Adriano Castanheira

Adriano Duarte Castanheira (born 7 April 1993) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for F.C. Paços de Ferreira as a winger.

Adriano Castanheira
Personal information
Full name Adriano Duarte Castanheira[1]
Date of birth (1993-04-07) 7 April 1993[1]
Place of birth Neuchâtel, Switzerland[1]
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Paços Ferreira
Number 20
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– Paços Ferreira 16 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 July 2020

Club career

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.

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]

References
  1. "Adriano Castanheira" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "Oficial: Castanheira reforça o Covilhã" [Official: Castanheira bolsters Covilhã]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 8 June 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  6. "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.
  7. "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.
  8. "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.
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