Personal information | |||
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Full name | Daniel Abalo Paulos | ||
Date of birth | 29 September 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Vilagarcía de Arousa, Spain | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Playing position | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Cartagena | ||
Youth career | |||
Vilagarcía SD | |||
Cambados | |||
2005 | Celta | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2008 | Celta B | 84 | (10) |
2006–2013 | Celta | 104 | (7) |
2012 | → Gimnàstic (loan) | 17 | (0) |
2013 | → Beira-Mar (loan) | 8 | (2) |
2013–2015 | Ludogorets | 54 | (13) |
2015–2016 | Sivasspor | 11 | (1) |
2016 | Alavés | 7 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Korona Kielce | 22 | (1) |
2017– | Cartagena | 3 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 October 2017. |
Daniel "Dani" Abalo Paulos (Spanish pronunciation: [da'njel a'βalo 'paulos]; born 29 September 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for FC Cartagena as a right winger.
He began his career at Celta, playing almost exclusively in Segunda División, and won the Bulgarian league title twice with Ludogorets.
Born in Vilagarcía de Arousa, Pontevedra, Abalo joined local Celta de Vigo for his last year as a junior, then proceeded to make his senior debuts with the B-team in Segunda División B. On 3 December 2006 he made his first official appearance with the main squad, coming in as a late substitute in a 2–2 La Liga away draw against RCD Mallorca; in late July 2009 he extended his contract with the Galicians until 2013, with a buyout clause of €10 million.
From 2008 to 2011, with Celta in Segunda División, Abalo was an important first-team element. However, in the 2011–12 season, as the club returned to the top flight after an absence of five years, he only contributed with four games and 67 minutes, being subsequently loaned in quick succession to Gimnàstic de Tarragona and S.C. Beira-Mar (the latter in Portugal).