| Dani Sotres | |
| Fullname: | Daniel Eduardo Sotres Castañeda[1] |
| Birth Date: | 21 May 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Santiago de Cudeyo, Spain |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Youthclubs1: | Racing Santander |
| Years1: | 2011–2012 |
| Caps1: | 24 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2012–2014 |
| Caps2: | 26 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2014–2016 |
| Caps3: | 27 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs4: | → Racing Santander (loan) |
| Caps4: | 12 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2016–2017 |
| Caps5: | 27 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2017–2018 |
| Caps6: | 30 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2018–2020 |
| Caps7: | 56 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2020–2021 |
| Caps8: | 0 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs9: | → Rayo Majadahonda (loan) |
| Caps9: | 24 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2021–2022 |
| Caps10: | 32 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2023–2024 |
| Caps11: | 39 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2012 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2013 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2013 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 8 May 2024 |
Daniel 'Dani' Eduardo Sotres Castañeda (born 21 May 1993) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.
Sotres was born in Santiago de Cudeyo, Medio Cudeyo, Cantabria. A product of local Racing de Santander's youth ranks, he made his debut for the first team on 9 April 2012 (one month shy of his 19th birthday), coming off the bench to replace the injured Mario Fernández in a 3–0 La Liga away loss against Málaga CF.[2] [3] He was handed his first start three days later, but his team against lost by the same scoreline, at home to RCD Mallorca,[4] being eventually relegated at the season's end.
Sotres was definitely promoted to Racing's main squad for the 2012–13 campaign, going on to feature in 14 Segunda División games – 15 overall – as they again dropped down a level.[5] On 29 January 2014, with the club immerse in a financial crisis, he moved to Recreativo de Huelva but had to wait until March to start playing.[6]
On 29 July 2015, Sotres was loaned back to his first club Racing for one year, with an option to a permanent three-year deal after the expiration of the loan.[7] On 31 August of the following year he signed for another reserve team, Atlético Levante UD also of the third division.[8]
On 10 July 2017, Sotres agreed to a one-year deal at RC Celta de Vigo, being assigned to the B side still in the third tier.[9] On 28 August of the following year, he joined Salamanca CF UDS of the same league.[10]
Sotres returned to the Spanish top flight on 24 July 2020 after signing for Cádiz CF,[11] but was loaned to third-division side CF Rayo Majadahonda on 24 September of that year.[12] In the summer of 2021, he moved to Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa on a two-year contract;[13] on 27 August, his 25th-minute blunder became the first goal of the newly created Primera División RFEF, in a 0–2 home loss against his former employers.[14]
In January 2023, Sotres moved down to Segunda Federación with Gimnástica de Torrelavega on a free transfer.[15]
Sotres won his only cap for Spain at under-21 level on 5 February 2013, replacing Kepa Arrizabalaga at half-time of a 1–1 friendly draw with Belgium.[16]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Racing Santander | 2011–12 | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Segunda División | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | Segunda División B | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Total | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |||
| Recreativo | 2013–14 | Segunda División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |||
| Racing Santander (loan) | 2015–16 | Segunda División B | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Total Racing | 38 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | |||
| Levante B | 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 27 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| Celta B | 2017–18 | Segunda División B | 30 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Salamanca | 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 0 | |||
| Cádiz | 2020–21 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rayo Majadahonda (loan) | 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| Cultural Leonesa | 2021–22 | Primera División RFEF | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | ||
| Gimnástica | 2022–23 | Segunda Federación | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Segunda Federación | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 252 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 263 | 0 | |||