Daniel Carvajal Ramos

Daniel Carvajal Ramos (born 11 January 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Madrid as a right back.

Daniel Carvajal

Carvajal playing for Spain U21 in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Daniel Carvajal Ramos
Date of birth	11 January 1992 (age 21)
Place of birth	Leganés, Spain
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Right back
Club information
Current club	Real Madrid
Number	15
Youth career
1999–2002	ADCR Leman's
2002–2010	Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2010–2012	Real Madrid B	68	(3)
2012–2013	Bayer Leverkusen	32	(1)
2013–	Real Madrid	11	(0)
National team‡
2010–2011	Spain U19	11	(0)
2012–	Spain U21	9	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:54, 23 November 2013 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2013

Club career

Real Madrid B

Carvajal was born in Leganés, a suburb of Madrid. He joined Real Madrid's youth system as a ten-year-old, and continued climbing through the ranks until reaching Real Madrid Castilla in 2010.
In his first season as a senior Carvajal was immediately cast in the reserve team's starting XI, also being the team's captain.^[1] In the following campaign he fared even better (38 games and two goals, playoffs included), as the B's returned to Segunda División after a five-year absence.

Bayer Leverkusen

On 11 July 2012, after failing to appear once in official matches with Real's first team,^[2] Carvajal signed a five-year contract with Germany's Bayer 04 Leverkusen for a transfer fee of €5 million. The Spaniards added on a buy-back clause in the region of €6.5 million if they wanted to re-sign the player after one season, €7 million after two seasons, and approximately €8.5 million after three.^[3]
Carvajal made his Bundesliga debut on 1 September 2012 in a 2–0 home win against SC Freiburg,^[4] being subsequently named to the Team of the Week.^[5] He scored his first goal for his new club on 25 November, netting the second in an eventual 2–1 success at TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.^[6]
Carvajal was selected as one of the three best right-backs at the end of his first and only season, behind FC Bayern Munich's Phillip Lahm and FC Schalke 04's Atsuto Uchida. He received 16% of the total vote from the fans.^[7]

Real Madrid return

Carvajal with Real Madrid.

On 3 June 2013, Real Madrid exercised its buy-back option on Carvajal, who became the team's first signing for 2013–14 for a fee believed to be in the region of €6.5 million. This was confirmed by Bayer's Director of Football, Rudi Völler, who stated, "Real Madrid noticed the outstanding performances by Dani this season, and it was only a matter of time before they exercised their buy-back option."^[8] Shortly after the move he spoke of his happiness to return, thanking the president, the fans and the club at a press conference.^[9]

Honours

Club

Real Madrid Castilla

• Segunda División B: 2011–12

Country

Spain U21

• UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship: 2013

Spain U19

• UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship: 2011

Statistics

Club

As of 27 November 2013^[10]

Club	Season	League			Cup			Europe			Total
		Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists
Real Madrid B	2010–11	30	1	0	–			–			30	1	0
	2011–12	38	2	9	–			–			38	2	9
Total		68	3	9	–			–			68	3	9
Bayer Leverkusen	2012–13	32	1	8	2	0	0	2	0	0	36	1	8
Total		32	1	8	2	0	0	2	0	0	36	1	8
Real Madrid	2013–14	11	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	14	0	1
Total		11	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	14	0	1
Career total		111	4	18	2	0	0	5	0	0	118	4	18