Adriano Martins da Fonseca (born 1 April 1997), known as Adriano Martins, Adriano Mina or just Adriano, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Career

Early career

Born in

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, Adriano Martins represented Penapolense and Vitória as a youth. He made his senior debut with

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in the 2018 Campeonato Carioca Série B1. Adriano began the 2019 season at

Uberlândia Uberlândia () is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil. It is the second largest municipality in the state of Minas Gerais after the state capital Belo Horizonte. Its population in 2020 was 699,097, making it the fou ...

. A regular starter, he scored twice in a 3–0 home win over on 5 May which sealed the club's promotion from the

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. In July of that year, he joined Francana.

Novorizontino

Adriano moved to Novorizontino ahead of the 2020 campaign, but featured rarely in the club's consecutive promotions from the Série D to the Série B. On 16 December 2021, he was announced on loan at Paraná, but the move was cancelled late in the month. On 4 February 2022, Adriano returned to Uberlândia on loan for the remainder of the

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. After only three matches, he returned to his parent club, but did not feature in any matches for the remainder of the year. Adriano became a starter for ''Tigre'' during the 2023 season, helping in their promotion from the Campeonato Paulista Série A2 and becoming a key unit in the 2023 Série B.

Atlético Goianiense

On 5 January 2024, after being heavily linked to

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, Adriano signed with fellow Série A side

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External links

Grêmio Novorizontino profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Adriano Martins 1997 births Living people Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players Bonsucesso Futebol Clube players Uberlândia Esporte Clube players Associação Atlética Francana players Grêmio Novorizontino players Atlético Clube Goianiense players