Adriano Correia

Adriano

Personal information
Full name	Adriano Correia Claro
Date of birth	26 October 1984 (1984-10-26)
Place of birth	Curitiba, Brazil
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Full back / Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Barcelona
Number	21
Youth career
	Coritiba
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2002–2004	Coritiba	81	(2)
2005–2010	Sevilla	157	(11)
2010–	Barcelona	29	(1)
National team‡
2003	Brazil U20
2003–	Brazil	13	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 March 2012. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 June 2011

Adriano Correia Claro (born 26 October 1984), simply Adriano, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for FC Barcelona in La Liga.

One of few players in professional football who is genuinely ambidextrous, he is capable of playing as a defender or midfielder, on both sides of the pitch.

Club career

Early years / Sevilla

Born in Curitiba, Paraná, Adriano started professionally for his hometown club, Coritiba Foot Ball Club, making his first team debuts at not yet 18. In January 2005, he joined Sevilla FC in a four 1/2-year deal, his La Liga debut arriving on the 29th, a 0–4 home loss against eventual champions FC Barcelona. The Andalusians, however, did finish sixth and qualified for the UEFA Cup. In the following seasons, Adriano continued to feature in several positions for Sevilla with equal success, as it won back-to-back UEFA Cups, with the player contributing with 25 matches and four goals in both editions combined. In the final of the latter edition, he opened the score against RCD Espanyol, in an eventual penalty shootout win; previously, in late September 2006, he had added a further five years to his link. After three years residing in the country, he was granted Spanish citizenship.

Adriano struggled with some injuries during the 2009–10 season, but still contributed with 27 games (no goals) as Sevilla finished fourth and returned to the UEFA Champions League.

Barcelona

On 16 July 2010, Adriano signed a 4+1 deal with Barcelona, for €9.5 million plus a conditional fee of €4 million; it also included a buyout clause of €90 million. He was awarded the No.21 shirt vacated by Ukrainian Dmytro Chygrynskiy, departed after just one season. He made his debut in a pre-season friendly against Vålerenga, coming on in the second half; on 14 August, he first appeared officially, in the first leg of the season's domestic Supercup, a 1–3 loss at former side Sevilla.

Adriano spent the vast majority of his first season with Barça as a substitute. On 2 February 2011, in a rare start, he scored his first goal for the Catalans, netting in a 3–0 semifinal win at UD Almería for the season's Copa del Rey (8–0 on aggregate).

In 2011–12, Adriano was again mostly a reserve for the Josep Guardiola-led side. On 15 December 2011, however, in the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup, he scored the first two goals in a 4–0 semifinal win against Sadd Sports Club, the first coming after a mistake by the Qatari team's defense to open the score in the 25th minute.

International career

Shortly after helping the U-20s win the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship, Adriano made his full squad debuts also in that year.

In 2004, he was part of the squad that won the Copa América, in Peru.

Club statistics

As of 4 March 2012

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sevilla	2004–05	16	2	-	-	4	1	-	-	20	3
	2005–06	32	3	0	0	13	3	-	-	45	6
	2006–07	26	2	3	0	11	1	1	0	41	3
	2007–08	27	1	-	-	6	0	-	-	33	1
	2008–09	29	3	6	1	5	1	-	-	40	5
	2009–10	27	0	4	0	4	1	-	-	35	1
	Total	157	11	13	1	43	7	1	0	214	19
Barcelona	2010–11	15	0	8	1	6	0	2	0	31	1
	2011–12	14	1	2	0	4	0	4	2	24	3
	Total	29	1	10	1	10	0	6	2	55	4
Career Total		186	12	23	2	53	7	7	2	269	23

Honours

Club

Coritiba

• Campeonato Paranaense: 2003, 2004

Sevilla

• UEFA Cup: 2005–06, 2006–07
• UEFA Super Cup: 2006; Runner-up 2007
• Copa del Rey: 2006–07, 2009–10
• Supercopa de España: 2007

Barcelona

• UEFA Champions League: 2010–11
• FIFA Club World Cup: 2011
• La Liga: 2010–11
• Supercopa de España: 2010, 2011
• UEFA Super Cup: 2011
• Copa del Rey: Runner-up 2010–11

Country

• FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2003
• Copa América: 2004

External links

• FC Barcelona profile
• BDFutbol profile
• Adriano Correia at National-Football-Teams.com
• Adriano Correia – FIFA competition record
• Adriano Correia – UEFA competition record
• Transfermarkt profile