Dani Calvo

Dani Calvo
Calvo with Numancia in 2015
Personal information
Full name Daniel Pedro Calvo San Román
Date of birth (1994-04-01) 1 April 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Huesca, Spain
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Oviedo
Number 12
Youth career
Peñas Oscenses
2012–2013 Numancia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Numancia B 59 (4)
2014–2019 Numancia 72 (3)
2015–2016Levante B (loan) 30 (1)
2019Elche (loan) 20 (1)
2019–2021 Elche 60 (3)
2021– Oviedo 127 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:18, 20 October 2024 (UTC)

Daniel "Dani" Pedro Calvo San Román (born 1 April 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Real Oviedo.

Club career

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Numancia

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Born in Huesca, Aragon, Calvo began his career with CD Peñas Oscenses. He signed with CD Numancia to complete his development aged 18, being promoted to the reserves in 2013.[1]

On 8 June 2014, Calvo played his first match as a professional, starting in a 1–1 home draw against SD Eibar in the Segunda División.[2] In August 2015 he joined another reserve team, Atlético Levante UD on loan for one year.[3]

Calvo featured regularly after his return, scoring his first professional goal on 4 February 2017 by opening the 3–2 away win over AD Alcorcón.[4] Later that month, he extended his contract until 2020.[5]

Elche

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On 24 December 2018, relegated to the bench by newly-signed Derik Osede,[6] Calvo was loaned to fellow second division club Elche CF until June.[7] The following May, having avoided relegation, he agreed to a permanent deal.[8]

Calvo contributed 41 appearances in the 2019–20 season, as his side achieved promotion in the play-offs.[9] He made his La Liga debut on 26 September 2020, starting in a 0–3 home loss against Real Sociedad.[10] He scored his first goal in the league on 20 February 2021, the only in a victory over SD Eibar also at the Estadio Martínez Valero.[11]

Oviedo

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On 27 July 2021, free agent Calvo signed a two-year contract with Real Oviedo in the second tier.[12]

Personal life

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Calvo's father, Ramón, was also a footballer and a defender. He represented Deportivo de La Coruña and Real Valladolid at the professional level.[13][14]

Career statistics

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As of match played 29 May 2022[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Numancia 2013–14 Segunda División 1 0 0 0 1 0
2014–15 Segunda División 13 0 1 0 14 0
2016–17 Segunda División 24 3 0 0 24 3
2017–18 Segunda División 27 0 5 0 1[a] 0 33 0
2018–19 Segunda División 7 0 0 0 7 0
Total 72 3 6 0 1 0 79 3
Levante B (loan) 2015–16 Segunda División B 30 1 30 1
Elche (loan) 2018–19 Segunda División 20 1 0 0 20 1
Elche 2019–20 Segunda División 37 1 2 0 4[a] 0 43 1
2020–21 La Liga 23 2 2 0 25 2
Total 60 3 4 0 4 0 68 3
Oviedo 2021–22 Segunda División 41 1 0 0 41 1
Career total 223 9 10 0 5 0 238 9
  1. ^ a b Appearances in La Liga play-offs

References

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  1. ^ El ex-jugador peñista Dani Calvo ficha por el Numancia B (Former peñista player Dani Calvo signs for Numancia B); CD Peñas Oscenses, 24 July 2013 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Homenaje al campeón (Tribute to the champions); Marca, 8 June 2014 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Daniel Calvo recala en el Atlético Levante UD cedido por el CD Numancia (Daniel Calvo goes to Atlético Levante UD loaned from CD Numancia) Archived 5 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine; Levante UD, 31 August 2015 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Julio Álvarez lidera el asalto numantino a Santo Domingo (Julio Álvarez leads numantino assault to Santo Domingo); Marca, 4 February 2017 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ El central oscense Dani Calvo renueva su contrato con el Numancia hasta 2020 (Huesca stopper Dani Calvo renews his contract with Numancia until 2020); Mundo Deportivo, 22 February 2017 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Tello, Félix (5 February 2019). "Salto de calidad" [Quality leap] (in Spanish). Heraldo de Soria. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  7. ^ OFICIAL | Dani Calvo, refuerzo para la defensa del Elche (OFFICIAL | Dani Calvo, addition for Elche's defence); Elche CF, 24 December 2018 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ Galván, José Antonio (21 May 2019). "Flores, Dani Calvo y Olmo renuevan con el Elche tras certificar la permanencia" [Flores, Dani Calvo and Olmo renew with Elche after assuring permanence] (in Spanish). Diario Información. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Dani Calvo se despide del Martínez Valero tras tres temporadas" [Dani Calvo says goodbye to the Martínez Valero after three seasons] (in Spanish). Marca. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  10. ^ Esteve, David (26 September 2020). "La Real no perdona a un Elche todavía en construcción" [Real have no mercy on still-under-construction Elche] (in Spanish). Diario AS. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  11. ^ Rodríguez, Ángel (20 February 2021). "Dani Calvo y el 'efecto Escribá' borran los fantasmas del Elche" [Dani Calvo and the 'Escribá effect' erase Elche's ghosts] (in Spanish). Marca. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  12. ^ "Dani Calvo, nuevo jugador del Real Oviedo" [Dani Calvo, new player of Real Oviedo] (in Spanish). Real Oviedo. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Ramón Calvo y los consejos a su hijo Dani: "Me los tendría que dar él a mí"" [Ramón Calvo and advising his son Dani: "It should be the other way around"] (in Spanish). El Diario de Huesca. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  14. ^ "Ramón Calvo: Ramón Calvo Val". BDFutbol. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  15. ^ Dani Calvo at Soccerway
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