Carlo Adriano

Carlo Adriano García Prades (born 12 February 2001), known as Carlo Adriano, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Villarreal CF.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Prades.
Carlo Adriano
Personal information
Full name Carlo Adriano García Prades
Date of birth (2001-02-12) 12 February 2001
Place of birth Villarreal, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Villarreal B
Number 10
Youth career
Benicasim
2010–2019 Villarreal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Villarreal C 26 (6)
2020– Villarreal B 89 (6)
2020– Villarreal 1 (0)
International career
2020 Spain U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 May 2023

Club career

Born in Villarreal, Castellón, Valencian Community, Carlo Adriano joined Villarreal CF's youth setup in 2010, from CD Benicasim.[1] He made his senior debut with the C-team on 24 August 2019, starting in a 3–0 Tercera División away win against CF Recambios Colón.[2]

Carlo Adriano scored his first senior goal on 1 September 2019, netting the game's only in a home success over CD Olímpic de Xàtiva.[3] On 26 October, he scored a brace in a 5–0 home routing of UD Benigànim.[4]

Ahead of the 2020–21 season, Carlo Adriano was assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B, and made his debut for the side on 18 October 2020 by starting in a 0–1 loss at SCR Peña Deportiva.[5] He made his first team debut on 16 December, coming on as a late substitute for Juan Foyth in a 6–0 away routing of SD Leioa, for the season's Copa del Rey;[6] by doing so, he became the sixth player born in Villarreal to debut for the club.[7][8]

Carlo Adriano made his professional – and La Liga – debut on 3 January 2022, replacing fellow youth graduate Manu Trigueros in a 5–0 home routing of Levante UD.[9] He scored his first professional goal on 12 October, netting the B's first in a 2–2 Segunda División home draw against SD Ponferradina.

Personal life

Carlo Adriano's father and brother were also footballers: the former, Adriano was also a forward, while the latter, Cristian, was a midfielder. Both were also groomed at Villarreal.[10]

References
  1. "Carlo Adriano: otra gran saga continúa en el Villarreal" [Carlo Adriano: another great saga continues at Villarreal] (in Spanish). El Periódico Mediterráneo. 21 December 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  2. "El Villarreal CF C demostró sus hechuras y ganó bien en El Perdiguer" [Villarreal C show their size and win comfortably at the El Perdiguer] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  3. "El Villarreal C confirma su buen arranque y sigue coliderando la tabla" [Villarreal C confirm their good start and remain in the second place] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  4. "El Villarreal rompió el maleficio ante el Benigánim y ganó un partido tras un mes de sinsabores (5–0)" [Villarreal break the curse against Benigánim and win a match after a bitersweet month (5–0)] (in Spanish). Castellón Información. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  5. "El Villarreal CF B sufre y cae ante un efectivo Peña Deportiva" [Villarreal CF B suffer and fall against an effective Peña Deportiva] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. 18 October 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  6. "El Villarreal cumple con un 'set' el trámite ante el Leioa" [Villarreal comply with the formality against Leioa with a 'set'] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  7. "Carlo Adriano, algo más que un debut en el Villarreal" [Carlo Adriano, something more than a debut at Villarreal] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  8. "Carlo Adriano's special debut". Villarreal CF. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  9. "El Villarreal abusa de un moribundo" [Villarreal take advantage of a dying team] (in Spanish). Marca. 3 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  10. "Carlo Adriano, un «10» de lujo" [Carlo Adriano, a luxury "10"] (in Spanish). Levante-EMV. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
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