| Daniel Cadena | |
| Fullname: | Daniel Cadena Sánchez |
| Birth Date: | 9 February 1987 |
| Birth Place: | Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Spain |
| Height: | 1.77m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | UNAN Managua |
| Clubnumber: | 25 |
| Youthyears1: | 2004–2006 |
| Years1: | 2006–2007 |
| Clubs1: | Sanluqueño |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2007–2008 |
| Caps2: | 8 |
| Years3: | 2008–2009 |
| Caps3: | 10 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 2009 |
| Caps4: | 7 |
| Goals4: | 5 |
| Years5: | 2010 |
| Clubs5: | Racing Portuense |
| Caps5: | 15 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2011 |
| Clubs6: | Rota |
| Years7: | 2011–2012 |
| Clubs7: | Atlético Antoniano |
| Years8: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs8: | Algaida |
| Caps8: | 24 |
| Goals8: | 21 |
| Years9: | 2013–2016 |
| Clubs9: | Walter Ferretti |
| Caps9: | 89 |
| Goals9: | 44 |
| Years10: | 2016 |
| Clubs10: | Atletico Antoniano |
| Caps10: | 2 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2016 |
| Clubs11: | Atlántico |
| Years12: | 2016 |
| Clubs12: | KF |
| Caps12: | 9 |
| Goals12: | 0 |
| Years13: | 2017 |
| Clubs13: | Njarðvík |
| Caps13: | 3 |
| Goals13: | 0 |
| Years14: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs14: | Real Estelí |
| Caps14: | 13 |
| Goals14: | 3 |
| Years15: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs15: | Mérida |
| Caps15: | 7 |
| Goals15: | 1 |
| Years16: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs16: | Arcos |
| Caps16: | 3 |
| Goals16: | 0 |
| Years17: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs17: | Deportivo Ocotal |
| Caps17: | 15 |
| Goals17: | 4 |
| Years18: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs18: | Juventus Managua |
| Caps18: | 28 |
| Goals18: | 9 |
| Years19: | 2022 |
| Clubs19: | Rayo Sanluqueño |
| Caps19: | 4 |
| Goals19: | 0 |
| Years20: | 2023– |
| Clubs20: | UNAN Managua |
| Caps20: | 13 |
| Goals20: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2014–2021 |
| Nationalteam1: | Nicaragua |
| Nationalcaps1: | 33 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 4 |
| Pcupdate: | 15 April 2023 |
| Ntupdate: | 21 February 2021 |
Daniel Cadena Sanchez (born 9 February 1987) is a footballer who plays as a forward for Liga Primera de Nicaragua club UNAN Managua.
Born and raised in Spain to Spanish parents, Cadena has played in the Nicaraguan league and subsequently capped for the Nicaragua national team.
A much-travelled striker, Cadena has spent most of his playing career in Spain but he has also played club football in Nicaragua.
Having arrived to Nicaragua in 2013 to play for Ferretti, Cadena became a naturalized citizen just a year later, in 2014. According La Prensa, he did not comply with the Nationality Law No. 149 at the moment of his naturalization.[1] By debuting for Nicaragua that very 2014, he also failed with the FIFA eligibility rules.
Scores and results list Nicaragua's goal tally first.[2]
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 27 December 2016 | align=center | 2–0 | align=center | 2–1 | Friendly | |||
| 2. | 30 December 2016 | Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 1–3 | Friendly | ||
| 3. | 20 January 2017 | align=center | 2–1 | align=center | 3–1 | 2017 Copa Centroamericana |