Dani Aquino

Daniel "Dani" Aquino Pintos (born 27 July 1990) is a Spanish footballer who plays for CD Badajoz. Left-footed, he can play anywhere on the attacking line but usually appears as both a winger or forward.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Aquino and the second or maternal family name is Pintos.

Dani Aquino
Personal information
Full name Daniel Aquino Pintos
Date of birth (1990-07-27) 27 July 1990
Place of birth Murcia, Spain
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger / Forward
Club information
Current team
 Badajoz
Youth career
1998–2006 Murcia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Murcia B 24 (10)
2007–2011 Murcia 77 (8)
2011–2012 Valladolid 1 (0)
2012–2013 Oviedo 12 (1)
2013 Atlético Madrid C 17 (13)
2013–2015 Atlético Madrid B 68 (27)
2013 Atlético Madrid 1 (0)
2015–2016 Numancia 28 (1)
2016–2018 Racing Santander 77 (39)
2018–2019 Murcia 17 (8)
2019 → AEK Larnaca (loan) 12 (2)
2019 Piast Gliwice 1 (0)
2020– Badajoz 2 (0)
National team
2007 Spain U17 12 (4)
2007–2009 Spain U19 15 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 February 2020

Club career

Born in Murcia, Aquino made his professional debuts for local Real Murcia at only 16 years of age, during 2006–07 in the second division, against CD Tenerife: he scored in a 1–4 home loss for his only appearance of the season, which ended in promotion. In early 2007, rumours surfaced that Chelsea and Liverpool, amongst others, were after the youngster; eventually no deals were arranged, as the player chose to stay in the country to further his development.[1]

Aquino first appeared in La Liga on 20 January 2008, in a 1–3 away defeat against Real Zaragoza.[2] After coach Lucas Alcaraz's dismissal and the arrival of Javier Clemente, he finished the campaign in the starting XI, and showed glimpses of an emerging talent; on 30 March he provided a cross for Enrique de Lucas' opener at Deportivo de La Coruña (another 1–3 loss),[3] and netted his first top flight goal two months later, away against Racing de Santander: Murcia led by 2–0, lost 2–3 and ratified its relegation.[4]

In 2008–09, Aquino was given a major role in the main squad but Murcia underachieved, battling for relegation during most of the competition and finally ranking 14th. At the end of the following season, the club finally dropped down a level and he left in June 2011, having featured sparingly in the process.[5]

After further unsuccessful spells with Real Valladolid[6] and Real Oviedo, Aquino moved to Atlético Madrid in mid-January 2013,[7] and scored several goals for its C-team in division four. He also caught the eye of main squad manager Diego Simeone who awarded him his first top division appearance in over five years on 1 June: after just a minute on the field, he assisted Diego Costa for the second goal in an eventual 3–1 win at Zaragoza.[8]

On 10 June 2015, after scoring 17 goals for Atlético's reserves in Segunda División B, Aquino moved to CD Numancia.[9] On 13 July of the following year, after scoring only one goal during the whole season, he was released[10] and signed for Racing de Santander just hours later.[11] He netted 27 times in his first season in Cantabria, including all the goals of a 4–0 home win over UD Mutilvera on 7 May 2017.[12]

International career

Aquino represented Spain at both under-17 and under-19 levels. During the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup he scored three goals and was the nation's second-best scorer, only trailing Bojan Krkić's five.[13]

Subsequently, Aquino appeared at the 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Championship held in the Czech Republic.

Personal life

Aquino's father, Daniel Toribio Aquino, was born in Argentina, but played for seven different teams in Spain, most notably Murcia and Real Betis.[14]

Honours

Spain U17

References
  1. "Europa se rifa a Aquino júnior" [Europe bids for Aquino Jr.]. La Verdad (in Spanish). 19 April 2007. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
  2. "Real Zaragoza 3–1 Murcia". ESPN Soccernet. 20 January 2008. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  3. "Deportivo La Coruña 3–1 Murcia". ESPN Soccernet. 30 March 2008. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  4. "Racing Santander 3–2 Murcia". ESPN Soccernet. 4 May 2008. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  5. "Dani Aquino, promesa olvidada" [Dani Aquino, forgotten promise]. Marca (in Spanish). 21 June 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  6. "Jaime y Dani Aquino llegan al Valladolid" [Jaime and Dani Aquino arrive at Valladolid]. Marca (in Spanish). 8 July 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  7. "Dani Aquino ficha por el Atlético de Madrid C" [Dani Aquino signs for Atlético de Madrid C]. La Verdad (in Spanish). 17 January 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  8. "Dani Aquino: "Me voy muy contento por volver a jugar en Primera División"" [Dani Aquino: "I leave very happy for having played in Primera División again"] (in Spanish). Vavel. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  9. "Dani Aquino, primer fichaje del C. D. Numancia 2015–16" [Dani Aquino, first signing of 2015–16's C.D. Numancia] (in Spanish). CD Numancia. 10 June 2015. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  10. "Dani Aquino rescinde su contrato con el C.D Numancia" [Dani Aquino terminates his contract with C.D Numancia] (in Spanish). CD Numancia. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  11. "Dani Aquino y Raúl Domínguez, nuevos futbolistas del Real Racing Club" [Dani Aquino and Raúl Domínguez, new footballers of Real Racing Club] (in Spanish). Racing Santander. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  12. "El póquer de Aquino devuelve la alegría" [Aquino's four goals bring back the joy]. El Diario Montañés (in Spanish). 8 May 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  13. "Cruel exit for Ghana under-17 side". BBC Sport. 5 September 2007. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
  14. "Spain's family atmosphere". UEFA. 10 May 2007. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
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