Adrián Dalmau Vaquer (born 23 March 1994) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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for

Ekstraklasa (; meaning "Extra Class" in Polish), officially known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to its Sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is a professional association football league in Poland and the highest level of the Polish foo ...

club

Piast Gliwice Gliwicki Klub Sportowy Piast Gliwice () is a Polish professional football club based in Gliwice. In the 2018–19 season, Piast won its first Polish championship. As of 2025–26, it competes in the Ekstraklasa, Poland's top division. Histo ...

Club career

Born in

Palma de Mallorca Palma (, ; ), also known as Palma de Mallorca (officially between 1983 and 1988, 2006–2008, and 2012–2016), is the capital and largest city of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain. It is ...

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, Dalmau joined

Real Madrid Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional Football club (association football), football club based in Madrid. The club competes in La Liga, th ...

's youth setup in 2011 after starting out at CD San Francisco. The following year, he moved to neighbouring

Rayo Vallecano Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, S.A.D. (), often abbreviated to Rayo (Spanish for "thunderbolt"), is a Spanish professional football club based in the Villa de Vallecas district of Madrid. The club competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish foot ...

, making his debut with the reserves on 25 November 2012 by coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–2

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 ...

home loss against

CD Ourense Club Deportivo Ourense, S.A.D. was a Spanish football team based in Ourense, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded in 1952 after the dissolution of old UD Orensana, it played in Segunda División B – Group 1, holding home games a ...

. Dalmau was loaned to

Zamora CF Zamora Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Zamora, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 1968 it plays in , holding home games at ''Estadio Ruta de la Plata'', with a capacity of 7,813 seaters. History ...

also of the third division on 2 September 2013. On 8 July of the following year, he signed a one-year deal at

Racing de Ferrol Racing Club de Ferrol, commonly known as Racing de Ferrol, is a Spanish football team based in Ferrol, Province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded in 1919, the club currently plays in , holding home games at '' E ...

in the same tier after terminating his contract with Rayo. A backup to Joselu, Dalmau still contributed eight goals as his team missed out on promotion in the play-offs. On 19 June 2015, he moved to another

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RCD Espanyol B Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona "B" is the reserve team of the RCD Espanyol, club based in Barcelona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. The team was founded in 1991 and plays in the , holding home matches at the 3,000-seat capa ...

still in division three. On 29 February 2016, after scoring 12 times in 25 matches, Dalmau was loaned to

CD Numancia Club Deportivo Numancia de Soria, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club in Soria, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 April 1945, it plays in , holding home games at '' Nuevo Estadio Los Pajaritos''. Besides football it ...

until June. He made his

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debut on 6 March, replacing Jon Gaztañaga in the 1–0 away defeat against

SD Ponferradina Sociedad Deportiva Ponferradina, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Ponferrada, in the El Bierzo region, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 7 June 1922, it plays in Primera Federación - Group 1, holding home ma ...

. Dalmau was loaned to

RCD Mallorca Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. (, , ''Royal Sporting Club Mallorca''), commonly known as Real Mallorca or RCD Mallorca, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Palma de Mallorca, ...

in a

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-long deal, on 12 August 2016. The following 15 July, after suffering second-division relegation, he cut ties with Espanyol and joined

Villarreal CF B Villarreal Club de Fútbol "B" is a Spanish football team based in Villarreal, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1999, it is the reserve team of Villarreal CF and plays in , holding home games at '' Estadio de la Cerámica'', wit ...

. In June 2018, Dalmau moved abroad and agreed to a three-year contract at Dutch

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side

Heracles Almelo Heracles Almelo is a Dutch professional football club based in Almelo, founded in 1903. The club has won the Dutch national title twice, in 1927 and 1941. Heracles won the Eerste Divisie title during the 2004–05 season, gaining promotion to t ...

with the option of a fourth. With 19 goals, he finished third in the scoring charts in his only season; this included four goals on 16 February 2019 in a 6–0 home win over

Fortuna Sittard Fortuna Sittard (; ) is a professional football club from the municipality of Sittard-Geleen, Netherlands. The club currently plays its football in the 12,500 capacity Fortuna Sittard Stadion and features in the Eredivisie. The club was establi ...

, and a

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on the last day in a 5–4 loss to

Excelsior Rotterdam Excelsior Rotterdam, commonly known as Excelsior, is a Dutch professional football club based in Rotterdam. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of the Dutch football league system, following promotion from the Eerste Divisie in the 2024– ...

also at the

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. In July 2019, after his club rejected an offer from

Maccabi Tel Aviv FC Maccabi Tel Aviv Football Club (; ''Moadon Kaduregel Maccabi Tel Aviv'') is an Israeli professional association football, football club from Tel Aviv and part of the Maccabi Tel Aviv, Maccabi Tel Aviv Sport Club. Founded in 1906 in Jaffa as t ...

, Dalmau signed a three-year deal with

FC Utrecht Football Club Utrecht () is a Dutch professional association football, football club based in Utrecht. The club competes in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football league system, Dutch football, and plays its home matches at the Stadion ...

of the same league for an undisclosed fee. He struggled heavily with injuries in his debut campaign, appearing in only eight competitive games. Dalmau joined

Sparta Rotterdam Sparta Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club based in Rotterdam. Established on 1 April 1888, Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands. Sparta currently competes in the Eredivisie, the top flig ...

on 24 December 2021, on a five-month contract to be made effective the following January. On 11 August 2022, he returned to Spain with

AD Alcorcón Agrupación Deportiva Alcorcón S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Alcorcón, in the autonomous community of Madrid. Founded in 1971, it currently plays in Primera Federación, holding home matches at the Municipal de Santo Domingo, ...

of the

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. On 8 July 2023, Dalmau signed a two-year deal with Polish

side

Korona Kielce Korona Kielce (, Korona – ''Crown'' – symbol of club and city, Kielce – name of city where club is based) is a Polish professional football club based in Kielce, competing in Ekstraklasa in the 2025–26 season. From 2002 to ...

. On 11 June 2025, Dalmau moved to another Polish top-flight club

on a two-year contract.

Honours

Korona Kielce II *

IV liga Świętokrzyskie IV liga Świętokrzyskie group (grupa świętokrzyska), also known as RSActive IV liga świętokrzyska for sponsorship reasons, is one of the groups of IV liga, the fifth level of Polish football league system. The current champions are Korona Ki ...

: 2023–24

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dalmau, Adrian 1994 births Living people 21st-century Spanish sportsmen Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Palma de Mallorca Men's association football forwards Segunda División players Segunda División B players Primera Federación players Rayo Vallecano B players Zamora CF footballers Racing de Ferrol footballers RCD Espanyol B footballers CD Numancia players RCD Mallorca players Villarreal CF B players AD Alcorcón footballers Eredivisie players Heracles Almelo players FC Utrecht players Sparta Rotterdam players Ekstraklasa players IV liga players Korona Kielce players Piast Gliwice players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Poland