Adriano Duarte Castanheira (born 7 April 1993) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Armenian Premier League club FC Ararat-Armenia.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adriano Duarte Castanheira[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 April 1993[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Neuchâtel, Switzerland[1] | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ararat-Armenia | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2009 | Covilhã | ||
| 2009–2012 | Porto | ||
| 2010–2011 | → Nacional (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2016 | Covilhã | 68 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | → Benfica Castelo Branco (loan) | 30 | (4) |
| 2016–2017 | Benfica Castelo Branco | 31 | (9) |
| 2017–2018 | União Leiria | 28 | (7) |
| 2018–2019 | Covilhã | 47 | (13) |
| 2020–2023 | Paços Ferreira | 34 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | → Chaves (loan) | 26 | (4) |
| 2022–2023 | → Penafiel (loan) | 28 | (1) |
| 2023– | Ararat-Armenia | 19 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 February 2024 | |||
Club career edit
Born in Neuchâtel, Switzerland to Portuguese parents, Castanheira finished his youth career with FC Porto. He spent the better part of his first four seasons as a senior with S.C. Covilhã of the Segunda Liga, making his debut in the competition on 26 August 2012 in a 0–1 home loss against F.C. Penafiel where he came on as a late substitute.[2]
Ahead of the 2016–17 campaign, Castanheira returned to the third division and Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco, whom he had already represented on loan.[3] In the summer of 2017, he signed with U.D. Leiria of the same league.[4]
On 8 June 2018, Castanheira re-joined Covilhã.[5] He scored seven goals in 34 matches in the first year in his second spell, helping to a final sixth position in the second tier.[4]
Castanheira agreed to a two-and-a-half-year contract with F.C. Paços de Ferreira on 19 December 2019.[6] His maiden appearance in the Primeira Liga took place on 5 January 2020, when he played the entire 1–0 home victory over Moreirense FC.[7] His first goal came on 1 March, when he netted from a penalty kick to close the 3–1 away defeat of bottom-placed C.D. Aves.[8]
On 11 August 2021, Castanheira was loaned to second-division club G.D. Chaves.[9]
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Adriano Castanheira" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ "Sp. Covilhã-Penafiel, 0–1: Robson garante segunda vitória" [Sp. Covilhã-Penafiel, 0–1: Robson confirms second win]. Record (in Portuguese). 26 August 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ "Adriano Castanheira deixa serranos e regressa a Castelo Branco" [Adriano Castanheira leaves mountaineers and returns to Castelo Branco]. Record (in Portuguese). 18 August 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Adriano Castanheira diz estar na hora de ″dar o salto″ para a I Liga" [Adriano Castanheira says it's time to "make the transition" to the I League]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 15 March 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ "Oficial: Castanheira reforça o Covilhã" [Official: Castanheira bolsters Covilhã]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 8 June 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ "Paços de Ferreira oficializa contratação de Adriano Castanheira" [Paços de Ferreira make signing of Adriano Castanheira official] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ "Bruno Santos dá vitória que eleva Paços na Liga" [Bruno Santos gives win to raise Paços in League] (in Portuguese). F.C. Paços Ferreira. 5 January 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ "Paços de Ferreira vence nas Aves e foge aos últimos lugares" [Paços de Ferreira win in Aves and elude bottom places]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 1 March 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ "Paços de Ferreira empresta avançado Adriano Castanheira ao Desportivo de Chaves" [Paços de Ferreira loan forward Adriano Castanheira to Desportivo de Chaves] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
External links edit
- Adriano Castanheira at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Adriano Castanheira at Soccerway
