Adriano Ferreira Martins (born 21 January 1982), or simply Adriano, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
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.Adriano Martins é o novo reforço do Fortaleza, boraleao.net, 31 August 2015 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.
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 expressed interest in playing for the Qatar national team, however he would have to wait until 2014 to be naturalized.Adriano - "my dream is to play for Qatar"
In June 2018, Adriano joined Barra da Tijuca.Barra da Tijuca contrata atacante experiente para a Série B1, radioesportemetropolitano.com, 30 May 2018 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.Portuguesa apresenta o atacante Adriano, fferj.com.br, 12 December 2019
Career statistics
Honours Individual Qatar Stars League top scorer: 2011–12 with 18 goals
External links
CBF sambafoot globoesporte.globo.com Guardian Stats Centre internacional.com.br
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