Adrián Riera Torrecillas (born 19 April 1996) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a winger for

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club OFI.

Career

Born in

Murcia Murcia ( , , ) is a city in south-eastern Spain, the Capital (political), capital and most populous city of the autonomous community of the Region of Murcia, and the Ranked lists of Spanish municipalities#By population, seventh largest city i ...

, Riera was a Levante youth graduate. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 22 August 2015, playing the last six minutes in a 0–1

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 ...

away loss against Hércules. On 1 February 2016, after being sparingly used, Riera was loaned to fellow league team La Roda until the end of the season. The following July, he moved to

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's B-team in

Tercera División Tercera División () was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segund ...

, after terminating his contract with the ''Granotes''. Riera returned to the third division on 11 July 2017, after agreeing to a contract with

Formentera Formentera (, ) is a Spanish island located in the Mediterranean Sea, which belongs to the Balearic Islands autonomous community (Spain) together with Mallorca, Menorca, and Ibiza. Formentera is the smallest and most southerly island of the ...

. The following 31 January, he moved to Toledo in the same category, but spent the remainder of the campaign sidelined after suffering a

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injury. In August 2018, Riera joined another

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, Villarreal B also in division three. Roughly one year later, he terminated his contract with the ''Yellow Submarine'' and moved abroad, signing a two-year contract with Asteras Tripolis of the Greek

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. Riera made his professional debut on 24 August 2019, starting in a 0–1 away loss against

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós (, Olympic Association of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number of different competitive departments which participate in football, ...

. His first goal came on 13 September of the following year in the 2020–21 season opener, the only one of a home win against Panathinaikos. On 14 July 2021, Asteras Tripolis announced the extension of Riera's contract with the club for two more years, until June 2023. On 30 May 2023, he signed a contract with Greek Super League team OFI until the summer of 2025.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Riera, Adrian 1996 births Living people Footballers from Murcia Spanish men's footballers Men's association football wingers Segunda División B players Tercera División players Atlético Levante UD players La Roda CF players Getafe CF B players SD Formentera players CD Toledo players Villarreal CF B players Super League Greece players Asteras Tripolis F.C. players OFI Crete F.C. players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Greece 21st-century Spanish sportsmen