Adriano Bispo dos Santos (born 29 May 1987), or simply Adriano, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for Amazonas FC.

Career

After progressing on Santos' youth categories, Adriano made his professional debut against Paraná in a 1–0 home victory on November 11, 2006. After 18 minutes on the field, he was sent off with two yellow cards. On 20 January 2008, Adriano made a performance in a Campeonato Paulista home draw against

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, marking Jorge Valdivia tightly, and "switching off" the opposition player. In 2009, Adriano was loaned to São Caetano. He then returned to Santos in the end of 2010, and in

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, he became an important first team player, after marking

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's most important player). Adriano was expected to be a first team player in

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, but he picked up an ankle injury (which needs a surgery) and cannot be registered. In June 2014, Adriano was loaned by Grêmio to Vitória until the end of the season.

Career statistics

:''(Correct )'' ¹ Including Copa Sudamericana and Recopa Sudamericana.

Honours

Club

; Santos * Campeonato Paulista: 2007, 2011,

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* Copa Libertadores de América: 2011 * Recopa Sudamericana:

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Adriano 1987 births Living people People from São Vicente, São Paulo Brazilian footballers Men's association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Santos FC players Associação Desportiva São Caetano players Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense players Esporte Clube Vitória players Avaí FC players Grêmio Novorizontino players Goiás Esporte Clube players Clube de Regatas Brasil players Esporte Clube Santo André players Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players Sociedade Imperatriz de Desportos players Footballers from São Paulo (state) Amazonas Futebol Clube players