Carlos Adriano de Sousa Cruz (born 28 September 1987), commonly known as Adriano Michael Jackson,[1][2] is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Jacuipense. He got his nickname due to his moonwalking goal celebrations.[3]
Adriano played for many Brazilian sides; Ceará, América, Bahia, and Palmeiras. Especially, when he was in America-RJ, he played with his role model Romário. Romário came on during the 68th minute of the match between América and Artsul, replacing Adriano.[4]
In Palmeiras, he was a top scorer of the 2011 Copa do Brasil.[citation needed]
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.[5] 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.[6] His first goal in China came on 7 August 2011, which ensured Dalian Shide a 1–1 draw against Liaoning Whowin.[7] He managed to score 4 goals in 12 appearances in the 2011 league season.
On 26 June 2012, Adriano scored five goals in the third round of the 2012 Chinese FA Cup as Dalian Shide beat League One club Yanbian Baekdu Tigers 8–0 at Jinzhou Stadium.[8] He broke the Chinese FA Cup record for most goals scored in a match (the previous record was four goals, held by Wang Tao in 1998 and Mark Williams in 1999).[citation needed]
On 13 March 2014, Adriano joined South Korean side Daejeon Citizen in K League 2.
On 28 July 2015, Adriano joined South Korean side FC Seoul in K League 1.
Adriano scored 35 goals in all competitions in the 2016 season, setting a new record in South Korean football history.[9]
On 16 January 2017, Shijiazhuang Ever Bright announced that they have signed Adriano.[10]
On 4 February 2020, Adriano rejoined South Korean side FC Seoul on a one-year contract.[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other[a] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ceará | 2007 | Série B | 0[12] | |||||||||
| 2008 | Série B | 0[13] | ||||||||||
| América (RJ) | 2009 | — | ||||||||||
| 2010 | Série D | — | — | — | 18 | 6 | 18 | 6 | ||||
| Bahia | 2010 | Série B | 26 | 15 | — | — | 26 | 15 | ||||
| Fluminense | 2011 | Série A | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Palmeiras (loan) | 2011 | Série A | 6 | 0 | 4 | 5 | — | 14 | 1 | 24 | 6 | |
| Dalian Shide | 2011 | Chinese Super League | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | 12 | 4 | |||
| 2012 | Chinese Super League | 22 | 3 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 23 | 8 | |||
| Total | 34 | 7 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 35 | 12 | ||||
| Bahia (loan) | 2013 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | |
| Atlético Goianiense (loan) | 2013 | Série B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| Daejeon Citizen | 2014 | K League Challenge | 32 | 27 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 27 | ||
| 2015 | K League Classic | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 18 | 8 | |||
| Total | 49 | 34 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 50 | 35 | ||||
| FC Seoul | 2015 | K League Classic | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 15 | 10 | ||
| 2016 | K League Classic | 30 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 13 | — | 47 | 35 | ||
| Total | 43 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 13 | — | 62 | 45 | |||
| Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 2017 | China League One | 24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 10 | ||
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2018 | K League 1 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | — | 33 | 14 | |
| 2019 | K League 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | ||
| Total | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | — | 36 | 15 | |||
| FC Seoul | 2020 | K League 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| Career total | 225 | 99 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 40 | 8 | 303 | 145 | ||
