Daniel Ceballos Fernandes's Life and Career Journey in Football "A Strong Soccer Tradition is Very Natural"

Daniel Ceballos Fernandes was born on the 7th of August 1996 in Utrera, Sevilla, Spain. He was born to Antonio Ceballos and Salome Fernandez.

Born as the first child, Ceballos grew up with his younger sister, Salome Ceballos. In his family environment, Ceballos is known as a quiet and obedient child.

Being born in an area with a strong soccer tradition is very natural for Ceballos to love playing football. Little Ceballos is a fan of players who also come from the same area, Jose Antonio Reyes.

When he was 7 years old Ceballos was very impressed with Reyes when he watched his performance with Arsenal in the 2003/04 primary league season. Where at that time cannon London became the champion without defeat.

That impressive achievement triggered Ceballos to become a professional player. Little Ceballos often plays soccer in the living room of his house and then goes to play football with his friends on the field of his village.

Ceballos's appearance was able to attract the attention of many people, until at the age of 8 he joined the Sevilla academy. Ceballos joining one of the big clubs in Spain makes his parents proud.

Playing at the Sevilla academy meant that Ceballos had to give up his childhood as a child, unlike most children his age, Ceballos rarely celebrated his birthday.

It was also at the academy that Ceballos had the iron will to make his dreams come true and his ambition to strengthen the Sevilla first team was not a mere fantasy. His career in the Sevilla youth team paid off, he and his colleagues were able to win a tournament.

His struggle to become a professional player was interrupted by an illness he suffered. In 2009 or rather at the age of 13, Ceballos developed bronchitis. These conditions made him often cough and difficulty breathing, making the academy decided to terminate the boy's contract.

Ceballos for a while had to take a break from football, he was cared for by his parents at home. After his condition improved, Ceballos joined the Utrera academy. During the two years of his career at his home academy, Ceballos has experienced many improvements.

Until 2011 Ceballos joined the Real Betis academy to add experience. At the age of 17, or rather February 2014, Ceballos signed his first professional contract with the Real Betis first team.

Had played several games with the Real Betis B team. On 26 April 2014, Ceballos played his first official match with the Andalusian first team, Ceballos came on as a substitute in the 0-1 defeat against Real Sociedad in La Liga.

At the end of the 2013/14 season, Real Betis were relegated from La Liga. On 21 December 2014 Ceballos scored his first professional goal against Racing Santander in the continued Segunda Division. His first full season with Real Betis, Ceballos played 35 matches and scored 5 goals in all competitions.

Ceballos successfully helped Betis return to promotion to the top caste of the Spanish league after winning the Segunda Division 2014/15 season.

On 15 October 2015, Ceballos renewed his contract until 2020. He then scored his first goal in La Liga on 16 April 2017, while scoring the last goal in a 2-0 home win against Eibar SD.

Ceballos's stunning performance with El Real was able to attract Real Madrid's interest. Right on July 14 2017 Real Madrid announced the signing of Ceballos for a six-season contract with a transfer fee of 18 million euros or around 287 billion.

Early in his career with Los Blancos did not go too smoothly, Ceballos could not compete with great midfielders like Luca Modric or Toni Kross. In his first season in Madrid, Ceballos was only played in 22 matches in all competitions.

In the following season, his condition was slightly better Ceballos. On January 13, 2019, Ceballos scored against his former club Real Betis from a free kick in the final minutes of the match. In the match that took place at the Estadio Benito Villamrin, he only appeared 15 minutes and was constantly ridiculed by supporters of his former club.

In the 2018/19 season Ceballos recorded 34 matches and scored 3 goals for Real Madrid. Together with Madrid, Ceballos has won one Champions League title, 2 club world cup titles. In the summer of 2019 Ceballos was loaned to Arsenal.

At the National Team level, Ceballos has played for the matador team since at the u19 level. Ceballos led Spain to win the European Cup U-19 which was held in Greece in 2015. In the same year he also defended Spain U21. Two years later Ceballos appeared at the U21 European Cup which was chosen as the tournament's best player.

Ceballos made his debut for the senior team on September 11, 2018, when the matador team won 6-0 against Croatia in the UEFA Nations League. His first goal for Spain came two months later against Croatia in the same event. In 2019 Ceballos returned to strengthen Spain U-21 who won the European Cup title.

In his personal life, Ceballos has a lover named Maria Sanches Del Moral who is from the same area as him. They began to have a romance since 2016. Only a matter of time will make the couple to the level of marriage.

Now, the 23-year-old has shown his quality with Arsenal in the early weeks of the primary league.

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