Daniel Ceballos Fernández was born on the 7th of August 1996, and he is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central or attacking midfielder for La Liga club Real Madrid and the Spain national team.Information Guide Nigeria
Club career
Real Betis
According to the report from BBC sport report, Ceballos was born in Utrera, Andalusia. The young star joined Sevilla’s youth system in 2004 at the age of eight, but was released in 2009 due to a chronic bronchitis problem. Ceballos subsequently played for hometown club Utrera, and completed his development with Real Betis after signing in 2011. Reports has it that he signed a professional contract with Betis on the 22nd of February 2014, while still a junior.Information Guide Nigeria
On the 26th of April 2014, without even appearing for the B team, Ceballos played his first game with the club’s main squad, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 La Liga home loss against Real Sociedad. The midfielder scored his first goal on the 21st of December, with the first of a 2–0 home win over Racing Santander in the Segunda División championship. Statistics has it that he featured in 33 matches and scored 5 times during the 2014–15 Segunda División season, as Betis returned to La Liga at the first attempt.Information Guide Nigeria
And on the 15th of October 2015, after lengthy negotiations, Ceballos renewed his contract until June 2020. The young star scored his first goal in the Spanish top flight on the 16th of April 2017, with the last goal in a 2–0 home win against Eibar.
Real MadridInformation Guide Nigeria
According to the report from BBC sport, it was reported that on the 14th of July 2017, Ceballos signed for La Liga club Real Madrid on a six-year contract, for a transfer fee of around €18 million. The young star made his debut on the 16th of August, replacing Toni Kroos on the 80th minute of the second leg of the 2017 Supercopa de España, a 2–0 home victory over Barcelona. On the 23rd of September, in his first start, he scored a two goals in a 2–1 away win over Deportivo Alavés.
Arsenal (loan)
As per ESPN report, on the 25th of July 2019, Ceballos joined English Premier League club Arsenal on a season-long loan.The report has it that he made his first start for Arsenal on the 17th of August in a 2–1 victory over Burnley, providing two assists in a man-of-the-match performance. On the 3rd of October, Ceballos scored his first goal for Arsenal in a 4–0 home victory against Standard Liège in the group stage of the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League. It was also recorded that on the 28th of June 2020, he scored his second Arsenal goal against Sheffield United in stoppage time to secure a 1–2 win in the quarter-final of the 2019–20 FA Cup. The young star played the full 90 minutes in the final, in which Arsenal beat Chelsea 2–1 at Wembley Stadium.NYSC Portal
Return to Real Madrid
On the 28th of May 2022, Ceballos came on as a substitute to Luka Modrić in the 90th minute in the 2022 UEFA Champions League Final, which Real Madrid won 1–0 over Liverpool.NYSC Portal
International career
Report from ESPN has it that on the 5th of November 2014, Ceballos was called up to the Spain under-19 side, appearing against Germany, France and Greece in a tournament played in the latter nation. The young star made his debut for the under-21s on the 26th of March 2015, replacing Samu Castillejo at half-time of a 2–0 friendly win over Norway in Cartagena; four days later, in León, he made his first start, in a 4–0 win over Belarus.
The report has it that on the 29th of June 2021, Ceballos was included as one of three overaged players in Spain’s preliminary squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics after having missed out on Euro 2020 due to injury. In the month of July 2021, he was included in the 22-player squad of the under-23 team for the 2020 Summer Olympics.NYSC Portal
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Ceballos’ Worth
Report has it that Ceballos moved to England on loan with Arsenal in the summer of 2019. He has a net worth close to €17.5 million (£15.8 million), and a market value in the vicinity of €35 million (£31.6 million).
Ceballos’ Salary
As stated ealier, Ceballos signed a contract with Arsenal that nets him a whopping salary of 3.5 Million Euro (3.2 Million Pound) per year. We have crunched the numbers, this means he earns €17,351 (£15,692) per day and €723 (£654) per hour!
Honours
Real Betis
Segunda División: 2014–15NYSC Portal
Real Madrid
La Liga: 2021–22
Supercopa de España: 2017, 2021–22
UEFA Champions League: 2017–18, 2021–22
UEFA Super Cup: 2022
FIFA Club World Cup: 2017, 2018
Arsenal
FA Cup: 2019–20NYSC Portal
Spain U19
UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2015
Spain U21
UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2019; runner-up: 2017
Spain Olympic
Summer Olympic silver medal: 2020NYSC Portal
Individual
UEFA European Under-21 Championship Player of the Tournament: 2017
UEFA European Under-21 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2017
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