Daniel Whitehead (born 23 October 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League North club AFC Fylde. He began his career at Stockport County, making his first-team debut during the 2011–12 season. He was sold to West Ham United in June 2013 and featured in one FA Cup game before his contract was terminated in January 2015. He had a brief spell at Accrington Stanley two months later, before joining Macclesfield Town in July 2015. He was sold on to Wigan Athletic in January 2016, though returned to Macclesfield on loan for the rest of the 2015–16 season. He spent the first half of the 2016–17 season on loan at Cheltenham Town and ended the season back on loan at Macclesfield Town, for whom he was an unused substitute in the 2017 FA Trophy final.