Carlo Adriano García Prades (born 12 February 2001), known as Carlo Adriano, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Villarreal CF.

Carlo Adriano
Personal information
Full name Carlo Adriano García Prades
Date of birth (2001-02-12) 12 February 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Villarreal, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Villarreal B
Number 10
Youth career
Benicasim
2010–2019 Villarreal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Villarreal C 26 (6)
2020– Villarreal B 126 (7)
2020– Villarreal 1 (0)
International career
2020 Spain U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024

Club career

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Born in Villarreal, Castellón, Valencian Community, Carlo Adriano joined Villarreal CF's youth setup in 2010, from CD Benicasim.[1] He made his senior debut with the C-team on 24 August 2019, starting in a 3–0 Tercera División away win against CF Recambios Colón.[2]

Carlo Adriano scored his first senior goal on 1 September 2019, netting the game's only in a home success over CD Olímpic de Xàtiva.[3] On 26 October, he scored a brace in a 5–0 home routing of UD Benigànim.[4]

Ahead of the 2020–21 season, Carlo Adriano was assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B, and made his debut for the side on 18 October 2020 by starting in a 0–1 loss at SCR Peña Deportiva.[5] He made his first team debut on 16 December, coming on as a late substitute for Juan Foyth in a 6–0 away routing of SD Leioa, for the season's Copa del Rey;[6] by doing so, he became the sixth player born in Villarreal to debut for the club.[7][8]

Carlo Adriano made his professional – and La Liga – debut on 3 January 2022, replacing fellow youth graduate Manu Trigueros in a 5–0 home routing of Levante UD.[9] He scored his first professional goal on 12 October, netting the B's first in a 2–2 Segunda División home draw against SD Ponferradina.

Personal life

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Carlo Adriano's father and brother were also footballers: the former, Adriano was also a forward, while the latter, Cristian, was a midfielder. Both were also groomed at Villarreal.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Carlo Adriano: otra gran saga continúa en el Villarreal" [Carlo Adriano: another great saga continues at Villarreal] (in Spanish). El Periódico Mediterráneo. 21 December 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  2. ^ "El Villarreal CF C demostró sus hechuras y ganó bien en El Perdiguer" [Villarreal C show their size and win comfortably at the El Perdiguer] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  3. ^ "El Villarreal C confirma su buen arranque y sigue coliderando la tabla" [Villarreal C confirm their good start and remain in the second place] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  4. ^ "El Villarreal rompió el maleficio ante el Benigánim y ganó un partido tras un mes de sinsabores (5–0)" [Villarreal break the curse against Benigánim and win a match after a bitersweet month (5–0)] (in Spanish). Castellón Información. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  5. ^ "El Villarreal CF B sufre y cae ante un efectivo Peña Deportiva" [Villarreal CF B suffer and fall against an effective Peña Deportiva] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. 18 October 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  6. ^ "El Villarreal cumple con un 'set' el trámite ante el Leioa" [Villarreal comply with the formality against Leioa with a 'set'] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Carlo Adriano, algo más que un debut en el Villarreal" [Carlo Adriano, something more than a debut at Villarreal] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Carlo Adriano's special debut". Villarreal CF. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  9. ^ "El Villarreal abusa de un moribundo" [Villarreal take advantage of a dying team] (in Spanish). Marca. 3 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Carlo Adriano, un "10" de lujo" [Carlo Adriano, a luxury "10"] (in Spanish). Levante-EMV. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
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