Adriano Correia
DEFENDER
PLACE OF BIRTH
Curitiba (Brasil)
DATE OF BIRTH
26/10/1984
WEIGHT
73 Kg
HEIGHT
173 cm
PROFILE
VIEW GALLERY
Attacking and two footed,
Adriano stands out for
versatility
Adriano joined Barça on 17 July,
2010 at the age of 25, after
playing for six seasons at Sevilla.
The Brazilian was Barça's
second
summer signing of 2010
following the capture of David
Villa in June.
Adriano Correia Claro (26
October, 1984, Curitiba) signed
a
four year contract with FC
Barcelona, with the option of a
further season and a 90 million
Euro buyout clause, on 17 July,
2010. He arrived from Sevilla,
where he had played from 2004
to 2010, although he had
started
out playing futsal as a
youngster
before first playing the 11 side
game for Brazilian outfit
Coritiba,
where he debuted at the age of
18, a year and a half before he
moved to Andalusia.
Playing 157 games and scoring
11 league goals, the Brazilian
won an impressive number of
medals with Sevilla, picking up
at
least one trophy in four of his
six
seasons at the club. The only
trophies missing from his list of
honours were the league,
Champions League and the Club
World Cup.
Curiously, he played his last
game
for Sevilla at the Camp Nou, on
May 19, 2010, the day the
Andalusians won the Copa del
Rey at the expense of Atlético
Madrid (2-0).
In his first season at Barça,
Adriano made 31 appearances
and was the first choice on the
left until injury kept him
sidelined
for the remainder of the season.
He scored his first goal for his
new club on 2 February, 2011
at
Almería in the Copa del Rey
semi-
final second leg.
He became a more regular part
of the team in the 2011/12
season, mainly due to a number
of injuries to key defenders. He
responded brilliantly, scoring
three goals in 40 games and
contributing to the conquests
of
the Spanish Super Cup,
European
Super Cup, Club World Cup and
the Copa del Rey. His finest hour
was his brace of goals in the
semi-final of the Club World Cup
against Al-Sadd.
In his third year with the first
team he maintained the
excellent
form of his second season. He
played 34 games and scored six
times, his best contribution so
far. On 22 May, 2013 he
extended his contract until
2017
with a buyout clause of 90
million Euros.
Due to injuries to other players,
in 2013/14 he played a much
increased role in the side, often
being fielded as a centre back,
and made a total of 37
appearances and scored three
goals in the league and one
more
in the cup.
In his fifth season at FCB, the
excellent form of Jordi Alba
meant he started most games
on
the bench, eventually totally 27
appearances, 16 in the Liga, 7 in
the Champions League and 4 in
Copa del Rey. He scored two
goals in the latter.
Adriano also has international
experience. He was in the Brazil
team that won the U20 World
Cup in 2003 and the Copa
América in 2004.
Adriano Correia made his
official
debut for the Club on 14 August
2010 in the Spain Super Cup
against Sevilla. The match ended
with a defeat for Barça (3-1).
TECHNICAL PROFILE
One of Adriano's great
strengths
is his ability to play in a variety
of
positions. His skill and forward
running are always to the fore
when he plays at either left or
right back and his attacking
instincts and hard work also
mean he can easily fill a number
of roles in midfield.
HONOURS
2
European Super Cup
2011/12
· 2015/16
2
Champions League
2010/11
· 2014/15
3
Spanish Super Cup
2010/11
· 2011/12
· 2013/14
2
Club World Cup
2011/12
· 2015/16
3
Copa del Rey
2011/12
· 2014/15
· 2015/16
4
League
2010/11
· 2012/13
· 2014/15
· 2015/16
No comments:
Post a Comment