Pacheco training with Liverpool in 2012
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Daniel Pacheco Lobato | ||
Date of birth | 5 January 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Pizarra, Spain | ||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Attacking midfielder / Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Getafe (on loan from Betis) |
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Number | 20 | ||
Youth career | |||
Peña La Vega | |||
2001–2003 | Málaga | ||
2003–2007 | Barcelona | ||
2007–2009 | Liverpool | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2013 | Liverpool | 5 | (0) |
2011 | → Norwich City (loan) | 6 | (2) |
2011–2012 | → Atlético Madrid (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Rayo Vallecano (loan) | →11 | (0) |
2013 | → Huesca (loan) | 19 | (5) |
2013–2014 | Alcorcón | 32 | (5) |
2014– | Betis | 23 | (0) |
2015–2016 | → Alavés (loan) | 36 | (3) |
2016– | → Getafe (loan) | 12 | (1) |
National team | |||
2007 | Spain U16 | 5 | (0) |
2007–2008 | Spain U17 | 5 | (3) |
2009 | Spain U18 | 3 | (1) |
2009–2010 | Spain U19 | 12 | (5) |
2011 | Spain U20 | 6 | (0) |
2011 | Spain U21 | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 October 2016. |
Daniel "Dani" Pacheco Lobato (born 5 January 1991) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Getafe CF on loan from Real Betis as a left winger or an attacking midfielder. He joined Liverpool in 2007 having previously been in the youth ranks at Barcelona.
Pacheco signed for Liverpool from Barcelona for an undisclosed fee in the summer of 2007 and initially played for Liverpool reserves. Before his transfer, Pacheco enjoyed a reputation as a rising star in the ranks of Barcelona's youth academy. Such was his ability to score goals from almost any position, teammates nicknamed him "El Asesino" ("The Assassin").
Pacheco made his first start for the Liverpool reserves on 5 February 2008, against Bolton Wanderers. He scored the first goal of the game, a low curling shot past Ian Walker. In April 2008, Pacheco made a 50-yard pass to assist Krisztián Németh in scoring the only goal of the game against Blackburn Rovers Reserves, which secured the Premier Reserve League North title for Liverpool. On 7 May 2008, Pacheco, who came on as a substitute in the second half, threaded a through pass to teammate Lucas to score the third and final goal in Liverpool's Reserve League final victory over Aston Villa at Anfield.
Pacheco made his first team debut on 9 December 2009 as a second-half substitute for Alberto Aquilani in a UEFA Champions League match against Fiorentina. His league debut came on 26 December when he replaced Aquilani once more in a 2–0 home win over Wolverhampton Wanderers.