# Daniel Pietta

Daniel Pietta (born 9 December 1986) is a German professional ice hockey forward. He currently plays with ERC Ingolstadt in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He previously played with Krefeld Pinguine from 2003 to 2020.

## Playing career

After 17 seasons in the DEL playing exclusively with Krefeld Pinguine, Pietta left his hometown club to embark on a new challenge in signing a one-year contract with ERC Ingolstadt on 17 November 2020.

## International career

He most recently represented Germany at the 2018 IIHF World Championship.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 2001–02 | Krefeld Pinguine | DNL | 40 | 25 | 37 | 62 | 74 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 2002–03 | Krefeld Pinguine | DNL | 33 | 22 | 33 | 55 | 92 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2003–04 | Krefeld Pinguine | DNL | 28 | 27 | 34 | 61 | 110 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| 2003–04 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | Grefrather EC | GER.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | Füchse Duisburg | GER.2 | 46 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 75 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 2005–06 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 47 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006–07 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 51 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007–08 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 56 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008–09 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 52 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 2009–10 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 52 | 16 | 37 | 53 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010–11 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 50 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 90 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 2011–12 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 52 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012–13 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 45 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 26 |
| 2013–14 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 41 | 16 | 32 | 48 | 59 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 2014–15 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 52 | 17 | 42 | 59 | 38 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2015–16 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 47 | 15 | 37 | 52 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016–17 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 51 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017–18 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 43 | 12 | 30 | 42 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017–18 | Leksands IF | Allsv | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
| 2018–19 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 52 | 15 | 38 | 53 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019–20 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 51 | 18 | 31 | 49 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020–21 | ERC Ingolstadt | DEL | 30 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2021–22 | ERC Ingolstadt | DEL | 50 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | ERC Ingolstadt | DEL | 51 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 16 |
| 2023–24 | ERC Ingolstadt | DEL | 51 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| DEL totals | DEL totals | DEL totals | 935 | 237 | 498 | 735 | 731 | 67 | 10 | 32 | 42 | 78 |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 2003 | Germany | WJC18 D1 | 13th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2004 | Germany | WJC18 D1 | 11th | 5 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 6 |
| 2006 | Germany | WJC D1 | 11th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2012 | Germany | WC | 12th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Germany | OGQ | NQ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | Germany | WC | 9th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Germany | WC | 14th | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Germany | WC | 10th | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | Germany | WC | 11th | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | Germany | OG | 10th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | 15 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 10 |
| Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | 35 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |