 Adrián in action forGetafe in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adrián González Morales[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1988-05-25)25 May 1988 (age 37)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2006 | Real Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | Real Madrid B | 38 | (5) |
| 2007–2008 | →Celta (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2008 | →Gimnàstic (loan) | 18 | (2) |
| 2008–2010 | Getafe | 30 | (1) |
| 2010–2012 | Racing Santander | 58 | (3) |
| 2012–2014 | Rayo Vallecano | 38 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Elche | 28 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Eibar | 60 | (12) |
| 2017–2020 | Málaga | 99 | (19) |
| 2020–2022 | Zaragoza | 37 | (3) |
| 2022 | Fuenlabrada | 13 | (1) |
| Total | 422 | (47) | |
| International career | |||
| 2004 | Spain U16 | 4 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Spain U17 | 7 | (3) |
| 2006–2007 | Spain U19 | 6 | (3) |
| 2007 | Spain U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2009 | Spain U21 | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2022–2023 | Olympiacos (assistant) | ||
| 2023–2025 | Al Qadsiah (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Adrián González Morales (born 25 May 1988), known simply asAdrián, is a Spanish former professionalfootballer who played as acentral midfielder.
His career was spent mostly inLa Liga, where he totalled 243 games in service ofGetafe,Racing de Santander,Rayo Vallecano,Elche,Eibar andMálaga (20 goals), adding 179 in theSegunda División for six teams.
A product ofReal Madrid's youth system,Madrid-born Adrián spent2006–07 with the reservesReal Madrid Castilla where he was trained by his father, former club legendMíchel.[2] He then served twoSegunda División loansthe following season, withRC Celta de Vigo[3] andGimnàstic de Tarragona,[4] being sparingly used by both sides.[5]
In late May 2008, Adrián was bought by another team from the capital,Getafe CF,[6] with Real Madrid having the option to re-buy the player. He made his competitive debut on 5 October, playing 15 minutes in a 2–2 home draw againstUD Almería.[7] Midway throughthe campaign, he would be again coached by his father after the dismissal ofVíctor Muñoz.[8]
Adrián started in many games of2009–10, which brought heavy criticism on coach Míchel, who was accused ofnepotism.[9] He lost his starting position midway through the season but eventually returned, scoring his first goal inLa Liga on 25 April 2010 as Getafe downedSevilla FC 4–3 at home – he also provided anassist in the match[10]– and completed the last three fixtures as the club collected seven points andqualified for theUEFA Europa League as sixth.[11]
In mid-August 2010, Adrián terminated his contract and joinedRacing de Santander in the same league.[12] A starter throughout most ofthe campaign although he rarely finished a match, he made his official debut with theCantabrians on 29 August in a 0–3 home loss againstFC Barcelona.[13]
After his team'srelegation in 2012, Adrián went back to his hometown and signed a two-year deal atRayo Vallecano.[14] Mainly a substitute in hisfirst year, he scored his first goal on 25 September 2013 in a 4–1 defeat at Sevilla,[15] adding two more on 19 December in the3–1 win overReal Valladolid in theCopa del Rey.[16]
On 26 June 2014, Adrián joinedElche CF for two years.[17] Following theiradministrative relegation from the top flight, he took part in pre-season before cutting ties in mid-August 2015,[18] linking withSD Eibar for the next three years.[19] He scored five goals in hisfirst season in theBasque Country,[20] including one on his debut in a 3–1 away victory againstGranada CF.[21]
Adrián reunited with his father atMálaga CF on 23 May 2017, after agreeing to a three-year contract with the option for a further season.[22] With theAndalusians back in division two in the2018–19 campaign, the competentpenalty taker scored a career-best ten goals.[23]
On 7 September 2020, Adrián signed a two-year deal withReal Zaragoza also of the second tier.[24] He became afree agent 20 January 2022[25] and, the following day, the 33-year-old joined fellow second division sideCF Fuenlabrada on a short-term contract.[26]
Adrián retired in summer 2022. In2022–23, he was part of his father's coaching staff atSuper League Greece clubOlympiacos FC.[27] The pair then worked together in Saudi Arabia withAl Qadsiah FC.[28]
Adrián won his onlycap for theSpain under-21 team on 10 February 2009, as a 70th-minutesubstitute forDiego Capel in the 1–1friendly draw withNorway inCartagena.[29]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Spain | League | Copa del Rey | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2006–07 | Real Madrid B | Segunda División | 38 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 38 | 5 |
| 2007–08 | Celta | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | |
| Gimnàstic | 18 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 18 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | Getafe | La Liga | 5 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | 25 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 25 | 1 | ||
| 2010–11 | Racing Santander | 23 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 23 | 0 | |
| Total | Spain | 102 | 8 | 102 | 8 | |||||
| Career total | 102 | 8 | 102 | 8 | ||||||