 Adrián before a game withSpain U21 in 2011 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Adrián López Álvarez[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1988-01-08)8 January 1988 (age 38)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Teverga, Spain[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2][3][4] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Rayo Vallecano (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Covadonga | |||||||||||||||||
| Oviedo | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Oviedo | 30 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2011 | Deportivo La Coruña | 92 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008 | →Alavés (loan) | 10 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | →Málaga (loan) | 28 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2014 | Atlético Madrid | 90 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2019 | Porto | 25 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | →Villarreal (loan) | 16 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | →Villarreal (loan) | 15 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | →Deportivo La Coruña (loan) | 30 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Osasuna | 43 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Málaga | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 381 | (53) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Spain U17 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Spain U19 | 3 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Spain U20 | 5 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2011 | Spain U21 | 19 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Spain Olympic (O.P.) | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Spain | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Rayo Vallecano (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Adrián López Álvarez (Spanish pronunciation:[aˈðɾjanˈlopeθ]; born 8 January 1988), known simply asAdrián, is a Spanish former professionalfootballer who played as aforward. He is currently assistant manager atLa Liga clubRayo Vallecano.
He amassedLa Liga totals of 314 matches and 44 goals over 13 seasons, representing in the competitionDeportivo,Málaga,Atlético Madrid,Villarreal andOsasuna and winning four major titles with the third club, including the2013–14 league championship. In 2014 he signed withPorto from Portugal, being loaned several times during his contract.
Adrián earned twocaps forSpain in 2012.
Born inTeverga,Asturias, Adrián was a product of localReal Oviedo's youth system. He quickly made the transition into the first team, scoring three goals in 26 matches while playing in theSegunda División B. However, he did not have a professional contract because he was a youth player, and the only way to acquire his services for free was to offer him one.[5]
Deportivo de La Coruña obliged and, in October 2006, Oviedo were given a€331,000 compensation by theLa Liga club.[6] Adrián's finest moment of2006–07 arrived when, on 31 March 2007, he entered the league match at theCamp Nou in the 61st minute, and althoughFC Barcelona won it 2–1, he managed to score with a clever touch;[7] it was his only league goal of the campaign, in 15 appearances (six starts).
After receiving few first team opportunities during2007–08, Adrián was loaned toSegunda División strugglersDeportivo Alavés in April 2008.[8] After helping theBasque teamavoid relegation with three league goals, he returned toA Coruña to be loaned again on 14 August, this time to newly promotedMálaga CF on aseason-long deal.[9]
On 28 September 2008, Adrián netted his first goal for Málaga in a 2–1 home win overReal Valladolid,[10] and appeared regularly throughoutthe campaign albeit only scoring three times. For2009–10 he returned to Deportivo, where he began to feature prominently in the starting XI in various attacking positions. On 23 March 2010, he equalised for 10-men – eventually nine –Depor atSporting de Gijón, in a final 2–1 loss.[11]
Adrián continued to appear regularly in the2010–11 season, again as a starter. In theCopa del Rey, theGalicians facedCórdoba CF in theround of 16: after a 1–1 draw inAndalusia, he scored the 1–1 in the90th minute of the second leg, taking the match toextra time where he netted two more for a 3–1 victory and aspot in the quarter-finals.[12][13] He finished as the team's top scorer at seven in 36 games, but they returned to the second tier after 20 years.[14]
Adrián joinedAtlético Madrid on 19 July 2011 as afree agent, signing a four-year deal.[15] Nine days later, in his competitive debut, heassisted in bothJosé Antonio Reyes goals in a 2–1 home win againstStrømsgodset IF inthat season'sUEFA Europa League.[16] In the second leg, he netted the opening goal in a 2–0 victory.[17]
In the same competition, on 25 August 2011, Adrián added a brace in a 4–0 away defeat ofVitória de Guimarães which ensured Atlético's qualification for the group stage 6–0 on aggregate.[18] His first league goal came in a 4–0 home win againstRacing de Santander on 18 September, heading from anArda Turan cross.[19]
As the volatile Reyes became increasingly disgruntled with his reserve status at the club, Adrián firmly established himself in the starting eleven. In two games separated by only five days, he scored four goals, two apiece againstReal Zaragoza in the league (3–1 home victory) andUdinese Calcio (4–0, also at home) in the Europa League;[20][21] in the latter competition, as the teamreached and won the final, he scored 11 times.[22][23]
On 17 December 2013, Adrián extended his contract with theColchoneros until 30 June 2018.[24] On 30 April of the following year, he scored his third official goal ofthe season, starting and helping his team win 3–1 atChelsea andprogress tothe final of theUEFA Champions League for the first time since 1974.[25]
On 12 July 2014, Adrián signed a five-year deal with Portuguese clubFC Porto, who paid €11 million to Atlético Madrid for 60% of his economic rights.[26] He scored his first goal for his new team on 17 September, in a 6–0 rout ofFC BATE Borisov in theChampions League group stage.[27] It was his only goal in 18 competitive appearances over hisfirst season.[28]
Adrián returned to Spain and its top division on 31 August 2015, after agreeing to a one-year loan withVillarreal CF.[29] After several months on the sidelines with a left leg tendon ailment,[30] he scored his first goal the following 28 February, concluding a 3–0 home victory againstLevante UD.[31]
On 28 April 2016, Adrián scored the only goal at theEstadio El Madrigal againstLiverpool,coming on forRoberto Soldado late into the second half and netting in the90th minute of the first leg of theEuropa League semi-finals.[32] The following January, after few opportunities at Porto, he returned to Villarreal on the same basis for the remainder ofthe campaign.[33]
On 11 August 2017, Adrián returned to Deportivo on a one-year loan deal.[34] He scored a team and career-best nine goals, but the club wasrelegated from the top flight after four years.[35]
On 19 October 2018, in a match against amateursS.C. Vila Real in thethird round of theTaça de Portugal, Adrián netted four times in a 6–0 away rout.[36] He scored his first goal in thePrimeira Liga the following 2 March, but in a 1–2 home loss toS.L. Benfica which leapfrogged the hosts to take first place with ten rounds remaining.[37]
Adrián returned to Spain's top flight on 30 July 2019, with the free agent joining newly promotedCA Osasuna on a one-year contract.[38] On 22 May 2021, after 46 competitive matches, he was released.[39]
On 31 March 2022, aged 34, Adrián returned to Málaga on a short-term deal.[40] He retired in 2023 due to injury problems, even though he did not make any official announcement.[41]
In February 2024, López was appointed assistant manager ofRayo Vallecano.[42]
In the2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Canada, Adrián scored ahat-trick forSpain in the final group stage game againstJordan on 7 July, with all three goals coming in a span of ten minutes late in the first half.[43]
Subsequently, he represented theunder-21s in twoUEFA European Championships. In the2011 edition in Denmark, Adrián scored a brace in a 2–0 group stage victory over theCzech Republic,[44] adding another in the next match againstUkraine (3–0).[45] In the semi-final againstBelarus, he scored the late 1–1 which took the game into extra time, adding another in that period in an eventual 3–1 win;[46] he was awarded the Golden Boot as the highest scorer in the tournament.[47]
Adrián made hisfull side debut on 26 May 2012 in afriendly withSerbia: after replacing Soldado athalf-time, he scored with a header in the 64th minute, and later won apenalty kick which resulted in the final 2–0 inSt. Gallen.[48] He was also part ofthe Olympic team in2012.[49]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | Ref. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Oviedo | 2004–05 | Tercera División | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 1 | |||
| 2005–06 | Segunda División B | 26 | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 3 | [50] | |||
| Total | 30 | 4 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 4 | – | ||||
| Deportivo La Coruña | 2006–07 | La Liga | 15 | 1 | 6 | 1 | – | – | 21 | 2 | [50] | ||
| 2007–08 | La Liga | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | [50] | |||
| 2008–09 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | [50] | ||
| 2009–10 | La Liga | 34 | 4 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 39 | 4 | [50] | |||
| 2010–11 | La Liga | 36 | 7 | 4 | 4 | – | – | 40 | 11 | [50] | |||
| Total | 92 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | – | 110 | 17 | – | |||
| Alavés (loan) | 2007–08 | Segunda División | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 3 | [50] | ||
| Málaga (loan) | 2008–09 | La Liga | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 3 | [50] | ||
| Atlético Madrid | 2011–12 | La Liga | 36 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 11 | – | 57 | 19 | [50] | |
| 2012–13 | La Liga | 32 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 0 | – | 47 | 4 | [50] | ||
| 2013–14 | La Liga | 22 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 3 | [50] | |
| Total | 90 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 37 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 142 | 26 | – | ||
| Porto | 2014–15 | Primeira Liga | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | – | 18 | 1 | [51] | |
| 2016–17 | Primeira Liga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | [51] | ||
| 2018–19 | Primeira Liga | 11 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | – | 23 | 6 | [51] | ||
| Total | 25 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 2 | – | 50 | 7 | – | |||
| Villarreal (loan) | 2015–16 | La Liga | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | – | 23 | 5 | [50] | |
| 2016–17 | La Liga | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 17 | 2 | [50] | ||
| Total | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | – | 40 | 7 | – | |||
| Deportivo La Coruña (loan) | 2017–18 | La Liga | 30 | 9 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 9 | [50] | ||
| Osasuna | 2019–20 | La Liga | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 2 | [50] | ||
| 2020–21 | La Liga | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 1 | [50] | |||
| Total | 43 | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 46 | 3 | – | ||||
| Málaga | 2021–22 | Segunda División | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | [50] | ||
| Career total | 381 | 53 | 56 | 11 | 58 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 496 | 80 | – | ||
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 26 May 2012 | AFG Arena,St. Gallen, Switzerland |  Serbia | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | [48] |
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