Adriano (footballer, born September 1987)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is de Sousaand the second or paternal family name is Cruz.

Adriano Michael Jackson

Adriano in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Carlos Adriano de Sousa Cruz
Date of birth	(1987-09-28) 28 September 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Valença, Brazil
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Jacuipense
Youth career
2005–2007	Bahia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2008	Ceará
2009–2010	América (RJ)	0	(0)
2010	Bahia	26	(15)
2010–2011	Fluminense	0	(0)
2011	→ Palmeiras (loan)	6	(0)
2011–2013	Dalian Shide	34	(7)
2013	→ Bahia (loan)	0	(0)
2013	→ Atlético Goianiense (loan)	10	(0)
2014–2015	Daejeon Citizen	49	(34)
2015–2016	FC Seoul	43	(25)
2017	Shijiazhuang Ever Bright	24	(10)
2018–2019	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	26	(8)
2020	FC Seoul	7	(0)
2021–	Jacuipense	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 April 2021

Carlos Adriano de Sousa Cruz (born 28 September 1987), commonly known as Adriano Michael Jackson, ^{[1] [2]} is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Jacuipense.

Club career

Adriano played for many Brazilian sides; Ceará, América, Bahia, and Palmeiras. Espescilly, when he was in America-RJ, he played with his role model Romário. Romário came on during the 68th minute of the match between América and Artsul, replacing Adriano. ^[3]

In Palmeiras, he was a top scorer of the 2011 Copa do Brasil.^{[ citation needed ]}

Dalian Shide

On 8 June 2011, Adriano transferred to Chinese Super League side Dalian Shide on a four-year deal with a reported fee of $3.8 million. ^[4] He made his Super League debut for Dalian on 14 June 2011 in a 2–0 home victory against Chengdu Blades, coming on as a substitute for Ahn Jung-Hwan in the second half. ^[5] His first goal in China came on 7 August 2011, which ensured Dalian Shide a 1–1 draw against Liaoning Whowin. ^[6] He managed to score 4 goals in 12 appearances in the 2011 league season.

On 26 June 2012, Adriano scored five goals in the third round of the 2012 Chinese FA Cup as Dalian Shide beat League One club Yanbian Baekdu Tigers 8–0 at Jinzhou Stadium. ^[7] He broke the Chinese FA Cup record for most goals scored in a match (the previous record was four goals, held by Wang Tao in 1998 and Mark Williams in 1999).^{[ citation needed ]}

Daejeon Citizen

On 13 March 2014, Adriano joined South Korean side Daejeon Citizen in K League 2.

FC Seoul

On 28 July 2015, Adriano joined South Korean side FC Seoul in K League 1.

Adriano scored 35 goals in all competitions in the 2016 season, setting a new record in South Korean football history. ^[8]

Shijiazhuang Ever Bright

On 16 January 2017, Shijiazhuang Ever Bright announced that they have signed Adriano. ^[9]

FC Seoul

On 4 February 2020, Adriano rejoined South Korean side FC Seoul on a one-year contract. ^[10]

Career statistics

As of 26 July 2020

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other [a]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ceará	2007	Série B		0 [11]
	2008	Série B		0 [12]
América (RJ)	2009	—
	2010	Série D	—		—		—		18	6	18	6
Bahia	2010	Série B	26	15	—		—				26	15
Fluminense	2011	Série A	—		—		—		—		—
Palmeiras (loan)	2011	Série A	6	0	4	5	—		14	1	24	6
Dalian Shide	2011	Chinese Super League	12	4	—		—		—		12	4
	2012	Chinese Super League	22	3	1	5	—		—		23	8
	Total		34	7	1	5	—		—		35	12
Bahia (loan)	2013	Série A	0	0	1	0	—		8	1	9	1
Atlético Goianiense (loan)	2013	Série B	10	0	0	0	—		—		10	0
Daejeon Citizen	2014	K League Challenge	32	27	0	0	—		—		32	27
	2015	K League Classic	17	7	1	1	—		—		18	8
	Total		49	34	1	1	—		—		50	35
FC Seoul	2015	K League Classic	13	8	2	2	—		—		15	10
	2016	K League Classic	30	17	6	5	11	13	—		47	35
	Total		43	25	8	7	11	13	—		62	45
Shijiazhuang Ever Bright	2017	China League One	24	10	0	0	—		—		24	10
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	2018	K League 1	25	8	2	1	6	5	—		33	14
	2019	K League 1	1	0	1	0	1	1	—		3	1
	Total		26	8	3	1	7	6	—		36	15
FC Seoul	2020	K League 1	7	0	1	0	1	0	—		9	0
Career total			225	99	19	19	19	19	40	8	303	145

1. Appearances in state football leagues

References

1. "Jacuipense acerta a contratação do atacante Adriano Michael Jackson". ge.
2. "Felipão testa Adriano Michael Jackson no time do Palmeiras". Jornal Correio. 18 January 2011.
3. 아드리아노의 비밀, ‘스승 호마리우+비디오’ (in Korean). Footballist. 22 January 2015.
4. 实德800万美元锁定新外援 巴西舞王即将登陆中超. Sina Sports (in Simplified Chinese). 9 July 2011.
5. 实德队最高身价外援首秀惊艳 将帅盛赞救火队员. Sohu Sports (in Simplified Chinese). 14 July 2011.
6. 实德800万强援终斩中超首球 惊鸿一击组3叉戟. QQ Sports (in Simplified Chinese). 18 July 2011.
7. "阿德爆发五弹连发 实德主场8球血洗延边|2012年足协杯|国内足坛-足协杯_新浪视频". video.sina.com.cn.
8. 아드리아노, 한 시즌 최다 골 신기록 세우다 (in Korean). sports.news.naver.com. 3 December 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
9. "FC Seoul lose Brazilian striker to Chinese club". english.yonhapnews.co.kr. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
10. Neat, Paul (4 February 2020). "Transfers: Adriano Returns to FC Seoul". K League United. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
11. "Artilheiros da Série B do Brasileiro 2007". Terra. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
12. "Brasileiro 2008 Série B". Terra. Archived from the original on 17 March 2010. Retrieved 17 March 2010.

External links

• Association football portal
• Brazil portal

• Adriano at Soccerway
• Adriano – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)