Antonio Adán

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Adán and the second or maternal family name is Garrido.

Antonio Adán Garrido (Spanish pronunciation: [anˈtonjo aˈðan]; born 13 May 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP.

Antonio Adán

Adán with Atlético Madrid in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Antonio Adán Garrido^[1]
Date of birth	(1987-05-13) 13 May 1987 (age 36)^[2]
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain^[2]
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)^[2]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Sporting CP
Number	1
Youth career
1997–2004	Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2006	Real Madrid C	51	(0)
2006–2010	Real Madrid B	84	(0)
2010–2013	Real Madrid	7	(0)
2013–2014	Cagliari	2	(0)
2014–2018	Betis	160	(0)
2018–2020	Atlético Madrid	2	(0)
2020–	Sporting CP	118	(0)
International career
2002	Spain U16	5	(0)
2002–2005	Spain U17	19	(0)
2006	Spain U19	8	(0)
2007	Spain U20	6	(0)
2007	Spain U21	1	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Spain UEFA European Under-19 Championship Winner 2006 Poland FIFA U-17 World Cup Runner-up 2003 Finland UEFA European Under-17 Championship Runner-up 2003 Portugal Runner-up 2004 France
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:47, 26 February 2024 (UTC)

A youth product of Real Madrid, where he acted mainly as a backup, he spent most of his career with Betis.^[3] He totalled 129 La Liga matches for those two clubs, as well as Atlético Madrid for whom he signed in 2018. Abroad, he featured for Cagliari in Serie A, and won a Primeira Liga title with Sporting CP.

All youth levels comprised, Adán won 39 caps for Spain.

Club career

Real Madrid

A Real Madrid youth graduate,^[4] Madrid-born Adán was the first-choice goalkeeper for its C side in the 2005–06 season, playing 36 games and conceding 29 goals. He also started three times for the Juvenil team which won the Champions Cup of the category, keeping a clean sheet in the tournament.^[5]

The following campaign, Adán was selected for the first team's United States tour in August 2006. He served as backup to captain Jordi Codina in Real Madrid Castilla, until the latter's promotion to the main squad.

Adán made his debut in 2006–07's Segunda División on 27 August 2006, in a 1–1 away draw with CD Castellón.^[6] He appeared in six league matches as Real's reserves were eventually relegated.^[7]

After the sale of Codina to neighbours Getafe CF, Adán was promoted to the senior squad for pre-season training in the 2009–10 campaign. While still featuring mostly for the B's, he was third choice in the first team behind Iker Casillas and Jerzy Dudek.^[8]

On 8 December 2010, Adán played his first competitive game for Real Madrid, coming on as a substitute for the injured Dudek in the 44th minute of the 4–0 home win against AJ Auxerre in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League; the Merengues had already won their group, and manager José Mourinho rested several starters.^[9] The following month, he featured the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 loss at Levante UD in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey (8–2 on aggregate).^[10]

Adán made his La Liga debut on 13 February 2011, replacing sent off Casillas in the second minute of a 1–0 away victory over RCD Espanyol.^[11] Starting in the following matchday, at home against Levante, he kept a clean sheet in a 2–0 win.^[12]

On 22 December 2012, Adán relegated longtime incumbent Casillas to the bench in a 3–2 away loss to Málaga CF; Mourinho defended his controversial decision in his post-match comments by saying: "It's a technical decision. The coach analyses the situation, looks at the players at his disposal and chooses his team. At the moment, for me and my coaching staff, Adán is better than Iker".^[13] He retained his place for the next game, being sent off in the early minutes of an eventual 4–3 home defeat of Real Sociedad after giving away a penalty.^[14]

Cagliari

On 2 September 2013, Adán left Real Madrid after his contract was terminated.^[15] On 19 November he signed with Italy's Cagliari Calcio,^[16] making his Serie A debut on 5 January of the following year in a 0–0 away draw against A.C. ChievoVerona.^[17]

Betis

On 27 January 2014, Adán terminated his link to the Sardinians and returned to his country and its top division, joining struggling Real Betis.^[18] He contributed 40 appearances in his first full season, helping his team win the second-tier championship and subsequently promote.^[19]

Adán was named team captain in August 2014, alongside Jorge Molina, Damien Perquis and Xavi Torres.^[20] Over the following two top-flight campaigns, he only missed three matches.^[21][22]

Atlético Madrid

Adán returned to the Spanish capital on 10 July 2018, with the 31-year-old signing a two-year contract with Atlético Madrid.^[23][24] Used only in domestic cup games, he did not debut in the league until the last game of the season when he stood in for the injured Jan Oblak for a 2–2 draw at Levante UD on 18 May 2019.^[25]

Sporting CP

On 20 August 2020, Adán moved to Portuguese club Sporting CP on a free transfer, for two years with the option of a third.^[26] He was a key player as they won their first Primeira Liga title in 19 years, keeping 20 clean sheets and conceding just 19 goals in 32 matches.^[27] In November 2021, his contract was extended to 2024.^[28]

International career

In July 2006, Adán captained the Spain under-19 team all the way to winning the UEFA European Championship alongside four other Real Madrid products: Alberto Bueno, Javi García, Esteban Granero and Juan Mata.^[29]

He was subsequently called up to the under-21 squad for the 2007 European Championship play-off against Italy in October 2006, but was benched – Spain lost 1–2 on aggregate. He made his first and only appearance at that level on 6 February 2007, in a 2–2 friendly draw with England held at Pride Park Stadium.^[30]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 February 2024^[31][32]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup^[a]		League cup^[b]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Real Madrid B	2006–07	Segunda División	6	0	—		—		—		—		6	0
	2007–08	Segunda División B	11	0	—		—		—		—		11	0
	2008–09	Segunda División B	31	0	—		—		—		—		31	0
	2009–10	Segunda División B	36	0	—		—		—		—		36	0
	Total		84	0	—		—		—		—		84	0
Real Madrid	2010–11	La Liga	3	0	1	0	—		1^[c]	0	—		5	0
	2011–12	La Liga	1	0	2	0	—		2^[c]	0	0	0	5	0
	2012–13	La Liga	3	0	4	0	—		1^[c]	0	0	0	8	0
	Total		7	0	7	0	—		4	0	0	0	18	0
Cagliari	2013–14	Serie A	2	0	0	0	—		—		—		2	0
Betis	2013–14	La Liga	17	0	0	0	—		4^[d]	0	—		21	0
	2014–15	Segunda División	40	0	0	0	—		—		—		40	0
	2015–16	La Liga	36	0	1	0	—		—		—		37	0
	2016–17	La Liga	37	0	0	0	—		—		—		37	0
	2017–18	La Liga	30	0	0	0	—		—		—		30	0
	Total		160	0	1	0	—		4	0	—		165	0
Atlético Madrid	2018–19	La Liga	1	0	4	0	—		0	0	0	0	5	0
	2019–20	La Liga	1	0	1	0	—		0	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		2	0	5	0	—		0	0	0	0	7	0
Sporting CP	2020–21	Primeira Liga	32	0	1	0	2	0	2^[d]	0	—		37	0
	2021–22	Primeira Liga	33	0	2	0	2	0	7^[c]	0	1^[e]	0	45	0
	2022–23	Primeira Liga	31	0	0	0	4	0	11^[f]	0	—		46	0
	2023–24	Primeira Liga	22	0	0	0	0	0	6^[d]	0	—		28	0
	Total		118	0	3	0	8	0	26	0	1	0	156	0
Career total			373	0	16	0	8	0	34	0	1	0	432	0

1. Includes Copa del Rey, Taça de Portugal
2. Includes Taça da Liga
3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
4. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
5. Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
6. Five appearances in the UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Real Madrid

• La Liga: 2011–12^[31]
• Copa del Rey: 2010–11; runner-up: 2012–13^[31]
• Supercopa de España: 2012; runner-up: 2011^[31]

Betis

• Segunda División: 2014–15^[19]

Atlético Madrid

• UEFA Super Cup: 2018^[33]

Sporting CP

• Primeira Liga: 2020–21^[27]
• Taça da Liga: 2020–21,^[34] 2021–22^[35]
• Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2021^[36]

Spain U19

• UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2006^[29]

Individual

• Primeira Liga Goalkeeper of the Month: December 2020, January 2021, February 2021, April 2021,^[37] August 2021,^[38] October/November 2021^[39]
• Primeira Liga Team of the Year: 2020–21^[40]

References

1. [Minutes of the match held on 18 May 2019, in Valencia] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 18 May 2019. Archived from the original on 8 March 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
2. "Antonio Adán". Eurosport. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
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19. Pineda, Rafael (25 May 2015). "Las siete claves del ascenso del Betis" [The seven keys of Betis' promotion]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 July 2018.
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21. Gijón, Celia (29 August 2016). "Antonio Adán, el recorrido de un portero" [Antonio Adán, the run of a goalkeeper] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
22. "Adán se queda sin récord" [No record for Adán]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 15 May 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
23. Morán, Miguel Ángel (4 July 2018). "El Atlético ficha a Adán por un millón de euros" [Atlético sign Adán for one million euros]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 July 2018.
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34. Ribeiro, Patrick (23 January 2021). "Sporting battle their way to League Cup glory with victory over Braga". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
35. Ribeiro, Patrick (29 January 2022). "Sporting defend their Taça da Liga title in second-half turnaround versus Benfica". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
36. "Sporting CP win Supertaça with victory over SC Braga". Sporting CP. 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
37. "Adán faz o "tetra" nos prémios de melhor guarda-redes do mês" [Adán goes for four in monthly goalkeeper awards]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 17 May 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
38. "Adán eleito guarda-redes do mês de agosto" [Adán voted goalkeeper of the month for August] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
39. "Adán eleito melhor guarda-redes do campeonato de outubro e novembro" [Adán voted best league goalkeeper in October and November] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
40. "Presenting the Liga NOS Team of the Year!". Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.

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