Daniel Wass made his professional debut on 28 October 2007 for Brøndby, away to Odense in the Danish Superliga. Born in Denmark on 31 May 1989, he is a versatile player who has featured at right-back, on the right of midfield and at left-back. His career took him through Norway, Portugal, France and Spain before he returned to the club that developed him.
He grew up in the western suburbs of Copenhagen and started out at Boldklubben Avarta, a small local club. In 2006 he joined the Brøndby IF academy, and a year later he was in the first team. In the 2008-09 season he became the first-choice right-back. Late in 2009 he spent a few months on loan at Norwegian side Fredrikstad, playing three games and scoring once. He returned to Brøndby in January 2010 and finished that first spell with 85 appearances and 8 goals for the club.
Benfica and the Évian years
In 2011 he signed for Benfica but never played an official match for the Lisbon club. That July he was loaned to Évian Thonon Gaillard, newly promoted to Ligue 1. He settled at that level in the French Alps, and in June 2012 Évian signed him permanently. There he began playing further forward, in midfield, and getting into the opposing box more often. Between the loan and the permanent deal he spent four seasons in the French top flight. He left in 2015, the year the club was relegated.
Celta Vigo
On 22 June 2015 Celta Vigo announced his signing on a four-year deal. The club saw him as the replacement for his compatriot Michael Krohn-Dehli. At Balaídos he found a role as a right-sided midfielder and wing-back and was a regular in Eduardo Berizzo's teams. In 2016-17 Celta reached the Europa League semi-finals, the club's best European run, before going out to Manchester United. Wass left Vigo in 2018 with 136 appearances and 14 goals.
Valencia and the Copa del Rey
On 10 July 2018 he signed a four-year contract with Valencia CF. He made his debut on 20 August 2018 at Mestalla against Atlético Madrid. In his first season Valencia won the 2019 Copa del Rey, beating Barcelona 2-1 in the final. It was the first major trophy of his career. He spent four seasons at the club, playing on the right flank or at full-back as the team needed, and passed 150 official appearances before leaving in January 2022.
A spell at Atlético Madrid
On 27 January 2022 he joined Atlético Madrid. He made his debut on 6 February 2022 at Camp Nou, coming off the bench in a 4-2 defeat to Barcelona. The next day it emerged that a knee injury would keep him out for the rest of the season. That match was his only appearance for the club.
Denmark national team
He came through every Danish youth level from under-16 to under-21 and played at the 2011 European Under-21 Championship. He won his first senior cap on 9 February 2011 in a friendly against England, which Denmark lost 2-1. He was named in the squad for Euro 2012. At Euro 2020 he played in every Denmark match except the last-16 tie against Wales, which he missed through illness, as the team reached the semi-finals. On 1 September 2021 he scored his only international goal, in a 2-0 World Cup qualifying win over Scotland. He was named in the squad for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar but did not play. He has 44 caps for his country.
Return to Brøndby
On 12 August 2022 Brøndby announced his return on a permanent transfer. Two days later, on 14 August 2022, he played for the club again, starting at right-back in a 2-0 win over Odense.
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