Adrián Sardinero

Adrián Sardinero
Personal information
Full name	Adrián Sardinero Corpa
Date of birth	13 October 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth	Leganés, Spain
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Kannur Warriors
Youth career
	Getafe
Senior career*
Years	Team
2008–2011	Getafe B
2010–2012	Getafe
2011–2012	→ Hércules (loan)
2012–2014	Hércules
2014–2016	AEL Limassol
2016–2020	Apollon Limassol
2020–2021	OFI
2021–2023	Perth Glory
2023–2024	Algeciras
2024–	Kannur Warriors
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:11, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

Adrián Sardinero Corpa (born 13 October 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Super League Kerala club Kannur Warriors.

Club career

Sardinero was born in Leganés, Madrid. After emerging through local Getafe CF's youth ranks,^[2] he made his senior debut in 2008, helping the B team to promote to Segunda División B for the first time ever in his second year.

On 30 September 2010, one month before his 20th birthday, Sardinero made his debut for the main squad, playing 20 minutes in a 2–0 away loss against BSC Young Boys in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League.^[3] One month later, in a home fixture against the same Swiss opponent – in the same competition – he scored the game's only goal, all this before having appeared in La Liga for the club.^[4]

Sardinero scored his only Spanish top-flight goal on 2 April 2011, closing the 2–4 home defeat to Valencia CF after coming on as a substitute for Borja Fernández midway through the second half.^[5] For the 2011–12 season, both he and teammate Alberto Escassi were loaned to Segunda División side Hércules CF.^[6]

On 10 July 2012, Sardinero (and Escassi) signed permanently with Hércules, penning a three-year contract.^[7] From 2014 and over six seasons, after their relegation from the second tier, he competed in the Cypriot First Division.^[8]^[9]^[10]

Sardinero joined OFI Crete F.C. of the Super League Greece on 22 June 2020, on a two-year contract.^[11] The 30-year-old switched clubs and countries one year later, agreeing to a two-year deal at Perth Glory FC in the A-League.^[12]

Career statistics

As of match played on 28 May 2021

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Getafe	2009–10^[13]	La Liga	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
	2010–11^[13]	La Liga	11	1	2	1	3^[a]	1	16	3
	Total		11	1	3	1	3	1	17	3
Hércules (loan)	2011–12^[13]	Segunda División	31	4	1	0	—		32	4
Hércules	2012–13^[13]		39	2	1	0	—		40	2
	2013–14^[13]		32	4	1	0	—		33	4
	Total		102	10	3	0	—		105	10
AEL Limassol	2014–15^[13]	Cypriot First Division	26	2	7	2	4^[b]	1	37	5
	2015–16^[13]	Cypriot First Division	32	9	5	1	—		37	10
	Total		58	11	12	3	4	1	74	15
Apollon Limassol	2016–17^[13]	Cypriot First Division	31	4	6	3	—		37	7
	2017–18^[13]		21	4	6	1	10^[a]	2	37	7
	2018–19^[13]		27	3	4	0	12^[a]	0	43	3
	2019–20^[13]		15	1	3	0	6^[a]	1	24	2
	Total		94	12	19	4	28	3	141	19
OFI	2020–21^[13]	Super League Greece	29	6	2	1	1^[a]	0	32	7
Career total			294	40	39	9	36	5	363	54

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Appearances in UEFA Europa League
^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Sardinero". Diario AS. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
^ "Adrián Sardinero, el fruto de años de trabajo en la cantera del Getafe" [Adrián Sardinero, years of hard work in Getafe youth system paying off] (in Spanish). Join Futbol. 15 January 2010. Archived from the original on 10 May 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
^ Hart, Patrick (30 September 2010). "Young Boys' Degen shoots down Getafe". UEFA. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
^ "Getafe ride out Young Boys storm". UEFA. 16 December 2010. Archived from the original on 19 December 2010. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
^ "Soldado strikes rout Getafe". ESPN Soccernet. 2 April 2011. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
^ "Adrián Sardinero jugará cedido en el Hércules" [Adrián Sardinero will play on loan at Hércules]. Marca (in Spanish). 13 August 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
^ "Sardinero ficha por el Hércules" [Sardinero signs for Hércules]. Marca (in Spanish). 10 July 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
^ "Jugadores españoles en la liga de Chipre" [Spanish players in the Cyprus league]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 September 2020.
^ "Los goles españoles gestan la sorpresa del Apollon chipriota ante el Everton" [Spanish goals make for Cyprus' Apollon surprise against Everton]. Marca (in Spanish). 28 September 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
^ "OFICIAL | Apollon Limassol, Adrián Sardinero causa baja" [OFFICIAL | Apollon Limassol, Adrián Sardinero released] (in Spanish). Todo Mercado Web. 25 May 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
^ Tempelis, Vassilis (22 June 2020). "ΟΦΗ: Ανακοίνωσε τον Σαρντινέρο" [OFI: Sardinero announced] (in Greek). Sport 24. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
^ Chadwick, Justin (27 August 2021). "Glory sign ex La Liga striker Sardinero". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l "Adrián Sardinero". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 April 2015.