Adriano Ferreira Martins (born 21 January 1982), or simply Adriano, is a Brazilian former professional

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er who played as a striker.

Career

Born in São Paulo (SP), Adriano started his career at Itararé-SP in 2002, after having played for the youth team's of Santa Cruz and Osasco-SP.Adriano Martins é o novo reforço do Fortaleza
boraleao.net, 31 August 2015 In the following year he was signed by ADAP, and was later loaned out to Treze (2003), Botafogo-PB (2004) and

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(2005, where he began to gain prominence to be one of the top scorers of the Segunda Divisão Paranaense with 11 goals. In June 2011, Adriano left

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and joined Qatari club El Jaish, signing a three-year contract with the club. In his first season with El Jaish, Adriano finished as the top scorer in the

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with 18 goals in 20 games. Adriano expressed interest in playing for the Qatar national team, however he would have to wait until 2014 to be naturalized. In June 2018, Adriano joined

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. However, a serious injury prevented him from playing any games for the club. He was then without club until December 2019, where he joined Portuguesa da Ilha.

Career statistics

Honours

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top scorer: 2011–12 with 18 goals

External links

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References

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