Dani Tasende
Personal information
Full name Daniel Esmorís Tasende
Date of birth (2000-07-06) 6 July 2000
Place of birth Coristanco, Spain
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 Villarreal B
Number 3
Youth career
Luís Calvo Sanz
2013–2015 Manchester City
2015–2016 Bergantiños
2016–2019 Villarreal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Villarreal C 15 (0)
2020– Villarreal B 109 (8)
2021– Villarreal 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2023

Daniel "Dani" Esmorís Tasende (born 6 July 2000) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a left back for Villarreal CF B.

Club career

Born in Coristanco, A Coruña, Galicia, Tasende started his career with EF Luis Calvo Sanz (the youth setup of Bergantiños FC) before moving to England in 2013, after his brother signed with Manchester City. He played two years in the club's Academy, before moving back to his home country and Bergantiños in 2015.[1]

In 2016, Tasende moved to Villarreal CF's youth setup,[2] and made his senior debut with the C-team on 15 March 2019, starting in a 3–0 Tercera División away loss against CD Roda. He was promoted to the reserves in Segunda División B ahead of the 2020–21 season,[3] and scored his first senior goal on 1 November 2020, netting the equalizer in a 2–1 away win over CF La Nucía.

Tasende made his first team debut on 30 November 2021, coming on as a second-half substitute for Dani Raba in a 8–0 away routing of Victoria CF, for the season's Copa del Rey.[4] He made his professional debut with the B-side the following 14 August, starting in a 2–0 away win over Racing de Santander.[5]

Tasende scored his first professional goal on 15 October 2022, netting the B's equalizer in a 2–1 away loss against Real Zaragoza.

Personal life

Tasende's older brother Angeliño is also a footballer and a left back. He also played for Manchester City as a youth.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "O irmán de Angeliño, Dani Esmorís, visitou As Eiroas" [The brother of Angeliño, Dani Esmorís, visited As Eiroas] (in Galician). NH Diario. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "El hermano de Angeliño entrena con el Villarreal para un torneo" [The brother of Angeliño trains with Villarreal for a tournament] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Dani Esmoris afina su puntería en el Villarreal B" [Dani Esmoris sharpen his aim at Villarreal B] (in Spanish). El Periódico Mediterráneo. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "Dela, Tasende and Iosifov make their Villarreal CF debuts". Villarreal CF. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "La prolongación da un triunfo al Villarreal y mata al Racing" [The stoppage time gives a win to Villarreal and kills Racing] (in Spanish). Marca. 14 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "Dani Tasende: «Regreso a casa siempre que puedo»" [Dani Tasende: "I come home every time I can"] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 9 January 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
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