Adriano Amorim

Adriano Luiz Amorim Santos (born 15 February 2002) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an striker or winger for Polish Ekstraklasa club Raków Częstochowa.

Adriano Amorim

Personal information
Full name	Adriano Luiz Amorim Santos[1]
Date of birth	(2002-02-15) 15 February 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth	Taguatinga, Federal District, Brazil
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)	Striker winger
Team information
Current team	Raków Częstochowa
Number	11
Youth career
2019	Osvaldo Cruz
2020–2022	Coimbra
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–2024	Coimbra	10	(0)
2022	→ Villa Nova (loan)	6	(0)
2022–2024	→ Leixões (loan)	37	(4)
2024–	Raków Częstochowa	47	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:57, 14 December 2025 (UTC)

Born in the Federal District of Brazil, Amorim had previously played for Brazilian clubs Coimbra and Villa Nova and Portuguese club Leixões.

Career

Early career

Amorim was born in Taguatinga and grew up largely in Samambaia, both in the Federal District in Brazil.^[2] Aged 17, he moved to São Paulo to sign for his first club, Osvaldo Cruz.^[2] He later transferred to the youth sector of Coimbra Sports in Minas Gerais in 2020.^[2][3] In January 2022, Amorim, alongside eight other young Coimbra players, joined Villa Nova on loan in the Campeonato Mineiro.^[4][5] He played 6 matches for Villa Nova,^[6] and then 10 Campeonato Mineiro Módulo II matches upon his return to Coimbra.^{[citation needed]}

Leixões

Amorim joined Portuguese club Leixões on loan in August 2022.^[7] He spent his the 2022–23 season playing largely with the under-23 side,^[8] though he made three first team appearances in the Liga Portugal 2.^[6] He returned to Leixões on loan for the 2023–24 season where he established a first-team place, scoring his first senior goal against Paços de Ferreira in September 2023.^[8] He scored 4 goals and provided 4 assists in total across the 2023–24 season.^[9]

Raków Częstochowa

On 1 July 2024, it was announced that he had transferred to Ekstraklasa club Raków Częstochowa, and signed a four-year contract with the option of a fifth year.^[3][10] He played 30 matches, scoring once, across the 2024–25 season as Raków Częstochowa finished 2nd in the Ekstraklasa, a point below champions Lech Poznan.^[11]

Style of play

Amorim plays as a striker or winger,^[12] and upon signing for Leixões in 2022, described himself as "a quick winger with good technical ability" ("um extremo rápido e com boa capacidade técnica") (in Portuguese).^[7]