Adriana Martín

Adriana Martín
Personal information
Full nameAdriana Martín Santamaría
Date of birth7 November 1986
Place of birthLa Puebla de Valverde, Aragon, Spain
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
Levante UD
Number9
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002–2003Barcelona
2003–2004Sabadell
2004–2005Barcelona
2005–2009Espanyol(78)
2009–2011Rayo Vallecano(61)
2011Pozuelo
2011Sky Blue FC15(3)
2011–2012Atlético Madrid26(21)
2012Western New York Flash11(15)
2012Chelsea5(1)
2012–2013Atlético Madrid10(3)
2013–2014Western New York Flash34(6)
2014–Levante UD26(21)
National team
Spain U19
2005Spain35(26)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 August 2013.
† Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Martín and the second or maternal family name is Santamaría.

Adriana Martín Santamaría (born 7 November 1986), commonly known as Adriana, is a Spanish international football striker currently playing for Levante UD of the Primera Division (Spain). She previously played for FA WSL club, Chelsea Ladies, Western New York Flash and Sky Blue FC of the WPS and Western New York Flash of the WPSL Elite,[1] as well as Atlético Madrid, FC Barcelona, CE Sabadell, RCD Espanyol and Rayo Vallecano in the Spanish Superliga. She has won three Spanish leagues and two national Cups, and was the league's top scorer in 2007 and 2010.[2]

Playing career

Club

Martin played in the Champions League with Espanyol and Rayo Vallecano, scoring 10 goals in 12 games.

In August 2012, Adriana agreed to play the last six games of the FA WSL season with Chelsea Ladies.[3]

In early 2013, she signed with the Western New York Flash for the inaugural season of the NWSL.

International

Adriana is a longstanding member of the Spanish national team. In the qualification stage for the 2011 World Cup she scored 16 goals.[4]

In October 2012 Adriana scored in Spain's 3–2 extra time win over Scotland in the second leg of the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying play-off. The Spanish looked to be heading out when Veró Boquete had missed a penalty three minutes before hitting the winning goal on 122 minutes. Adriana had also scored Spain's goal in the first leg, a 1–1 draw at Hampden Park.

In June 2013, national team coach Ignacio Quereda confirmed Adriana as a member of his 23-player squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 finals in Sweden.[5]

Official international goals

References

  1. "Adriana Martín, fichaje estrella del Féminas – Atlético de Madrid Féminas | nosotras". AS.com. 21 August 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  2. "Las reinas europeas del gol, en la Copa de Basauri – Femenino". FutbolBalear.es. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  3. "La futbolista turolense Adriana Martín, ficha por el Chelsea CF.El lunes entrevista con la jugadora" (in Spanish). Eco de Teruel. 10 August 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  4. "Women's World Cup – Adriana –". Uefa.com. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  5. "Spain stick with tried and trusted". Uefa.com. UEFA. 29 June 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013.

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