Daniel Vivian
Personal information
Full name Daniel Vivian Moreno
Date of birth (1999-07-05) 5 July 1999
Place of birth Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Athletic Bilbao
Number 3
Youth career
San Viator
2009–2011 Alavés
2011–2012 Lakua
2012–2015 Ariznabarra
2015–2016 Santutxu
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Basconia 47 (0)
2017–2020 Bilbao Athletic 48 (4)
2020– Athletic Bilbao 72 (2)
2020–2021 → Mirandés (loan) 32 (2)
International career‡
2019– Basque Country 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 August 2019

Daniel Vivian Moreno (born 5 July 1999) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Athletic Bilbao.

Club career

Born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Basque Country, Vivian represented CD San Viator, Deportivo Alavés, CD Lakua and CD Ariznabarra before joining Santutxu FC in 2015. He was assigned to Santutxu's Juvenil C squad, managed by Ibai Gómez.[1] In June 2016, he moved to Athletic Bilbao,[2] being initially a member of CD Basconia, the club's farm team in Tercera División.

Vivian made his senior debut on 27 August 2016, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Bermeo FT. He made his debut with the reserves on 15 October of the following year, starting in a 4–1 Segunda División B home routing of Peña Sport.[3]

On 11 August 2020, Vivian renewed his contract until 2023 and was definitely promoted to the first team in La Liga.[4] The following day, however, he was loaned to Segunda División side CD Mirandés for the 2020–21 season.[5]

Vivian made his professional debut on 13 September 2020, starting in a 0–0 home draw against AD Alcorcón.[6] He scored his first goal as a professional the following 12 February, in a 3–3 home draw against Girona FC, and ended the campaign as a starter after contributing with 32 appearances.

Upon returning to the Lions, Vivian was chosen as an immediate first-choice over Unai Núñez by manager Marcelino,[7] and made his top tier debut on 16 August 2021 by starting in a 0–0 away draw against Elche CF. Late in the month, he was definitely registered in the main squad after being assigned the number 12 jersey.[8]

International career

Vivian made his debut for the unofficial Basque Country national team in May 2019, in a 0–0 draw away to Panama for which a small, youthful and inexperienced squad was selected.[9][10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 7 January 2024[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bilbao Athletic 2017–18 Segunda División B 40——40
2018–19 Segunda División B 322——322
2019–20 Segunda División B 122—1[lower-alpha 1]0132
Total 4840010494
Athletic Bilbao 2017–18 La Liga 0000—00
2018–19 La Liga 0000—00
2019–20 La Liga 0000—00
2021–22 La Liga 24230–272
2022–23 La Liga 29170–361
2023–24 La Liga 19020–210
Total 72212000843
Mirandés (loan) 2020–21 Segunda División 32200—322
Career total 1498120101628
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs

References

  1. ↑ "Del Juvenil C del Santutxu a Lezama hay un paso" [From the Juvenil C of Santutxu to Lezama there is one step] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "El Athletic ficha a los juveniles Aritz Pascual y Dani Vivian" [Athletic sign two youngsters Aritz Pascual and Dani Vivian] (in Spanish). La Cantera de Lezama. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "(4–1) Los cachorros dinamitan su racha sin ganar con un hat trick de Benito" [(4–1) The puppies end their winless form with a hat-trick from Benito] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 15 October 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "Daniel Vivian signs with the first team until 2023". Athletic Bilbao. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "Vivian loaned to CD Mirandés". Athletic Bilbao. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "El Mirandés no encontró el premio del gol" [Mirandés could not find the reward of the goal] (in Spanish). Marca. 13 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "Marcelino coloca a Vivian por delante de Nuñez" [Marcelino puts Vivian ahead of Nuñez] (in Spanish). El Correo. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  8. ↑ "Vivian pasa a tener dorsal del primer equipo" [Vivan starts having a first team number] (in Spanish). Athletic Bilbao. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  9. ↑ "Empate sin goles de la Euskal Selekzioa ante Panamá" [Basque Selection goalless draw against Panama]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 30 May 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  10. ↑ "Empate entre la Euskal Selekzioa y Panamá (0-0)" [Draw between Basque Selection and Panama (0-0)]. EITB (in Spanish). 30 May 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  11. ↑ Daniel Vivian at BDFutbol
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