Daniel Pinillos

Dani Pinillos

Pinillos with Nottingham Forest in 2016
Personal information
Full name Daniel Pinillos González
Date of birth (1992-10-22) 22 October 1992
Place of birth Logroño, Spain
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 12 in)
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current team
Nottingham Forest
Number 3
Youth career
Logroñés
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Racing Santander B 52 (0)
2013–2014 Ourense 21 (0)
2014 Córdoba B 6 (0)
2014–2015 Córdoba 28 (1)
2015– Nottingham Forest 20 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 November 2016.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Pinillos and the second or maternal family name is González.

Daniel 'Dani' Pinillos González (born 22 October 1992) is a Spanish footballer who currently plays for English club Nottingham Forest as a left back.

Club career

Early career

Born in Logroño, La Rioja, Pinillos graduated from local UD Logroñés' youth system, and joined Racing de Santander in July 2010.[1] He made his senior debuts with the latter's B-team in the 2010–11 season, being relegated from Segunda División B.

On 9 July 2013 Pinillos signed for CD Ourense, also in the third level.[2] He appeared regularly for the side, contributing with 21 appearances.

Córdoba

On 30 January 2014 Pinillos moved to fellow league club Córdoba CF B,[3] and played his first official game with the main squad on 2 March, starting in a 1–0 away win against Girona FC for the Segunda División championship.[4] On 18 July, after appearing in 16 matches during the campaign, he renewed his link with the Andalusians for three years, being definitely promoted to the first team now in La Liga.[5]

Pinillos made his debut in the main category of Spanish football on 25 August 2014, starting and being booked in a 0–2 loss at Real Madrid.[6] On 22 March of the following year, he was sent off in the dying minutes of a 1–3 away loss against Real Sociedad after offending the assistant referee,[7] being later handed a four-match ban.[8] On 11 June, after suffering relegation, Pinillos was released by the Verdiblancos.[9]

Nottingham Forest

In July 2015, Pinillos went on a trial at English Football League Championship club Nottingham Forest,[10] and agreed to a two-year contract with the club on 30 July.[11] He made his Forest debut on 22 August in a 1–1 draw at Bolton Wanderers,[12] and quickly established himself as the club's first-choice left-back. On Saturday 19 December, Pinillos ruptured his anterior cruciate knee ligaments in Forest's 2-1 win over MK Dons and missed the rest of the season through injury.[13]

Pinillos finally made his first-team return for Forest on the 19 November 2016, starting at left wing-back as his club defeated Ipswich 2-1 at Portman Road.[14] Before Forest played their next match, however, the club disclosed that Pinillos required surgery on his other knee due to a meniscus injury that was expected to sideline him for "several weeks".[15]

Career statistics

As of 9 May 2016[16]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Racing Santander B 2010–11 Tercera División 150150
2011–12 Tercera División 150150
2012–13 Segunda División B 220220
Total 520520
Ourense 2013–14 Segunda División B 21000210
Córdoba B 2013–14 Segunda División B 6060
Córdoba 2013–14 Segunda División 12140161
2014–15 La Liga 12010130
Total 2411040291
Nottingham Forest 2015–16 Championship 1900000190
2016–17 Championship 10000010
Total 2000000200
Career totals 12311000401281

References

  1. El filial, joven y con novedades, ya está en marcha (The reserves, youthful and with news, get going); Racing's official website, 15 July 2010 (Spanish)
  2. Tres ourensanistas de una tacada (Three ourensanistas in one go); La Voz de Galicia, 9 July 2013 (Spanish)
  3. Daniel Pinillos refuerza el lateral izquierdo del Córdoba B (Daniel Pinillos bolsters Córdoba B's left-back); Córdoba Deporte, 30 January 2014 (Spanish)
  4. 'Chapi' Ferrer se estrena al frente del Córdoba en Montilivi ('Chapi' Ferrer debuts in charge of Córdoba in Montilivi); Marca, 2 March 2014 (Spanish)
  5. Pinillos, renovado para las próximas tres temporadas (Pinillos, renewed for the following three seasons); Córdoba's official website, 18 July 2014 (Spanish)
  6. Slow start from Real Madrid; ESPN FC, 25 August 2014
  7. La Real gana por inercia (Real wins by inertia); Marca, 22 March 2015 (Spanish)
  8. Pinillos, 4 partidos de sanción (Pinillos, 4-match ban); Diario AS, 25 March 2015 (Spanish)
  9. Comunicado oficial (Official announcement); Córdoba's official website, 11 June 2015 (Spanish)
  10. No contract for Nicky Maynard at Nottingham Forest, but Reds agree terms with Daniel Pinillos; Nottingham Post, 28 July 2015
  11. Reds sign Spaniard; Nottingham Forest's official website, 30 July 2015
  12. "Bolton Wanderers 1-1 Nottingham Forest". BBC Sport. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  13. "Daniel Pinillos: Nottingham Forest defender set to miss rest of season". BBC Sport. 22 December 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  14. "Daniel Pinillos makes Nottingham Forest return at Ipswich, but Chris Cohen misses out with injury". Nottingham Post. 19 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  15. "Nottingham Forest reveal Chris Cohen and Daniel Pinillos require surgery on injuries". Nottingham Post. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  16. Daniel Pinillos profile at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
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