Dani Estrada

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Estrada and the second or maternal family name is Agirrezabalaga.
Dani Estrada
Estrada in action for Real Unión in 2018
Personal information
Full name Daniel Estrada Agirrezabalaga
Date of birth (1987-01-03) 3 January 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Zarautz, Spain
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, full-back
Youth career
Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Real Sociedad B 64 (15)
2007–2015 Real Sociedad 139 (3)
2015–2016 Alavés 19 (1)
2017–2020 Real Unión 116 (9)
2020–2021 Barakaldo 25 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:43, 19 May 2022 (UTC)

Daniel 'Dani' Estrada Agirrezabalaga (born 3 January 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays mainly as a right midfielder.

He spent the better part of his professional career with Real Sociedad, appearing in 153 competitive matches and spending six seasons in La Liga with the club.

Club career

A product of Basque Country giants Real Sociedad's youth system, Estrada was born in Zarautz, Gipuzkoa, and he spent his first two senior seasons with the reserves in the Segunda División B. In 2006–07 he finished second in Group II in goalscoring, netting a career-best 13 goals.[1]

Estrada made his debut with the first team on 10 February 2007, playing five minutes in a 2–1 home loss against Real Madrid.[2] Three months later, in his third La Liga appearance, he was also brought from the bench against FC Barcelona (2–0 defeat, also at home),[3] and finished his first year with eight games in an eventual relegation.

In the following two Segunda División campaigns, Estrada was irregularly put to use at Real Sociedad, as they consecutively failed to regain their top-flight status. In 2009–10, as the club returned to the latter competition after a three-year absence, he contributed 18 matches and 1,538 minutes.

After being reconverted by manager Martín Lasarte the previous year,[4][5] Estrada was used exclusively as a full-back in 2010–11.[6] He scored his first goal for the first team on 26 February 2011, but also put one in his own net in a 4–1 loss at RCD Espanyol.[7]

In late May 2014, Estrada renewed his contract with Real Sociedad until 2015.[8] On 6 July of the following year, he signed a one-year deal with Deportivo Alavés after his link expired.[9]

Honours

Real Sociedad

Alavés

References

  1. ^ Parcero, Bruno (5 January 2017). "Asier Santana valora el fichaje de Dani Estrada" [Asier Santana analyses signing of Dani Estrada]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  2. ^ Astruells, Andrés (11 February 2007). "Victoria regalada" [Given victory]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  3. ^ Mateo, Daniel (5 May 2007). "Las genialidades de Ronaldinho mantienen al Barça líder (0–2)" [Ronaldinho's genius moves allow Barça to stay on top (0–2)]. 20 minutos (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Estrada, "encantado" de jugar de lateral" [Estrada, "thrilled" to play as a fullback]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). 1 August 2009. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  5. ^ Fano, Oier (26 October 2009). "Dani Estrada, dos asistencias y seis puntos" [Dani Estrada, two assists and six points]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Estrada y el jugador del filial Illarramendi, novedades en la lista de Lasarte" [Estrada and B-team player Illarramendi, novelties in Lasarte list]. Marca (in Spanish). 5 November 2010. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  7. ^ "Espanyol rally to beat Real". ESPN Soccernet. 26 February 2011. Archived from the original on 2 March 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Dani Estrada renueva hasta 2015" [Dani Estrada renews until 2015] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 30 May 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  9. ^ "El conjunto albiazul incorpora a Dani Estrada" [The black and blue outfit adds Dani Estrada] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 6 July 2015. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.