Adriano playing for Beşiktaş in 2016
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Adriano Correia Claro | ||
Date of birth | 26 October 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Curitiba, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Playing position | Full-back / Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Beşiktaş | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
1997–2002 | Coritiba | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2004 | Coritiba | 81 | (2) |
2005–2010 | Sevilla | 157 | (11) |
2010–2016 | Barcelona | 114 | (9) |
2016– | Beşiktaş | 56 | (3) |
National team | |||
2003 | Brazil U20 | 4 | (0) |
2003–2013 | Brazil | 17 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:09, 19 May 2018 (UTC) |
Adriano Correia Claro (born 26 October 1984), known simply as Adriano, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Turkish club Beşiktaş JK. One of few players in professional football who are genuinely ambidextrous, he is capable of playing as a defender or midfielder, on both sides of the pitch.
After starting his career with Coritiba, he moved to Spain in 2005, going on to spend several seasons in La Liga with Sevilla and Barcelona and win several major titles with both clubs, including the treble with the latter in 2015.
A Brazilian international for ten years, Adriano represented his country in two Copa América tournaments, winning the 2004 edition.
Born in Curitiba, Paraná, Adriano started professionally for his hometown club Coritiba Foot Ball Club, making his first-team debuts at not yet 18. In January 2005 he joined Spain's Sevilla FC in a four-and-a-half-year deal, his La Liga debut arriving on the 29th in a 0–4 home loss against eventual champions FC Barcelona; the Andalusians, however, did finish sixth and qualified for the UEFA Cup.