Adriano Ferreira Martins or simply Adriano (born January 21, 1982), is a Brazilian football striker for Portuguesa-RJ.

Club 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. 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.

Adriano (footballer, born January 1982)

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

Adriano (footballer, born January 1982)

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

Adriano (footballer, born January 1982)

In June 2018, Adriano joined Barra da Tijuca. 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.

Honours

Top scorer of the 2011–12 Qatar Stars League with 18 goals

Club statistics

External links

CBF

sambafoot

zerozero.pt

globoesporte.globo.com

Guardian Stats Centre

internacional.com.br

References

1982 births

Living people

Footballers from São Paulo

Brazilian men's footballers

Brazilian expatriate men's footballers

Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain

Expatriate men's footballers in Spain

Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan

Expatriate men's footballers in Japan

Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar

Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players

La Liga players

J1 League players

Qatar Stars League players

Santa Cruz Futebol Clube players

Futebol Clube SKA Brasil players

Botafogo Futebol Clube (PB) players

Associação Desportiva Atlética do Paraná players

Treze Futebol Clube players

Sport Club Internacional players

Málaga CF players

CR Vasco da Gama players

Cerezo Osaka players

Gamba Osaka players

El Jaish SC players

Qatar SC players

Tokushima Vortis players

Ventforet Kofu players

Fortaleza Esporte Clube players

Nova Iguaçu FC players

Volta Redonda FC players

Associação Atlética Portuguesa (RJ) players

Men's association football forwards