Adrián Dalmau

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Dalmau and the second or maternal family name is Vaquer.

Adrián Dalmau Vaquer (born 23 March 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ekstraklasa club Piast Gliwice.

Adrián Dalmau

Personal information
Full name	Adrián Dalmau Vaquer[1]
Date of birth	(1994-03-23) 23 March 1994 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth	Palma, Spain[1]
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Piast Gliwice
Number	9
Youth career
	San Francisco
2011–2012	Real Madrid
2012–2013	Rayo Vallecano
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2014	Rayo Vallecano B	10	(1)
2013–2014	→ Zamora (loan)	28	(2)
2014–2015	Racing Ferrol	35	(8)
2015–2017	Espanyol B	25	(12)
2016	→ Numancia (loan)	9	(0)
2016–2017	→ Mallorca (loan)	7	(0)
2017–2018	Villarreal B	34	(10)
2018–2019	Heracles	33	(19)
2019–2021	Utrecht	36	(8)
2022	Sparta Rotterdam	12	(2)
2022–2023	Alcorcón	33	(8)
2023–2025	Korona Kielce	57	(15)
2025–	Piast Gliwice	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 09:23, 27 May 2025 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Dalmau joined Real Madrid's youth setup in 2011 after starting out at CD San Francisco.^[3] The following year, he moved to neighbouring Rayo Vallecano, making his debut with the reserves on 25 November 2012 by coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–2 Segunda División B home loss against CD Ourense.^[4]

Dalmau was loaned to Zamora CF also of the third division on 2 September 2013.^[5] On 8 July of the following year, he signed a one-year deal at Racing de Ferrol in the same tier after terminating his contract with Rayo.^[6]

A backup to Joselu, Dalmau still contributed eight goals as his team missed out on promotion in the play-offs. On 19 June 2015, he moved to another reserve team, RCD Espanyol B still in division three.^[7]

On 29 February 2016, after scoring 12 times in 25 matches,^[8] Dalmau was loaned to CD Numancia until June.^[9] He made his Segunda División debut on 6 March, replacing Jon Gaztañaga in the 1–0 away defeat against SD Ponferradina.^[10]

Dalmau was loaned to RCD Mallorca in a season-long deal, on 12 August 2016.^[11] The following 15 July, after suffering second-division relegation, he cut ties with Espanyol and joined Villarreal CF B.^[12]

In June 2018, Dalmau moved abroad and agreed to a three-year contract at Dutch Eredivisie side Heracles Almelo with the option of a fourth.^[13] With 19 goals, he finished third in the scoring charts in his only season;^[14] this included four goals on 16 February 2019 in a 6–0 home win over Fortuna Sittard,^[15] and a hat-trick on the last day in a 5–4 loss to Excelsior Rotterdam also at the Polman Stadion.^[16]

In July 2019, after his club rejected an offer from Maccabi Tel Aviv FC, Dalmau signed a three-year deal with FC Utrecht of the same league for an undisclosed fee.^[17] He struggled heavily with injuries in his debut campaign, appearing in only eight competitive games.^[18][19]

Dalmau joined Sparta Rotterdam on 24 December 2021, on a five-month contract to be made effective the following January.^[20] On 11 August 2022, he returned to Spain with AD Alcorcón of the Primera Federación.^[21]

On 8 July 2023, Dalmau signed a two-year deal with Polish Ekstraklasa side Korona Kielce.^[22]

On 11 June 2025, Dalmau moved to another Polish top-flight club Piast Gliwice on a two-year contract.^[23]

Honours

Korona Kielce II

• IV liga Świętokrzyskie: 2023–24^[24][25]