Daniel 'Dani' Eduardo Sotres Castañeda (born 21 May 1993) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Tercera Federación club Gimnástica de Torrelavega.

Club career Sotres was born in Santiago de Cudeyo, Medio Cudeyo, Cantabria. A product of local Racing de Santander's youth ranks, he made his debut for the first team on 9 April 2012 (one month shy of his 19th birthday), coming off the bench to replace the injured Mario Fernández in a 3–0 La Liga away loss against Málaga CF.; ESPN Soccernet, 9 April 2012«Salté al césped y me olvidé de todo» ("I just took the pitch and forgot about everything"); El Diario Montañés, 11 April 2012 (in Spanish) He was handed his first start three days later, but his team against lost by the same scoreline, at home to RCD Mallorca,Racing rout secures Mallorca's survival; ESPN Soccernet, 12 April 2012 being eventually relegated at the season's end.

Sotres was definitely promoted to Racing's main squad for the 2012–13 campaign, going on to feature in 14 Segunda División games – 15 overall – as they again dropped down a level.Sólo ocho jugadores con contrato y sin entrenador (Only eight players under contract and no manager); El Diario Montañés, 6 July 2013 (in Spanish) On 29 January 2014, with the club immerse in a financial crisis, he moved to Recreativo de Huelva but had to wait until March to start playing.Dani Sotres cumple dos meses sin jugar por problemas con su ficha (Dani Sotres celebrates two months without playing due to registration problems); El Confidencial, 25 March 2014 (in Spanish)

On 29 July 2015, Sotres was loaned back to his first club Racing for one year, with an option to a permanent three-year deal after the expiration of the loan.Dani Sotres vuelve al Racing para reforzar la portería (Dani Sotres returns to Racing to bolster the goal); Racing Santander, 29 July 2015 (in Spanish) On 31 August of the following year he signed for another reserve team, Atlético Levante UD also of the third division.Dani Sotres se incorpora al Atlético Levante UD (Dani Sotres joins Atlético Levante UD); Levante UD, 31 August 2016 (in Spanish)

On 10 July 2017, Sotres agreed to a one-year deal at RC Celta de Vigo, being assigned to the B side still in the third tier.El portero internacional Dani Sotres se incorpora al Celta B (International goalkeeper Dani Sotres joins Celta B); Celta Vigo, 10 July 2017 (in Spanish) On 28 August of the following year, he joined Salamanca CF UDS of the same league.Dani Sotres, nuevo refuerzo para la portería del Salamanca CF UDS (Dani Sotres, new addition for the goal of Salamanca CF UDS) ; CF Salmantino, 28 August 2018 (in Spanish)

Sotres returned to the Spanish top flight on 24 July 2020 after signing for Cádiz CF, but was loaned to third-division side CF Rayo Majadahonda on 24 September of that year. In the summer of 2021, he moved to Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa on a two-year contract; on 27 August, his 25th-minute blunder became the first goal of the newly created Primera División RFEF, in a 0–2 home loss against his former employers.

In January 2023, Sotres moved down to Segunda Federación with Gimnástica de Torrelavega on a free transfer.

International career Sotres won his only cap for Spain at under-21 level on 5 February 2013, replacing Kepa Arrizabalaga at half-time of a 1–1 friendly draw with Belgium.

Career statistics

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsRacing Santander2011–12La Liga2000—202012–13Segunda División14010—1502013–14Segunda División B10030—130Total2604000300Recreativo2013–14Segunda División0000—002014–1527010—2802016–17Segunda División B0000—00Total2701000280Racing Santander (loan)2015–16Segunda División B12000—120Total Racing3804000420Levante B2016–17Segunda División B270—20290Celta B2017–18Segunda División B300—40340Salamanca2018–19Segunda División B29000—2902019–2027000—270Total5600000560Cádiz2020–21La Liga0000—00Rayo Majadahonda (loan)2020–21Segunda División B24000—240Cultural Leonesa2021–22Primera División RFEF32000—320Gimnástica2022–23Segunda Federación12000001202023–24Segunda Federación60000060Total1800000180Career total252050602630

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