Daniel Cadena

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cadena and the second or maternal family name is Sanchez.
Daniel Cadena
Cadena with Nicaragua in March 2017
Personal information
Full name Daniel Cadena Sánchez
Date of birth (1987-02-09) 9 February 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Spain
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 UNAN Managua
Number 25
Youth career
2004–2006 Sanluqueño
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Sanluqueño 0
2007–2008 Betis B 8
2008–2009 Betis C 10 (3)
2009 Xerez B 7 (5)
2010 Racing Portuense 15 (1)
2011 Rota
2011–2012 Atlético Antoniano
2012–2013 Algaida 24 (21)
2013–2016 Walter Ferretti 89 (44)
2016 Atletico Antoniano 2 (0)
2016 Atlántico
2016 KF 9 (0)
2017 Njarðvík 3 (0)
2017–2018 Real Estelí 13 (3)
2018–2019 Mérida 7 (1)
2019–2020 Arcos 3 (0)
2020–2021 Deportivo Ocotal 15 (4)
2021–2022 Juventus Managua 28 (9)
2022 Rayo Sanluqueño 4 (0)
2023– UNAN Managua 13 (0)
International career‡
2014–2021 Nicaragua 33 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 April 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 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.

Club career

A much-travelled striker, Cadena has spent most of his playing career in Spain but he has also played club football in Nicaragua.

International career

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.

International goals

Scores and results list Nicaragua's goal tally first.[2]
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 27 December 2016 Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua  Trinidad and Tobago 2–0 2–1 Friendly
2. 30 December 2016 Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua  Trinidad and Tobago 1–0 1–3 Friendly
3. 20 January 2017 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama  Belize 2–1 3–1 2017 Copa Centroamericana

References

  1. ^ "Nueve jugadores nacionalizados en Nicaragua no cumplieron con las leyes del país". 14 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Cadena, Daniel". National Football Teams. Retrieved 24 January 2017.


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