Adrián Sardinero Corpa (born 13 October 1990) is a Spanish

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who plays for Australian club

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as a winger.

Club career

Sardinero was born in

Leganés Leganés () is a city in the Community of Madrid, Spain. Considered part of the Madrid metropolitan area, it is located about 11 km southwest of the centre of Madrid. , it has a population of 188,425, making it the region's fifth most popul ...

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. After emerging through local Getafe CF's youth ranks, he made his senior debut in 2008, helping the

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to promote to Segunda División B for the first time ever in his

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. On 30 September 2010, one month before his 20th birthday, Sardinero made his debut for the main squad, playing 20 minutes in a 2–0 away loss against BSC Young Boys in the group stage of the

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. One month later, in a home fixture against the same

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opponent – in the same competition – he scored the game's only goal, all this before having appeared in

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for the club. Sardinero scored his only Spanish top-flight goal on 2 April 2011, closing the 2–4 home defeat to

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after coming on as a substitute for Borja Fernández midway through the second half. For the 2011–12 season, both he and teammate

Alberto Escassi Alberto Escassi Oliva (born 28 February 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as either a central defender or a defensive midfielder. Club career Escassi was born in Málaga, Andalusia. After playing for two other clubs as a youth ...

were loaned to

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side Hércules CF. On 10 July 2012, Sardinero (and Escassi) signed permanently with Hércules, penning a three-year contract. From 2014 and over six seasons, after their relegation from the second tier, he competed in the

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. Sardinero joined

OFI Crete F.C. OFI Crete Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Όμιλος Φιλάθλων Ηρακλείου 1925, ''Club of Fans of Heraklion 1925''), is a Greek professional Association football, football club based in Heraklion, on the island of Crete. It is a par ...

of the Super League Greece on 22 June 2020, on a two-year contract. The 30-year-old switched clubs and countries one year later, agreeing to a two-year deal at

in the A-League.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sardinero, Adrian 1990 births Living people People from Leganés Spanish footballers Footballers from the Community of Madrid Men's association football wingers La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Getafe CF B players Getafe CF footballers Hércules CF players Cypriot First Division players AEL Limassol players Apollon Limassol FC players Super League Greece players OFI Crete F.C. players A-League Men players Perth Glory FC players Spanish expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Expatriate footballers in Greece Expatriate soccer players in Australia Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Greece Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Australia