Adrián Marcelo Spörle (born 13 July 1995) is an Argentine professional
footballer
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who plays as a
left-back
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or
left midfielder
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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-winning campaign against Unión Santa Fe. He made his continental debut in August 2016 against San Lorenzo in the
Copa Sudamericana
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, prior to scoring his first goal on 19 November in the Primera División versus
Arsenal de Sarandí
Arsenal Fútbol Club (), usually referred as Arsenal de Sarandí , or simply Arsenal, is an Argentine sports club from the Sarandí district of Avellaneda Partido, Greater Buenos Aires.
The football team currently plays in Primera Nacional, t ...
.
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
Championship
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Title match system
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side
Dundee United
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; penning a three-year contract. His unofficial bow came in a Brechin City friendly on 5 July.
Spörle made his competitive debut for Dundee United on 12 July, playing forty-five minutes of a
Scottish League Cup
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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
Cowdenbeath
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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 SPFL Reserve League. 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
Arbroath
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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
Partick Thistle
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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 2020–21 against Livingston,
Kilmarnock
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and
Aberdeen
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as he began playing as a
left midfielder
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.
Independiente
On 1 January 2024, Spörle joined
Club Atlético Independiente
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.
Personal life
Spörle holds dual nationality through his German grandfather.
Career statistics
Honours
;Banfield
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Primera B Nacional
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Championship
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Championship systems
Various forms of competition can be referred to by the term championship.
Title match system
In this sys ...