Carlo Adriano
Spanish footballer
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Carlo Adriano García Prades (born 12 February 2001), known as Carlo Adriano, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Liga MX club Querétaro FC.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlo Adriano García Prades | ||
| Date of birth | 12 February 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Villarreal, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Querétaro | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Benicasim | |||
| 2010–2019 | Villarreal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Villarreal C | 26 | (6) |
| 2020–2024 | Villarreal B | 126 | (7) |
| 2020–2025 | Villarreal | 1 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Mirandés (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2025– | Querétaro | 11 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2020 | Spain U19 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 June 2025 | |||
Club career
Born in Villarreal, Castellón, Valencian Community, Carlo Adriano joined Villarreal CF's youth setup in 2010, from CD Benicasim.[1] He made his senior debut with the C-team on 24 August 2019, starting in a 3–0 Tercera División away win against CF Recambios Colón.[2]
Carlo Adriano scored his first senior goal on 1 September 2019, netting the game's only in a home success over CD Olímpic de Xàtiva.[3] On 26 October, he scored a brace in a 5–0 home routing of UD Benigànim.[4]
Ahead of the 2020–21 season, Carlo Adriano was assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B, and made his debut for the side on 18 October 2020 by starting in a 0–1 loss at SCR Peña Deportiva.[5] He made his first team debut on 16 December, coming on as a late substitute for Juan Foyth in a 6–0 away routing of SD Leioa, for the season's Copa del Rey;[6] by doing so, he became the sixth player born in Villarreal to debut for the club.[7][8]
Carlo Adriano made his professional – and La Liga – debut on 3 January 2022, replacing fellow youth graduate Manu Trigueros in a 5–0 home routing of Levante UD.[9] He scored his first professional goal on 12 October, netting the B's first in a 2–2 Segunda División home draw against SD Ponferradina.
A regular starter for the B's, Carlo Adriano suffered a knee injury in May 2024, being sidelined for seven months.[10] Upon returning, he was loaned to CD Mirandés in the second division on 22 January 2025.[11]
On 10 August 2025, Carlo Adriano left the Yellow Submarine after 15 years and moved abroad for the first time in his career, joining Liga MX side Querétaro FC.[12]
Personal life
Carlo Adriano's father and brother were also footballers: the former, Adriano was also a forward, while the latter, Cristian, was a midfielder. Both were also groomed at Villarreal.[13]