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Adrián San Miguel del Castillo (born 3 January 1987), known as Adrián, is a Spanish professional
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who plays as a
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for club
Real Betis Real Betis Balompié, known as Real Betis () is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. It plays in La Liga, the Spanish football league system, top flight of Spanish football. It plays home ...
. Adrián began his career playing with Spanish side
Real Betis Real Betis Balompié, known as Real Betis () is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. It plays in La Liga, the Spanish football league system, top flight of Spanish football. It plays home ...
, initially with the club's youth sides, before making his debut with the first team in 2012; he also had spells on loan with Alcalá and
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during this period. In 2013, he moved to England, joining
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. After his release from West Ham, he signed with Liverpool in 2019, winning a
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title in his first season.


Club career


Betis

Born in
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,
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, Adrián played as a striker and a winger for CD Altair until age ten, when the previous goalkeeper left and he changed position to that of goalkeeper. He later signed for
Real Betis Real Betis Balompié, known as Real Betis () is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. It plays in La Liga, the Spanish football league system, top flight of Spanish football. It plays home ...
, where he finished his formation. Adrián spent his first two seasons with the C-team and a further five with the reserves, with all five seasons with the reserves coming in the
Segunda División B Segunda División B (English: second division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish ...
, successively backing up
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and Brimah Razak. He was also loaned to Alcalá in 2008 and
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in 2009. He was promoted to the first team for 2011–12 as third-choice – still continuing to appear for the B's – but suffered a severe injury to his
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s in November that kept him out of action for five-and-a-half months. Adrián made his
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debut on 29 September 2012 in a 0–4 away loss against
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. After Casto was
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in the early minutes, he replaced out-field player
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and went on to be named
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. Still in the 2012–13 campaign, he became the starter, namely putting in a man of the match performance in a 1–0 home win against
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on 24 November. Following his debut, he went on to start the next 31 matches, keeping 11
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as the club finished in seventh place and
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for the
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.


West Ham United

Having been watched playing for Betis by
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manager
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and goalkeeping coach Martyn Margetson, Adrián was persuaded to join the club. On 5 June 2013, it was announced he would sign a three-year contract on 1 July, with the
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club having the option to extend this deal for a further two seasons. Adrián made his ''Hammers'' debut on 27 August 2013 in a 2–1 home win against
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for the season's League Cup. During the match, he fouled
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to concede a
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, which Matt Richards converted. His first league appearance came on 21 December, a 1–3 loss at
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. On 11 January 2014, Adrián kept his first Premier League clean sheet, in the 2–0 away win over
Cardiff City Cardiff City Football Club () is a professional association football club based in Cardiff, Wales. It currently competes in , the third tier of the English football league system in the 2025–26 season following relegation. Founded in 1899 a ...
. On 6 May, he attended the club's awards and won "Save of the Season" for a fingertip save from
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against Chelsea in January. He also won "Best Individual Performance" for the same match, in which he kept a clean sheet in a goalless draw, as well as "Signing of the Season". He was also named runner-up " Hammer of the Year" to
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. By the end of the 2013–14 season, he had become West Ham's first-choice goalkeeper, replacing previous incumbent
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. In an
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third-round replay
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against Everton on 13 January 2015, Adrián saved from
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. The shootout went to sudden death, in which he scored the winner after his Everton counterpart, compatriot
Joel Robles Joel Robles Blázquez (; born 17 June 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga Portugal club Estoril. Robles started his professional career at Atlético Madrid, initially in the C team in 2008, before pro ...
, struck the crossbar. Despite having never taken a competitive penalty before, he was so confident he would score and win the match that he removed his goalkeeping gloves before taking it – his team won it 9–8. On 11 February 2015, Adrián was given a straight
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in a goalless draw at
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for handling the ball outside the penalty area while pressured by
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. His suspension for this dismissal was rescinded by
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, although West Ham were charged with failing to control their players following the incident, being fined £30,000. He played all 38 league matches and all four FA Cup matches during the campaign. Adrián received a straight red card in added time at the end of West Ham's 1–2 home loss to
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on 15 August 2015 for a high challenge on
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, after going up for a
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. As the team had already made all of their substitutions,
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became the goalkeeper for the remainder of the match. In October 2015, he signed a new two-year contract with the option of a further two years, keeping him at the club until 2017. Adrián was released by West Ham at the end of the 2018–19 season. His last game came on 26 January 2019 in a 4–2 away defeat to
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in the FA Cup. He had played 150 in all competitions for West Ham but only five in his final season, all cup games, as his place in their Premier League team was taken by
Łukasz Fabiański Łukasz Marek Fabiański (born 18 April 1985) is a Polish professional association football, footballer who plays as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for club West Ham United F.C., West Ham United. He will become a free agent on ...
. Adrián chose to leave the club despite a three-year contract offer because he "hadn't played a single game all season in the Premier League" and "didn't feel valued economically either".


Liverpool

On 5 August 2019, it was announced that Adrián had signed for
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on a free transfer. He made his debut for the club on 9 August in a 4–1 win against
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, coming on in the 39th minute, replacing the injured
Alisson Becker Álisson Ramsés Becker (born 2 October 1992), better known as Alisson Becker or simply Alisson, is a Brazilian professional association football, footballer who plays as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for club Liverpool F.C. ...
. On 14 August, Adrián started in the
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; in extra-time, he conceded a penalty for a foul on
Tammy Abraham Kevin Oghenetega Tamaraebi Bakumo-Abraham (born 2 October 1997), known as Tammy Abraham, is an English professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Striker (association football), striker for Serie A club AC Milan, on loan from ...
, from which Jorginho was able to tie the match for Chelsea. Following a 2–2 draw, the match went to a penalty shoot-out, in which Adrián saved Abraham's final penalty, winning Liverpool their first trophy of the 2019–20 season with a 5–4 victory on penalties. It was also Adrián's first
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of his career. Liverpool manager,
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described his performance in the game as "incredible". Adrián made his Champions League debut against
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at the
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on 17 September. Although he made a remarkable save from Belgian international
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when the game was scoreless, Adrian fell to his first defeat as a Liverpool player on a 2–0 scoreline. On 11 March 2020, Adrián stood in for Becker as holders Liverpool were knocked out of the Champions League by
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. Already 1–0 down from the first leg in Spain, Liverpool lost 3–2 at
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with some of Adrián's goalkeeping decisions coming under scrutiny. On 14 June 2021, Liverpool announced they have extended his contract, but without exposing any details regarding the duration of the extension. Due to the unavailability of first and second choice goalkeepers
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and Caoimhín Kelleher, Adrián played in the
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in July 2022 against Manchester City which Liverpool won 3–1. On 30 June 2023, Adrián extended his contract with Liverpool until the end of the 2023–24 season. On 7 July 2024 it was confirmed that he would leave Liverpool after 5 years.


Return to Betis

On 8 July 2024, Adrián returned to Real Betis on a free transfer, signing a two-year contract. Adrián's first game on his return to the club was a friendly against former club
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on 26 July 2024 in
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,
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,
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.


International career

On 26 August 2016, Adrián received his first call-up to the senior Spain squad by new manager
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for matches against
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and
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.


Career statistics


Honours

Liverpool *
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: 2019–20 *
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: 2023–24 *
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:
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*
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:
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*
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:
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Betis *
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runner-up: 2024–25


References


External links


Profile
at the Liverpool F.C. website
Profile
at the Real Betis website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Adrian 1987 births Living people Footballers from Seville Spanish men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Betis Deportivo Balompié footballers Real Betis players CD Alcalá players CD Utrera players West Ham United F.C. players Liverpool F.C. players Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol players Primera Andaluza players Tercera División players Segunda División B players La Liga players Premier League players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Spanish expatriate sportspeople in England 21st-century Spanish sportsmen