Adriano Facchini (born 12 March 1983) is a Brazilian professional
footballer who plays for Portuguese club
U.D. Vilafranquense as a
goalkeeper.
Club career
Facchini was born in
Xaxim
Xaxim is a municipality in the state of Santa Catarina in Brazil. Located at latitude 26º57'42 "south and longitude 52º32'05" West, with an altitude of 770 meters. Its estimated population in 2020 was of 28,983 inhabitants.
Name origin
Over ti ...
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Santa Catarina. After playing youth football with
Santos FC, he competed exclusively in his country's lower leagues. In 2009, aged 26, he moved to
Portugal and signed for
C.F. União
Clube de Futebol União, commonly known as União or União da Madeira, was a Portuguese association football, football club based in Funchal, Madeira, notable for its six appearances in the Portuguese top-flight Primeira Liga, between the 1989â ...
, spending two years in the
third division
In sport, the Third Division, also called Division 3, Division Three, or Division III, is often the third-highest division of a league, and will often have promotion and relegation with divisions above and below.
Association football
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In the summer of 2011, Facchini continued in the country and joined
Primeira Liga
The Primeira Liga (; English: Premier League, also written as Liga Portugal 1), also known as Liga Portugal Bwin for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga Portugal, ...
side
Gil Vicente FC
Gil Vicente Futebol Clube (), commonly known as Gil Vicente, founded in 1924, is a Portuguese football club that plays in Barcelos. It competes in the Primeira Liga, the top division of football in the country, and it is named after the Portugues ...
, penning a three-year contract. He made his debut in the competition on 12 August in a 2–2 home draw against
S.L. Benfica, and was the undisputed starter for the
Barcelos team during his spell.
On 1 July 2015, after
suffering relegation to the
second tier, Adriano left the club and signed a one-year deal with
Kardemir Karabükspor.
Honours
Aves
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Taça de Portugal:
2017–18
References
External links
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1983 births
Living people
Brazilian people of Italian descent
Sportspeople from Santa Catarina (state)
Brazilian footballers
Association football goalkeepers
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players
Associação Atlética Portuguesa (Santos) players
Jabaquara Atlético Clube players
Comercial Futebol Clube (Ribeirão Preto) players
Boavista Sport Club players
América Futebol Clube (RN) players
Primeira Liga players
Liga Portugal 2 players
Segunda Divisão players
C.F. União players
Gil Vicente F.C. players
C.D. Nacional players
C.D. Aves players
C.D. Cova da Piedade players
U.D. Vilafranquense players
Süper Lig players
TFF First League players
Kardemir Karabükspor footballers
Giresunspor footballers
Saudi Professional League players
Al Batin FC players
Brazilian expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Portugal
Expatriate footballers in Turkey
Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia