David Soto

David Soto
Personal information
Full name	David Soto Sánchez
Date of birth	16 October 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Ourense, Spain
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Compostela
Number	6
Youth career
2009–2012	Celta
Senior career*
Years	Team
2010–2015	Celta B
2011	Celta
2015–2016	Almería B
2016–2017	Boiro
2017–2018	Cerceda
2018–2019	Lorca
2019–2021	Compostela
2021–2023	Pontevedra
2023–	Compostela
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 May 2024

David Soto Sánchez (born 16 October 1993) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Segunda Federación – Group 1 club Compostela as a centre-back.

Club career

Born in Ourense, Galicia, Soto played youth football with local Celta de Vigo. Still a junior, he and made his senior debuts with the reserves in the 2009–10 season, in Segunda División B.

On 4 June 2011 Soto appeared in his first game as a professional, starting in a 3–0 home win against FC Cartagena in the Segunda División championship.^[1] It was his only appearance with the main squad, however.

On 5 August 2015 Soto moved to another reserve team, UD Almería B also in the third tier.^[2] The following 13 July, he signed for CD Boiro.^[3]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 February 2021^[4]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Celta B	2009–10^[5]	Segunda División B	1	0	—		—		1	0
	2010–11		5	0	—		—		5	0
	2011–12		4	0	—		—		4	0
	2012–13^[6]	Tercera División	16	0	—		1^[a]	0	17	0
	2013–14	Segunda División B	32	0	—		—		32	0
	2014–15	Segunda División B	28	0	—		—		28	0
	Total		86	0	0	0	1	0	87	0
Celta	2010–11	Segunda División	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
Almería B	2015–16	Segunda División B	12	0	—		—		12	0
Boiro	2016–17	Segunda División B	17	0	1	0	—		18	0
Cerceda	2017–18	Segunda División B	37	0	—		—		37	0
Lorca	2018–19^[6]	Tercera División	31	0	2	0	1^[a]	0	34	0
Compostela	2019–20^[6]	Tercera División	25	1	—		—		25	1
	2020–21	Segunda División B	13	0	0	0	—		13	0
	Total		38	1	0	0	0	0	38	1
Career total			222	1	3	0	2	0	227	1

^ ^a ^b Appearance(s) in Tercera División Promotion

References

^ Balaídos se reencuentra con el triunfo justo antes de la promoción (Balaídos rediscovers winning ways just before the promotion); Marca, 4 June 2011 (in Spanish)
^ El Almería B ficha al central David Soto, procedente del Celta de Vigo (Almería B signs stopper David Soto, from Celta de Vigo)^{[permanent dead link‍]}; UD Almería, 5 August 2015 (in Spanish)
^ El Boiro cierra el fichaje del central David Soto (Boiro complete the signing of stopper David Soto); La Voz de Galicia, 13 July 2016 (in Spanish)
^ David Soto at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
^ "Soto, David Soto Sánchez - Futbolista". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "David Soto - S.D. Compostela :: Fútbol de Galicia ::". www.lapreferente.com. Retrieved 20 February 2021.

External links

David Soto at BDFutbol
David Soto at Soccerway

[Pro-7] Appearance(s) in Tercera División Promotion

[1] Balaídos se reencuentra con el triunfo justo antes de la promoción (Balaídos rediscovers winning ways just before the promotion); Marca, 4 June 2011 (in Spanish)

[2] El Almería B ficha al central David Soto, procedente del Celta de Vigo (Almería B signs stopper David Soto, from Celta de Vigo)^{[permanent dead link‍]}; UD Almería, 5 August 2015 (in Spanish)

[3] El Boiro cierra el fichaje del central David Soto (Boiro complete the signing of stopper David Soto); La Voz de Galicia, 13 July 2016 (in Spanish)

[4] David Soto at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 February 2021.

[5] "Soto, David Soto Sánchez - Futbolista". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 20 February 2021.

[:0-6] "David Soto - S.D. Compostela :: Fútbol de Galicia ::". www.lapreferente.com. Retrieved 20 February 2021.

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