Daniel "Dani" Vivian Moreno (born 5 July 1999) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the Spain national team.

Club career

Born in

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, Basque Country (to a father from

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in the province of

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, and a mother from

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in the province of

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), Vivian represented CD San Viator,

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, CD Lakua and

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before joining

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in 2015. He was assigned to Santutxu's ''Juvenil C'' squad, managed by

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. In June 2016, he moved to

, being initially a member of

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, the club's

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Tercera División Tercera División () was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segund ...

. Vivian made his senior debut on 27 August 2016, starting in a 1–1 away draw against

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. He made his debut with the reserves on 15 October of the following year, starting in a 4–1

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home routing of Peña Sport. On 11 August 2020, Vivian renewed his contract until 2023 and was definitely promoted to the first team in

. The following day, however, he was loaned to

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side

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for the 2020–21 season. Vivian made his professional debut for Mirandés on 13 September 2020, starting in a 0–0 home draw against

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. He scored his first goal as a professional the following 12 February, in a 3–3 home draw against

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, and ended the campaign as a starter after contributing with 32 appearances. On 16 August 2021, he made his

debut with Athletic, in a goalless draw against

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at the

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. On 11 September, he scored his first goal for the club at San Mamés, in a 2−0 victory over

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, heading in a cross from

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. In February 2022, on the back of some strong performances, he renewed his contract for four more years. On 20 February 2022, he scored the opening goal of a

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fixture against

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at San Mamés, which finished 4–0 to the ''Lions''. Following the departure of

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and injury problems for

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at the start of the 2023–24 season, the relatively inexperienced Vivian and Aitor Paredes (aged 24 and 23 respectively) formed an effective defensive partnership as the team challenged at the top end of the table, and won the

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to end the club's 40-year unsuccessful sequence in the competition. In June 2024, he signed a new contract running til 2032.

International career

Vivian debuted for the unofficial Basque Country national team in May 2019 during a goalless away draw against

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for which a small, youthful and inexperienced squad was selected. Vivian debuted for the Spanish senior squad on 22 March 2024 in a

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against

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. On 7 June 2024, after a season in which Athletic conceded the second-fewest goals across the league campaign, he was selected in the 26-man squad for

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. On 24 June, he made his first appearance in the Euros against

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, playing the full match.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Athletic Bilbao *

: 2023–24 Spain *

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2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

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runner-up: 2024–25 Individual *

La Liga Team of the Season The La Liga Awards, previously known as the LFP awards, are presented annually by the Liga de Fútbol Profesional (LFP) to the best players and coach in La Liga, the first division of association football in Spain. Established in the 2008–09 La ...

: 2024–25

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vivian, Daniel 1999 births Living people Footballers from Vitoria-Gasteiz Basque Country men's international footballers Spanish men's footballers Spain men's international footballers UEFA Euro 2024 players Men's association football central defenders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Deportivo Alavés players CD Basconia footballers Athletic Bilbao B footballers Athletic Bilbao footballers CD Mirandés footballers Santutxu FC players UEFA European Championship–winning players Spanish people of Galician descent 21st-century Spanish sportsmen