[24] and Greece in a tournament played in the latter nation.[25] He made his debut for the under-21s on 26 March 2015, replacing Samu Castillejo at half-time of a 2–0 friendly win over Norway in Cartagena, Murcia;[26] four days later, in León, he made his first start, in a 4–0 defeat of Belarus.[27]
Despite beginning the competition in Poland on the bench, Ceballos' performances at the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship led Spain to the second place. Subsequently, he was named the player of the tournament.[28]
With the U21 side he also took part in the victorious 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Spain team. He was named in the UEFA ‘Team of the Tournament’ for the second successive European U-21 Championship.[29]
Ceballos won his first cap for the full team on 11 September 2018, playing the entire 6–0 home rout of Croatia for the UEFA Nations League.[4] He scored his first goal for his country on 15 November, but in a 2–3 loss in Zagreb against the same opponent and for the same competition.[30]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 6 November 2019[31]
Club | Season | League | Cup1 | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Betis | 2013–14 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2014–15 | Segunda División | 33 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 35 | 5 | ||
2015–16 | La Liga | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | ||
2016–17 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 2 | |||
Total | 98 | 7 | 7 | 0 | — | 105 | 7 | |||
Betis B | 2014–15 | Segunda División B | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
Real Madrid | 2017–18 | La Liga | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
2018–19 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 3 | ||
Total | 35 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 56 | 5 | ||
Arsenal (loan) | 2019–20 | Premier League | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 1 |
Career total | 148 | 12 | 22 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 182 | 13 |
1 Includes Supercopa de España, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup, FA Cup and EFL Cup matches.
International
- As of match played 12 October 2019[32]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Spain | 2018 | 5 | 1 |
2019 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 8 | 1 |
International goals
- As of 15 November 2018 (Spain score listed first, score column indicates score after each Ceballos goal)[32]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 15 November 2018 | Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia | Croatia | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League A |
Honours
Betis
Real Madrid
- Supercopa de España: 2017[15]
- UEFA Champions League: 2017–18
- UEFA Super Cup: 2017[33]
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2017,[34] 2018
Spain U21
Spain U19
Individual
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship: Player of the Tournament/Team of the Tournament 2017[28][37]
References
- ^ "Acta del Partido celebrado el 30 August 2014, en Sevilla" [Minutes of the Match held on 30 August 2014, in Seville] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- ^ "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2017: List of players: Real Madrid CF" (PDF). FIFA. 16 December 2017. p. 5. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ "D. Ceballos" (in Spanish). Real Madrid CF. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ a b Dunne, Robbie (11 September 2018). "Spain – Croatia match report: UEFA Nations League". Diario AS. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
- ^ Aguado, Ángel (4 November 2014). "'Dani Nike', la perla que brilla en el Betis y dejó escapar el Sevilla" ['Dani Nike', the gem who shines in Betis and who Sevilla let slip away] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ^ González, M. (28 April 2014). "Dani Ceballos, las lágrimas de una madre por un sueño" [Dani Ceballos, the tears of a mother for a dream]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 May 2014.
- ^ "El Betis ata a una joya con alma de entrenador" [Betis tie up gem with the soul of a coach] (in Spanish). Cuenta con la Cantera. 22 February 2014. Archived from the original on 7 December 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
- ^ "Real Betis 0–1 Real Sociedad". ESPN FC. 26 April 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
- ^ "Merino se despide con un pleno y deja al Racing en descenso" [Merino says goodbye undefeated and leaves Racing inside the relegation zone]. Marca (in Spanish). 21 December 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ^ a b Pineda, Rafael (25 May 2015). "Las siete claves del ascenso del Betis" [The seven keys of Betis' promotion]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ^ "El bético Dani Ceballos renueva hasta 2020" [Betis' Dani Ceballos renews until 2020]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 15 October 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ^ Espina, José A. (16 April 2017). "Joaquín, Adán y Ceballos salvan al Betis y también a Víctor" [Joaquín, Adán and Ceballos save Betis and Víctor too]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "Comunicado oficial: Dani Ceballos" [Official announcement: Dani Ceballos] (in Spanish). Real Madrid CF. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ "Ceballos rejects Barcelona to agree six-year Real Madrid contract". Marca. Spain. 8 July 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ a b Bull, JJ (16 August 2017). "Real Madrid 2 Barcelona 0 (5–1 on aggregate): Woeful Barca dismissed as Zinedine Zidane's unstoppable side win Super Cup". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ^ Sánchez, Jesús (23 September 2017). "Tomen nota de Ceballos" [Take note of Ceballos]. Marca (in Spanish). Spain. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ "Así llegan Real Madrid y Liverpool a la final de la Champions" [That is how Real Madrid and Liverpool arrive to the Champions final] (in Spanish). RCN Radio. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ "Madrid beat Liverpool to complete hat-trick". UEFA. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ^ "Dani Ceballos, tras marcar al Betis: "Desgraciadamente, he metido el gol"" [Dani Ceballos, after scoring to Betis: "Unfortunately, I scored the goal"]. 20minutos (in Spanish). 13 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ "#HolaDani: Ceballos joins us on loan". Arsenal F.C. Official Website. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "Official Announcement: Ceballos". Real Madrid CF. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ Aarons, Ed (17 August 2019). "Lacazette and Aubameyang give Arsenal the edge over sturdy Burnley". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ González, N. (5 November 2014). "Dani Ceballos tampoco estará en el duelo del Betis en Zaragoza" [Dani Ceballos will still not be available for Betis' clash in Zaragoza]. Marca (in Spanish). Spain. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ^ "Dani Ceballos, titular en el triunfo de España sub 19" [Dani Ceballos, starter in Spain under 19 triumph]. ABC (in Spanish). 15 November 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ^ "Dani Ceballos participa en otra victoria de España sub 19" [Dani Ceballos takes part in another Spain under 19 victory]. ABC (in Spanish). 17 November 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ^ Muñoz, Antonio D. (26 March 2015). "REPORT – Spain beats Norway and strengthens the team (2–0)". Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 30 March 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "España 4–0 Bielorrusia: Bienvenidos al show de Gerard Deulofeu" [Spain 4–0 Belarus: Welcome to the Gerard Deulofeu show] (in Spanish). Goal. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ^ a b "Spain's Dani Ceballos named Player of the Tournament". UEFA. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^ https://www.uefa.com/under21/news/newsid=2615974.html
- ^ "Croatia 3–2 Spain". UEFA. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ "Dani Ceballos". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Dani Ceballos". European Football. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ "Real Madrid 2–1 Man. United". UEFA. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ "Cristiano Ronaldo free-kick fires Real Madrid to Club World Cup glory". The Guardian. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ^ "Spain crowned Under-21 European champions". UEFA. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- ^ "Spain see off Russia for seventh Under-19 crown". UEFA. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ "Official Under-21 Team of the Tournament". UEFA. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
External links
- Real Madrid official profile
- Dani Ceballos at BDFutbol
- Beticopedia profile (in Spanish)
- Dani Ceballos at National-Football-Teams.com
- Dani Ceballos at Soccerway
- 1996 births
- Living people
- People from Utrera
- Spanish footballers
- Andalusian footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Real Betis players
- Betis Deportivo Balompié footballers
- Real Madrid CF players
- Arsenal F.C. players
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Premier League players
- Spain youth international footballers
- Spain under-21 international footballers
- Spain international footballers
- Spanish expatriate footballers
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate footballers in England