Adriano (footballer, born January 1982)
# Adriano (footballer, born January 1982)

Adriano Ferreira Martins or simply Adriano (born January 21, 1982), is a Brazilian football striker for Portuguesa-RJ.

## Club career

Born in São Paulo (SP), Adriano started his career at Itararé-SP in 2002, after having played for the youth team's of Santa Cruz and Osasco-SP. In the following year he was signed by ADAP, and was later loaned out to Treze (2003), Botafogo-PB (2004) and Arapongas (2005, where he began to gain prominence to be one of the top scorers of the Segunda Divisão Paranaense with 11 goals.

In June 2011, Adriano left Gamba Osaka and joined Qatari club El Jaish, signing a three-year contract with the club. In his first season with El Jaish, Adriano finished as the top scorer in the Qatar Stars League with 18 goals in 20 games.

Adriano expressed interest in playing for the Qatar national team, however he would have to wait until 2014 to be naturalized.

In June 2018, Adriano joined Barra da Tijuca. However, a serious injury prevented him from playing any games for the club. He was then without club until December 2019, where he joined Portuguesa da Ilha.

## Honours

* Top scorer of the 2011–12 Qatar Stars League with 18 goals

## Club statistics

    As of 25 April 2014
