 Adrián warming up forLiverpool in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adrián San Miguel del Castillo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1987-01-03)3 January 1987 (age 38)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Seville,Spain | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Betis | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Altair | |||
| 1998–2006 | Betis | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | Betis C | 23 | (0) |
| 2007–2012 | Betis B | 62 | (0) |
| 2008 | →Alcalá (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2009 | →Utrera (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Betis | 32 | (0) |
| 2013–2019 | West Ham United | 125 | (0) |
| 2019–2024 | Liverpool | 14 | (0) |
| 2024– | Betis | 19 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Andalusia[2] | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:52, 23 May 2025 (UTC) | |||
Adrián San Miguel del Castillo (born 3 January 1987), known asAdrián, is aSpanish professionalfootballer who plays as agoalkeeper forLa Liga clubReal Betis.
Adrián began his career playing with Spanish sideReal Betis, initially with the club's youth sides, before making his debut with the first team in 2012; he also had spells on loan withAlcalá andUtrera during this period. In 2013, he moved to England, joiningWest Ham United. After his release from West Ham, he signed with Liverpool in 2019, winning aPremier League title in his first season.
Born inSeville,Andalusia, Adrián played as astriker and awinger for CD Altair until age ten, when the previous goalkeeper left and he changed position to that of goalkeeper.[3] He later signed forReal Betis, where he finished his formation.[4]
Adrián spent his first two seasons with theC-team and a further five withthe reserves, with all five seasons with the reserves coming in theSegunda División B, successively backing upRené andBrimah Razak.[5] He was also loaned toAlcalá in 2008 andUtrera in 2009.[6][7] He was promoted to the first team for2011–12 as third-choice – still continuing to appear for the B's – but suffered a severe injury to hiscruciate ligaments in November that kept him out of action for five-and-a-half months.[8][9]
Adrián made hisLa Liga debut on 29 September 2012 in a 0–4 away loss againstMálaga. AfterCasto wassent off in the early minutes, hereplaced out-field playerSalvador Agra and went on to be namedman of the match.[8][10] Still in the2012–13 campaign, he became the starter, namely putting in a man of the match performance in a 1–0 home win againstReal Madrid on 24 November.[11] Following his debut, he went on to start the next 31 matches, keeping 11clean sheets as the club finished in seventh place andqualified for theUEFA Europa League.[12][13]
Having been watched playing for Betis byWest Ham United managerSam Allardyce and goalkeeping coachMartyn Margetson, Adrián was persuaded to join the club.[14] On 5 June 2013, it was announced he would sign a three-year contract on 1 July,[15] with thePremier League club having the option to extend this deal for a further two seasons.[12]
Adrián made hisHammers debut on 27 August 2013 in a 2–1 home win againstCheltenham Town forthe season'sLeague Cup. During the match, he fouledJermaine McGlashan to concede apenalty, whichMatt Richards converted.[16] His first league appearance came on 21 December, a 1–3 loss atManchester United.[17]
On 11 January 2014, Adrián kept his first Premier League clean sheet, in the 2–0 away win overCardiff City.[18] On 6 May, he attended the club's awards and won "Save of the Season" for a fingertip save fromOscar againstChelsea in January. He also won "Best Individual Performance" for the same match, in which he kept a clean sheet in a goalless draw, as well as "Signing of the Season". He was also named runner-up "Hammer of the Year" toMark Noble.[19] By the end of the2013–14 season, he had become West Ham's first-choice goalkeeper, replacing previous incumbentJussi Jääskeläinen.[20]
In anFA Cup third-round replaypenalty shoot-out againstEverton on 13 January 2015, Adrián saved fromSteven Naismith. The shootout went to sudden death, in which he scored the winner after his Everton counterpart, compatriotJoel Robles, struck the crossbar.[21] Despite having never taken a competitive penalty before, he was so confident he would score and win the match that he removed hisgoalkeeping gloves before taking it – his team won it 9–8.[22]
On 11 February 2015, Adrián was given a straightred card in a goalless draw atSouthampton for handling the ball outside the penalty area while pressured bySadio Mané.[23] His suspension for this dismissal was rescinded bythe Football Association, although West Ham were charged with failing to control their players following the incident,[24] being fined £30,000.[25] He played all 38 league matches and all four FA Cup matches duringthe campaign.[26]
Adrián received a straight red card in added time at the end of West Ham's 1–2 home loss toLeicester City on 15 August 2015 for a high challenge onJamie Vardy, after going up for acorner kick.[27] As the team had already made all of their substitutions,Carl Jenkinson became the goalkeeper for the remainder of the match.[27] In October 2015, he signed a new two-year contract with the option of a further two years, keeping him at the club until 2017.[28]
Adrián was released by West Ham at the end of the 2018–19 season.[29] His last game came on 26 January 2019 in a 4–2 away defeat toAFC Wimbledon in the FA Cup. He had played 150 in all competitions for West Ham but only five in his final season, all cup games, as his place in their Premier League team was taken byŁukasz Fabiański.[30] Adrián chose to leave the club despite a three-year contract offer because he "hadn't played a single game all season in the Premier League" and "didn't feel valued economically either".[31]
On 5 August 2019, it was announced that Adrián had signed forLiverpool on a free transfer.[32] He made his debut for the club on 9 August in a 4–1 win againstNorwich City, coming on in the 39th minute, replacing the injuredAlisson Becker.[33] On 14 August, Adrián started in the2019 UEFA Super Cup; in extra-time, he conceded a penalty for a foul onTammy Abraham, from whichJorginho was able to tie the match for Chelsea. Following a 2–2 draw, the match went to a penalty shoot-out, in which Adrián saved Abraham's final penalty, winning Liverpool their first trophy of the2019–20 season with a 5–4 victory onpenalties.[34][35] It was also Adrián's firsttrophy of his career.[31] Liverpool manager,Jürgen Klopp described his performance in the game as "incredible".[36]
Adrián made hisChampions League debut againstNapoli at theStadio San Paolo on 17 September. Although he made a remarkable save from Belgian internationalDries Mertens when the game was scoreless, Adrian fell to his first defeat as a Liverpool player on a 2–0 scoreline.[37] On 11 March 2020, Adrián stood in for Becker as holders Liverpool were knocked out of the Champions League byAtlético Madrid. Already 1–0 down from the first leg in Spain, Liverpool lost 3–2 atAnfield with some of Adrián's goalkeeping decisions coming under scrutiny.[38]
On 14 June 2021, Liverpool announced they have extended his contract, but without exposing any details regarding the duration of the extension.[39] Due to the unavailability of first and second choice goalkeepersAlisson Becker andCaoimhín Kelleher, Adrián played in the2022 FA Community Shield in July 2022 against Manchester City which Liverpool won 3–1.[40][41]
On 30 June 2023, Adrián extended his contract with Liverpool until the end of the2023–24 season. On 7 July 2024 it was confirmed that he would leave Liverpool after 5 years.[42]
On 8 July 2024, Adrián returned to Real Betis on a free transfer, signing a two-year contract.[43] Adrián's first game on his return to the club was a friendly against former clubLiverpool on 26 July 2024 inAcrisure Stadium,Pittsburgh,United States.[44]
On 26 August 2016, Adrián received his first call-up to the seniorSpain squad by new managerJulen Lopetegui for matches againstBelgium andLiechtenstein.[45]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Real Betis C | 2006–07[7] | Regional Preferente | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 2007–08[7] | Regional Preferente | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 23 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||||||
| Real Betis B | 2007–08 | Segunda División B | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2008–09 | Segunda División B | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||||
| 2009–10 | Segunda División B | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||||
| 2010–11 | Segunda División B | 22 | 0 | — | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||||
| 2011–12 | Segunda División B | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 62 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 64 | 0 | |||||
| Alcalá (loan) | 2007–08[7] | Tercera División | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Utrera (loan) | 2008–09[7] | Primera Andaluza | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Real Betis | 2012–13 | La Liga | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 0 | |||
| West Ham United | 2013–14[48] | Premier League | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15[26] | Premier League | 38 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16[49] | Premier League | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17[50] | Premier League | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18[51] | Premier League | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19[52] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 125 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 150 | 0 | |||
| Liverpool | 2019–20[53] | Premier League | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 2020–21[54] | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2021–22[55] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23[56] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023–24[57] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Real Betis | 2024–25 | La Liga | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7[f] | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 231 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 340 | 0 | ||
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