Adrián Spörle

Adrián Spörle
Personal information
Full name Adrián Marcelo Spörle[1]
Date of birth (1995-07-13) 13 July 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Centenario, Argentina
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Left-back
Left midfielder[1]
Team information
Current team
 Independiente
Number 3
Youth career
2008–2014 Banfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2019 Banfield 55 (1)
2019–2022 Dundee United 41 (5)
2023 Arsenal Sarandi 38 (1)
2024– Independiente 23 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:29, 12 January 2025 (UTC)

Adrián Marcelo Spörle (born 13 July 1995) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left-back or left midfielder for Independiente.[2]

Career

Banfield

Spörle, after joining their ranks in 2008, began his senior career with Banfield in 2014, making his debut on 7 June in the club's final match of their 2013–14 Primera B Nacional-winning campaign against Unión Santa Fe.[3][4][5] He made his continental debut in August 2016 against San Lorenzo in the Copa Sudamericana, prior to scoring his first goal on 19 November in the Primera División versus Arsenal de Sarandí.[2]

Dundee United

On 13 June 2019, after one goal in sixty-nine games for Banfield, Spörle left for Scottish football after agreeing a move to Championship side Dundee United; penning a three-year contract.[6][7] His unofficial bow came in a Brechin City friendly on 5 July.[8]

Spörle made his competitive debut for Dundee United on 12 July, playing forty-five minutes of a Scottish League Cup group stage loss to Heart of Midlothian.[2][9] On his second appearance in the same competition, Spörle netted his opening goal in a 3–0 victory over Cowdenbeath on 19 July.[10][11] He didn't feature in any of the club's first four Championship fixtures, instead he played for the reserves in the SPFL Reserve League.[12][13] Spörle's first league appearance belatedly arrived on 21 September, as he came off the bench to replace Louis Appéré in a 2–1 home win over Arbroath.[2] Spörle struggled to learn English in his early months.[14] In January 2020, Spörle scored his first league goal during a win away to Partick Thistle and netted on his Scottish Cup debut away to Hibernian.[2]

After the club won promotion as champions at the end of 2019–20, Spörle scored his first Scottish top-flight goal on 19 September in a home win over St Mirren.[2][15] That was followed by further goals in 2020–21 against Livingston, Kilmarnock and Aberdeen as he began playing as a left midfielder.[1][2][16]

Independiente

On the 1 January 2024, Spörle joined Club Atlético Independiente.

Personal life

Spörle holds dual nationality through his German grandfather.[3]

Career statistics

As of 14 August 2021[2]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Banfield 2013–14 Primera B Nacional 1 0 0 0 — — 0 0 1 0
2014 Primera División 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0 0 0
2015 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0 0 0
2016 6 0 1 0 — — 0 0 7 0
2016–17 18 1 2 0 — 2[a] 0 0 0 22 1
2017–18 20 0 2 0 — 4[b] 0 0 0 26 0
2018–19 10 0 1 0 0 0 2[a] 0 0 0 13 0
Total 55 1 6 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 69 1
Dundee United 2019–20 Scottish Championship 11 1 1 1 3 1 — 1[c] 0 16 3
2020–21 Scottish Premiership 24 4 3 0 1 0 — — 28 4
2021–22 1 0 0 0 1 0 — — 2 0
Total 36 5 4 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 46 7
Career total 91 6 10 1 5 1 8 0 1 0 115 8
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in the Scottish Challenge Cup

Honours

Banfield[2]
Dundee United[15][17][18]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Adrián Sporle". World Football. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Adrián Spörle profile". Soccerway. 14 April 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  3. ^ a b "De Centenario a Escocia: "Me llevo yerba y el sueño de llegar a la Premier League"". LM Neuquén. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Thomas Rodríguez, otro debut que confirma el rumbo". Club Atlético Banfield. 1 November 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Sporle, Villagra y Cuellar tuvieron su lugar en la Primera del Taladro". Codigo Banfield. 7 June 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Adrián is tangerine". Dundee United. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Dundee United: Adrian Sporle arrives on three-year deal". BBC Sport. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Dundee United beat Brechin City 6-0". The Courier. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  9. ^ "Hearts 1-1 Dundee United: Premiership side earn bonus point after shootout". BBC Sport. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  10. ^ "Dundee United v Cowdenbeath". BBC Sport. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  11. ^ "El primer grito del neuquino Sporle en Escocia: "Definí tranquilo al palo"". LM Neuquén. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  12. ^ "RESERVE CUP: ACCIES 1 UNITED 0". Dundee United. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  13. ^ "RESERVES: ACCIES 2 UNITED 4". Dundee United. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  14. ^ "Dundee United defender Adrian Sporle backed to overcome language barrier". The Courier. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  15. ^ a b "Adrian Sporle on Dundee United's cyber celebrations and his Championship title joy". The Courier. 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  16. ^ "Dundee United's Argentine wide man Adrian Sporle pays tribute to his 'inspiration' Diego Maradona after football legend's death". The Courier. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  17. ^ "La intimidad de Sporle: de querer volver a pasar la cuarentena en un lugar privilegiado". LM Neuquén. 17 May 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  18. ^ "Adrián Sporle, su experiencia en el fútbol de Escocia y la crisis del coronavirus". TyC Sports. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.