Adriano (footballer, born January 1982)

Adriano Ferreira Martins (born 21 January 1982), or simply Adriano, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Adriano

Personal information
Full name	Adriano Ferreira Martins
Date of birth	(1982-01-21) 21 January 1982 (age 43)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1997–2001	Santa Cruz
2002	Osasco-SP
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002	Itararé-SP
2002	ECO-SP
2003–2007	ADAP
2003	→ Treze (loan)
2004	→ Botafogo-PB (loan)
2005	→ Arapongas (loan)
2007–2010	Internacional	49	(8)
2008	→ Málaga (loan)	8	(0)
2009	→ Vasco da Gama (loan)	24	(5)
2010	→ Cerezo Osaka (loan)	27	(14)
2011	Gamba Osaka	8	(9)
2011–2013	El Jaish	41	(26)
2013–2014	Qatar SC	25	(13)
2014	Tokushima Vortis	10	(0)
2015	Ventforet Kofu	12	(1)
2015	Fortaleza	4	(0)
2016–2018	Nova Iguaçu	0	(0)
2017	→ Volta Redonda (loan)	12	(1)
2018	Barra da Tijuca	0	(0)
2020	Portuguesa-RJ	26	(14)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in São Paulo (SP), Adriano started his career at Itararé-SP in 2002, after having played for the youth team's of Santa Cruz and Osasco-SP.^[1] In the following year he was signed by ADAP, and was later loaned out to Treze (2003), Botafogo-PB (2004) and Arapongas (2005, where he began to gain prominence to be one of the top scorers of the Segunda Divisão Paranaense with 11 goals.^[1]

In June 2011, Adriano left Gamba Osaka and joined Qatari club El Jaish, signing a three-year contract with the club.^[2] In his first season with El Jaish, Adriano finished as the top scorer in the Qatar Stars League with 18 goals in 20 games.^[3]

Adriano expressed interest in playing for the Qatar national team, however he would have to wait until 2014 to be naturalized.^[4]

In June 2018, Adriano joined Barra da Tijuca.^[5] However, a serious injury prevented him from playing any games for the club. He was then without club until December 2019, where he joined Portuguesa da Ilha.^[6]

Career statistics

As of 25 April 2014^[7]

Honours

Individual

• Qatar Stars League top scorer: 2011–12 with 18 goals

External links

• Biography portal

• Adriano at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
• (in Portuguese) CBF
• sambafoot
• (in Portuguese) globoesporte.globo.com
• Guardian Stats Centre
• (in Portuguese) internacional.com.br