Daniel Güiza
Güiza as a Mallorca player in 2008
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Daniel González Güiza | ||
| Date of birth | 17 August 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Jerez de la Frontera, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Cádiz | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Xerez | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–1999 | Xerez | 16 | (1) |
| 1999–2002 | Mallorca B | 70 | (38) |
| 1999–2003 | Mallorca | 7 | (1) |
| 1999–2000 | → Dos Hermanas (loan) | 18 | (9) |
| 2002–2003 | → Recreativo (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2003 | → Barcelona B (loan) | 13 | (5) |
| 2003–2005 | Ciudad Murcia | 81 | (36) |
| 2005–2007 | Getafe | 61 | (20) |
| 2007–2008 | Mallorca | 37 | (27) |
| 2008–2011 | Fenerbahçe | 62 | (23) |
| 2011–2013 | Getafe | 32 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | → Johor Darul Ta'zim (loan) | 10 | (6) |
| 2013–2015 | Cerro Porteño | 46 | (15) |
| 2015– | Cádiz | 40 | (13) |
| National team | |||
| 2007–2010 | Spain | 21 | (6) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 April 2017. |
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Daniel "Dani" González Güiza (Spanish pronunciation: [daˈnjel ˈɣwiθa]; born 17 August 1980) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Cádiz CF as a striker.
A late bloomer, he made a name for himself at the age of 27, being crowned La Liga top scorer with Mallorca. Subsequently he helped the Spanish national team win Euro 2008, and signed with Fenerbahçe in Turkey shortly afterwards.
Over the course of eight seasons Güiza amassed Spanish top division totals of 141 games and 52 goals, mainly with Mallorca and Getafe.
Having started playing on the streets of his hometown of Jerez de la Frontera in Cádiz, Güiza used to hide behind trees in an attempt to avoid the running, despite being then coached by boyhood idol Kiko, who begun his professional career with local Cádiz CF. He eventually made it into his local club Xerez CD and, after one season there, first showed his eye for goal at Segunda División B side Dos Hermanas CF, loaned immediately after RCD Mallorca bought him. Such performances saw him make his debut in La Liga for the latter at the age of 19, but he would fail to perform, being relegated to the reserves.
Güiza was then loaned out to Recreativo de Huelva, but could not find a secure place in the team, and moved soon after to FC Barcelona B in the same predicament. Subsequently he joined Ciudad de Murcia in Segunda División, where his career saw a turning point with two consecutive top-five finishes in the top scorers' list (runner-up in the 2004–05 season).
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