Carlos Daniel

Carlos Daniel Cevada Teixeira (born 11 July 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for C.D. Nacional as a winger or an attacking midfielder.

Club career
Born in Figueira da Foz, Coimbra District, Daniel joined U.D. Leiria's youth system in 2009. On 14 May 2011, aged 16 years, 10 months and 3 days, he became the second youngest player to ever appear as a professional for the club, featuring eight minutes in a 3–3 Primeira Liga away draw against S.L. Benfica, whom he also represented for two years as a youth.

Daniel spent the second half of the 2012–13 season on loan at G.D. Tourizense, in the third division. Subsequently, he signed with C.S. Marítimo's reserves who competed in the Segunda Liga.

Daniel only played one competitive match with the first team during his spell at the Estádio do Marítimo, when he came on as a last-minute substitute in the 3–1 home win over F.C. Paços de Ferreira on 15 January 2017. He alternated between divisions two and three after leaving in the summer of 2018, representing in quick succession Leiria, C.D. Fátima, S.C. Beira-Mar and C.D. Mafra.

On 9 July 2021, aged 27, Daniel moved abroad for the first time, agreeing to a two-year contract at Wisła Puławy in the Polish II liga. He returned to Portugal in summer 2022, joining second-tier C.D. Nacional on a deal of the same duration.