Adriano (footballer, born September 1987)

Adriano Michael Jackson
Adriano in 2020
Personal information
Full name Carlos Adriano de Sousa Cruz
Date of birth (1987-09-28) 28 September 1987
Place of birth Valença, Brazil
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Jacuipense
Youth career
2005–2007 Bahia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Ceará
2009–2010 America-RJ 39 (17)
2010–2011 Fluminense 0 (0)
2010 → Bahia (loan) 26 (15)
2011 → Palmeiras (loan) 20 (1)
2011–2013 Dalian Shide 34 (7)
2013 → Bahia (loan) 8 (1)
2013 → Atlético Goianiense (loan) 10 (0)
2014–2015 Daejeon Citizen 49 (34)
2015–2016 FC Seoul 43 (25)
2017 Shijiazhuang Ever Bright 24 (10)
2018–2019 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 26 (8)
2020 FC Seoul 7 (0)
2021 Jacuipense 5 (2)
2021 Santa Cruz 4 (0)
2022 Jacuipense 3 (0)
2023 Juazeirense 5 (1)
2023 Atlético de Alagoinhas 13 (4)
2024 Jacuipense 7 (1)
Total 323 (126)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Carlos Adriano de Sousa Cruz (born 28 September 1987), commonly known as Adriano Michael Jackson,[1][2] is a Brazilian former professional footballer who plays as a forward.

Club career

Early career

Adriano played for many Brazilian clubs including Ceará, America-RJ, Bahia, and Palmeiras.

When playing for America-RJ, Adriano had 39 appearances, 17 goals, and a Campeonato Carioca Série B title.[3][4] Adriano also gave a memorable moment to his role model Romário by being replaced with him in the 68th minute of a match against Artsul, the last match of Romário's playing career.[5][6]

Adriano scored 15 goals at 2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, leading Bahia to be promoted to the Série A.[7] When playing for Palmeiras the next year, he had scored four goals in a 5–1 Copa do Brasil win over Comercial-PI,[8] and became joint-top scorer with five goals at the end of the tournament.[9]

Dalian Shide

On 8 June 2011, Adriano transferred to Chinese Super League side Dalian Shide on a four-year deal with a reported fee of $3.8 million.[10] He made his Super League debut for Dalian on 14 June 2011 in a 2–0 home victory against Chengdu Blades, coming on as a substitute for Ahn Jung-hwan in the second half.[11] His first goal in China came on 7 August 2011, which ensured Dalian Shide a 1–1 draw against Liaoning Whowin.[12] He managed to score 4 goals in 12 appearances in the 2011 league season.

On 26 June 2012, Adriano had five goals and three assists in a 8–0 Chinese FA Cup win over Yanbian Baekdu Tigers, getting involved in all eight goals of the match.[13] He scored the most goals in a single Chinese FA Cup match, breaking the previous record of four goals, set by Wang Tao in 1998 and Mark Williams in 1999.[14]

Daejeon Citizen

On 13 March 2014, Adriano joined K League 2 club Daejeon Citizen.[15] He brought Daejeon a K League 2 title and the promotion to the K League 1, and became the league's top goalscorer with 27 goals in 32 appearances. He received the K League Most Valuable Player Award at the end of the season.[16] However, Daejeon excessively depended on Adriano's performances at the time, and the way was faced with a limitation at the K League 1. After manager Cho Jin-ho was replaced by Choi Moon-sik due to poor results early in the 2015 season, Adriano lost ground at Daejeon in the name of tactical changes.[17][18]

FC Seoul

On 28 July 2015, Adriano joined another K League 1 club FC Seoul. He scored winning goals in a 2–1 semi-final win over Ulsan Hyundai and a 3–1 final win over Incheon United at the 2015 Korean FA Cup, showing his influence at Seoul directly.[19][20]

Adriano scored nine goals in the first three group stage matches of the 2016 AFC Champions League, and was named the tournament's Player of the Week three consecutive times.[21] Afterwards, he added four goals until the semi-finals, becoming the top goalscorer at the Champions League with 13 goals.[22] He also became the top scorer at the 2016 Korean FA Cup with five goals, and helped Seoul win the 2016 K League 1. During the 2016 season, he scored a total of 35 goals including 17 K League 1 goals. He surpassed Kim Do-hoon, who scored 34 goals in 2003, setting a record for scoring the most goals for a year at a K League club.[23]

After a successful career in South Korea, Adriano once again moved to China, signing for China League One club Shijiazhuang Ever Bright on 16 January 2017.[24] He and Shijiazhuang finished third at the 2017 China League One, failing to be promoted to the Chinese Super League.

In 2018, Adriano returned to South Korea, playing for K League 1 club Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors. He won a K League 1 title again, but his capability was halved in comparison to his former self at Seoul. The next year, he rejoined FC Seoul on a one-year contract,[25] but his condition was not revitalised.

Personal life

He is nicknamed Adriano Michael Jackson due to his moonwalking goal celebrations.[26]

Career statistics

As of 1 March 2025[27][28][29]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State league Cup Continental Other Total
Division AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
America-RJ 2009 — 24[a]11———2411
2010Série D —15[b]6———156
Total —3917———3917
Fluminense 2010Série A ——————
Bahia (loan) 2010Série B 2615————2615
Palmeiras (loan) 2011Série A 6014[c]145——246
Dalian Shide 2011Chinese Super League 124————124
2012Chinese Super League 223—15——238
Total 347—15——3512
Bahia (loan) 2013Série A 008[d]110——91
Atlético Goianiense (loan) 2013Série B 100—00——100
Daejeon Citizen 2014K League 2 3227—00——3227
2015K League 1 177—11——188
Total 4934—11——5035
FC Seoul 2015K League 1 138—22——1510
2016K League 1 3017—651113—4735
Total 4325—871113—6245
Shijiazhuang Ever Bright 2017China League One 2410—00——2410
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2018K League 1 258—2165—3314
2019K League 1 10—1011—31
Total 268—3176—3615
FC Seoul 2020K League 1 70—1010—90
Jacuipense 2021Série C —5[d]2———52
Santa Cruz 2021Série C 202[e]0———40
Jacuipense 2022Série D 30————30
Juazeirense 2023 —5[d]1———51
Atlético de Alagoinhas 2023Série D 134—10—4[f]1185
Jacuipense 2024Série D 314[d]010——81
Career total 24610477222119191941367165
  1. ↑ Appearances in Campeonato Carioca Série B
  2. ↑ Appearances in Campeonato Carioca
  3. ↑ Appearances in Campeonato Paulista
  4. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in Campeonato Baiano
  5. ↑ Appearances in Campeonato Pernambucano
  6. ↑ Appearances in Copa do Nordeste

Honours

America-RJ

Daejeon Citizen

FC Seoul

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Jacuipense acerta a contratação do atacante Adriano Michael Jackson" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 9 March 2021.
  2. ↑ "Felipão testa Adriano Michael Jackson no time do Palmeiras". Jornal Correio (in Portuguese). 18 January 2011.
  3. ↑ "Sobradinho acerta com Adriano Michael Jackson para a Segundinha do DF" (in Portuguese). Correio Braziliense. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Campeonato Carioca - Segunda Divisão 2009" (in Portuguese). Bola n@ Área. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  5. ↑ "O atacante que adotou nome de astro do pop, foi aprovado por Romário e fez Felipão dançar" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  6. ↑ 아드리아노의 비밀, '스승 호마리우+비디오' (in Korean). Footballist. 22 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "Fluminense confirma retorno de Adriano Michael Jackson" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 9 December 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  8. ↑ "Adriano faz quatro, Verdão fica com a vaga, mas Felipão não cumpre promessa" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 3 March 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  9. 1 2 "Lembra? Estes caras foram artilheiros da Copa do Brasil" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Red Bull. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
  10. ↑ "实德800万美元锁定新外援 巴西舞王即将登陆中超" (in Simplified Chinese). Sina Sports. 9 July 2011.
  11. ↑ "实德队最高身价外援首秀惊艳 将帅盛赞救火队员" (in Simplified Chinese). Sohu. 14 July 2011.
  12. ↑ "实德800万强援终斩中超首球 惊鸿一击组3叉戟" (in Simplified Chinese). QQ Sports. 18 July 2011.
  13. ↑ "独中五元+策动3个进球 全能阿德破尘封14年纪录" (in Chinese). China Football Lottery Network. 26 June 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  14. ↑ "3场9球！中超弃将成亚冠C罗 东亚区球队被他完爆" (in Chinese). Phoenix Television. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  15. ↑ 시티즌 용병라인업 구축 아드리아노·디오고 영입 (in Korean). Daejeon Ilbo. 14 March 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 [K리그 시상식] 챌린지, MVP 아드리아노-최우수감독 조진호 감독 (in Korean). The Fact. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  17. ↑ 시티즌 '아드리아노 의존병' (in Korean). Chungcheong Today. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  18. ↑ 대전시티즌 아드리아노, FC서울로 이적 (in Korean). Joongdo Ilbo. 26 July 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  19. ↑ -FA컵축구- '아드리아노 결승골' 서울, 울산 꺾고 결승행 (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  20. 1 2 '아드리아노 결승골' 서울, 17년 만에 FA컵 우승. Nate (in Korean). Xportsnews. 31 October 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  21. ↑ "Adriano named Toyota Player of the Week". AFC. 18 March 2016. Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  22. 1 2 "Adriano named AFC Champions League 2016 top scorer". AFC. 27 November 2016.
  23. 1 2 아드리아노, 한 시즌 최다 골 신기록 세우다. Naver (in Korean). Best Eleven. 3 December 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  24. ↑ "FC Seoul lose Brazilian striker to Chinese club". Yonhap News Agency. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  25. ↑ Neat, Paul (4 February 2020). "Transfers: Adriano Returns to FC Seoul". K League United. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  26. ↑ Carmo, Rafael (23 April 2024). "O atacante que adotou nome de astro do pop, foi aprovado por Romário e fez Felipão dançar" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  27. ↑ "Adriano's career". BeSoccer. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  28. 1 2 3 Adriano Michael Jackson at Soccerway (archived)
  29. ↑ Adriano – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean and English)
  30. ↑ [K리그][종합]전북 이동국, 통산 4번째 MVP (in Korean). Newsis. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  31. ↑ 정조국, 생애 최초 MVP 등극...감독상은 황선홍(종합). The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Osen. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
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