Adrián Marcelo Spörle (born 13 July 1995) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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. He previously played for Banfield in Argentina and

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in Scotland.

Career

Banfield

Spörle, after joining their ranks in 2008, began his senior career with Banfield in 2014, making his debut on 7 June in the club's final match of their

2013–14 Primera B Nacional The 2013–14 Primera B Nacional was the 28th season of professional Argentine second division. For this season, the total teams was raised to 22; the champion, runner-up and winner of the tiebreaker playoff were promoted to Primera División. ...

-winning campaign against Unión Santa Fe. He made his continental debut in August 2016 against

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in the

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, prior to scoring his first goal on 19 November in the Primera División versus

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Dundee United

On 13 June 2019, after one goal in sixty-nine games for Banfield, Spörle left for Scottish football after agreeing a move to

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side

; penning a three-year contract. His unofficial bow came in a

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friendly on 5 July. Spörle made his competitive debut for Dundee United on 12 July, playing forty-five minutes of a

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group stage loss to Heart of Midlothian. On his second appearance in the same competition, Spörle netted his opening goal in a 3–0 victory over

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on 19 July. He didn't feature in any of the club's first four Championship fixtures, instead he played for the reserves in the

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. Spörle's first league appearance belatedly arrived on 21 September, as he came off the bench to replace Louis Appéré in a 2–1 home win over

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. Spörle struggled to learn English in his early months. In January 2020, Spörle scored his first league goal during a win away to

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and netted on his

Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,Hibernian. After the club won promotion as champions at the end of 2019–20, Spörle scored his first Scottish top-flight goal on 19 September in a home win over St Mirren. That was followed by further goals in

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against

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and

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as he began playing as a

Personal life

Spörle holds dual nationality through his German grandfather.

Career statistics

Honours

;Banfield *

Primera B Nacional Primera Nacional (usually called simply Nacional B, in English "National B Division", and known as Primera B Nacional until the 2019–20 season) is the second division of the Argentine football league system. The competition is made up of 37 tea ...

: 2013–14 ;Dundee United *

: 2019–20

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sporle, Adrian 1995 births Living people People from Neuquén Argentine people of German descent Argentine footballers Association football defenders Argentine expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Scotland Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Primera Nacional players Argentine Primera División players Scottish Professional Football League players Club Atlético Banfield footballers Dundee United F.C. players