Dani Calvo

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Calvo and the second or maternal family name is San Román.
Dani Calvo
Calvo with Numancia in 2015
Personal information
Full name Daniel Pedro Calvo San Román
Date of birth (1994-04-01) 1 April 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Huesca, Spain
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Oviedo
Number 12
Youth career
Peñas Oscenses
2012–2013 Numancia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Numancia B 59 (4)
2014–2019 Numancia 72 (3)
2015–2016 → Levante B (loan) 30 (1)
2019 → Elche (loan) 20 (1)
2019–2021 Elche 60 (3)
2021– Oviedo 117 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 June 2024

Daniel "Dani" Pedro Calvo San Román (born 1 April 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Real Oviedo.

Club career[edit]

Numancia[edit]

Born in Huesca, Aragon, Calvo began his career with CD Peñas Oscenses. He signed with CD Numancia to complete his development aged 18, being promoted to the reserves in 2013.[1]

On 8 June 2014, Calvo played his first match as a professional, starting in a 1–1 home draw against SD Eibar in the Segunda División.[2] In August 2015 he joined another reserve team, Atlético Levante UD on loan for one year.[3]

Calvo featured regularly after his return, scoring his first professional goal on 4 February 2017 by opening the 3–2 away win over AD Alcorcón.[4] Later that month, he extended his contract until 2020.[5]

Elche[edit]

On 24 December 2018, relegated to the bench by newly-signed Derik Osede,[6] Calvo was loaned to fellow second division club Elche CF until June.[7] The following May, having avoided relegation, he agreed to a permanent deal.[8]

Calvo contributed 41 appearances in the 2019–20 season, as his side achieved promotion in the play-offs.[9] He made his La Liga debut on 26 September 2020, starting in a 0–3 home loss against Real Sociedad.[10] He scored his first goal in the league on 20 February 2021, the only in a victory over SD Eibar also at the Estadio Martínez Valero.[11]

Oviedo[edit]

On 27 July 2021, free agent Calvo signed a two-year contract with Real Oviedo in the second tier.[12]

Personal life[edit]

Calvo's father, Ramón, was also a footballer and a defender. He represented Deportivo de La Coruña and Real Valladolid at the professional level.[13][14]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 29 May 2022[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Numancia 2013–14 Segunda División 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
2014–15 Segunda División 13 0 1 0 — 14 0
2016–17 Segunda División 24 3 0 0 — 24 3
2017–18 Segunda División 27 0 5 0 1[a] 0 33 0
2018–19 Segunda División 7 0 0 0 — 7 0
Total 72 3 6 0 1 0 79 3
Levante B (loan) 2015–16 Segunda División B 30 1 — — 30 1
Elche (loan) 2018–19 Segunda División 20 1 0 0 — 20 1
Elche 2019–20 Segunda División 37 1 2 0 4[a] 0 43 1
2020–21 La Liga 23 2 2 0 — 25 2
Total 60 3 4 0 4 0 68 3
Oviedo 2021–22 Segunda División 41 1 0 0 — 41 1
Career total 223 9 10 0 5 0 238 9
  1. ^ a b Appearances in La Liga play-offs

References[edit]

  1. ^ El ex-jugador peñista Dani Calvo ficha por el Numancia B (Former peñista player Dani Calvo signs for Numancia B); CD Peñas Oscenses, 24 July 2013 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Homenaje al campeón (Tribute to the champions); Marca, 8 June 2014 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Daniel Calvo recala en el Atlético Levante UD cedido por el CD Numancia (Daniel Calvo goes to Atlético Levante UD loaned from CD Numancia) Archived 5 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine; Levante UD, 31 August 2015 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Julio Álvarez lidera el asalto numantino a Santo Domingo (Julio Álvarez leads numantino assault to Santo Domingo); Marca, 4 February 2017 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ El central oscense Dani Calvo renueva su contrato con el Numancia hasta 2020 (Huesca stopper Dani Calvo renews his contract with Numancia until 2020); Mundo Deportivo, 22 February 2017 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Tello, Félix (5 February 2019). "Salto de calidad" [Quality leap] (in Spanish). Heraldo de Soria. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  7. ^ OFICIAL | Dani Calvo, refuerzo para la defensa del Elche (OFFICIAL | Dani Calvo, addition for Elche's defence); Elche CF, 24 December 2018 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ Galván, José Antonio (21 May 2019). "Flores, Dani Calvo y Olmo renuevan con el Elche tras certificar la permanencia" [Flores, Dani Calvo and Olmo renew with Elche after assuring permanence] (in Spanish). Diario Información. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Dani Calvo se despide del Martínez Valero tras tres temporadas" [Dani Calvo says goodbye to the Martínez Valero after three seasons] (in Spanish). Marca. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  10. ^ Esteve, David (26 September 2020). "La Real no perdona a un Elche todavía en construcción" [Real have no mercy on still-under-construction Elche] (in Spanish). Diario AS. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  11. ^ Rodríguez, Ángel (20 February 2021). "Dani Calvo y el 'efecto Escribá' borran los fantasmas del Elche" [Dani Calvo and the 'Escribá effect' erase Elche's ghosts] (in Spanish). Marca. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  12. ^ "Dani Calvo, nuevo jugador del Real Oviedo" [Dani Calvo, new player of Real Oviedo] (in Spanish). Real Oviedo. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Ramón Calvo y los consejos a su hijo Dani: "Me los tendría que dar él a mí"" [Ramón Calvo and advising his son Dani: "It should be the other way around"] (in Spanish). El Diario de Huesca. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  14. ^ "Ramón Calvo: Ramón Calvo Val". BDFutbol. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  15. ^ Dani Calvo at Soccerway

External links[edit]

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