Adrián Luna

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Adrián Luna
Adrian Luna Goal.jpg
Luna scoring a goal for Melbourne City in 2020.
Personal information
Full name Adrián Nicolás Luna Retamar
Date of birth (1992-04-12) 12 April 1992 (age 29)
Place of birth Tacuarembó, Uruguay
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Club information
Current team
Kerala Blasters
Number 20
Youth career
Progreso
Montevideo Wanderers
Defensor Sporting
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Defensor Sporting 38 (4)
2011–2013 Espanyol 0 (0)
2011–2012Gimnàstic (loan) 18 (2)
2012Sabadell (loan) 12 (0)
2012–2013Nacional (loan) 20 (3)
2013–2015 Defensor Sporting 51 (12)
2015–2019 Veracruz 89 (7)
2015–2016Venados (loan) 23 (5)
2019–2021 Melbourne City 49 (8)
2021– Kerala Blasters 0 (0)
National team
2009 Uruguay U17 5 (1)
2011 Uruguay U20 14 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 July 2021

Adrián Nicolás Luna Retamar (born 12 April 1992) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters.

Club career[]

Youth and early career[]

Born in Tacuarembó, Luna began his youth career at academies of Progreso, Montevideo Wanderers and Defensor Sporting in Uruguay. He was eventually promoted to Defensor’s U-19 and first team in 2010. Luna made his first team debut with Defensor Sporting, on 6 February 2010, against Nacional.[1] In the 2010–11 season Luna was a regular starter for Defensor. He played 41 matches for Uruguayan club, and scored 6 goals. On 23 May 2011, Luna signed a contract with La Liga club Espanyol, with a €1 million fee.[2]

On 17 August 2011, Luna was loaned to Segunda División club Gimnàstic.[3] However, in January 2012, Luna returned to Espanyol and signed a contract with CE Sabadell, in a six-month loan.[4] In August 2012, Luna was loaned to Club Nacional de Football, returned to his country. On 2 September 2013, his contract with Espanyol was rescinded.[5]

On 18 September 2013, he returned to Defensor and stayed at the club for two seasons.[6]

C.D. Veracruz[]

In September 2015, Luna moved to Mexico where he joined Liga MX club C.D. Veracruz on a two-year deal.[7][8] On 4 September 2015, He was loaned out to Venados and represented the Mexican club for one season.[9] He returned from loan in 2016 ,[10] and went on to play for Veracruz in three seasons.

Melbourne City[]

On 19 July 2019, Luna signed for Australian club Melbourne City on a two-year deal.[11] In July 2021, Luna left the club at the end of his contract, having scored 8 goals in 51 appearances.[12]

Kerala Blasters[]

On 22 July 2021, Kerala Blasters announced that Luna had joined the Indian Super League club on a two-year deal.[13][14] He became the club's first ever scorer in Durand Cup history, after netting a penalty in their competition debut against the Indian Navy on 11 September, which helped the Blasters win 1–0 at full-time.[15]

International career[]

Luna has been capped by the Uruguay national under-17 football team for the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup. He has also represented Uruguay national under-20 football team for the 2011 South American Youth Championship and the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He has totally made 19 appearances across both the age groups.[16]

U20 International goals[]

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1. 30 September 2010 Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna, Nigeria  Spain 1–0 3–3 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup
2. 30 September 2010 , Florida, Uruguay  Chile 1–0 5–0 Friendly
3. 22 January 2011 Estadio Monumental Virgen de Chapi, Arequipa, Peru  Chile 0–3 0–4 2011 South American Youth Championship
4. 31 January 2011 Estadio Monumental Virgen de Chapi, Arequipa, Peru  Colombia 1–0 1–0 2011 South American Youth Championship
5. 6 February 2011 Estadio Monumental Virgen de Chapi, Arequipa, Peru  Chile 1–0 1–0 2011 South American Youth Championship
6. 11 July 2011 , Canelones, Uruguay  Guatemala 2–0 7–0 Friendly
7. 4–0
8. 2 August 2011 Estadio Pascual Guerrero, Cali, Colombia  New Zealand 1–1 1–1 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 12 September 2021[17]

Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Defensor Sporting 2009–10 Uruguayan Primera División 13 0 13 0
2010–11 25 4 5[a] 2[b] 30 6
2013–14 21 4 7[c] 1[d] 28 5
2014–15 28 7 1[e] 0 29 7
2015–16 2 1 2 1
Defensor Sporting total 89 16 13 3 102 19
Espanyol 2011–12 La Liga 0 0 0 0
2012–13 0 0 0 0
Espanyol total 0 0 0 0
Gimnàstic Tarragona (loan) 2011–12 Segunda División 18 2 1[f] 0 19 2
Sabadell (loan) 2011–12 12 0 12 0
Nacional 2012–13 Uruguayan Primera División 20 3 4[g] 1[h] 24 4
Venados (loan) 2015–16 Liga de Expansión MX 23 5 3[i] 0 26 5
Veracruz 2016–17 Liga MX 27 2 7[j] 1[k] 34 3
2017–18 33 4 2[l] 0 35 4
2018–19 29 1 4[m] 0 33 1
Veracruz total 89 7 13 1 102 8
Melbourne City 2019–20 A-League 25 5 5[n] 0 30 5
2020–21 24 3 24 3
Melbourne City total 49 8 5 0 54 8
Kerala Blasters 2021–22 Indian Super League 2[o] 1 2 1
Kerala Blasters total 2 1 2 1
Career total 300 41 24 2 17 4 341 47
  1. ^ Apperances in 2010 Copa Sudamericana
  2. ^ Goals in 2010 Copa Sudamericana
  3. ^ Apperances in 2014 Copa Libertadores
  4. ^ Goals in 2014 Copa Libertadores
  5. ^ Apperances in 2015 Copa Sudamericana
  6. ^ Apperance in Copa del Rey
  7. ^ Two apperances each in 2012 Copa Sudamericana and 2013 Copa Libertadores
  8. ^ One goal in 2012 Copa Sudamericana
  9. ^ Apperances in Apertura 2015 Copa MX
  10. ^ One apperance in 2016 Supercopa MX and six apperance in Apertura 2016 Copa MX
  11. ^ One goal in Apertura 2016 Copa MX
  12. ^ Appearances in Apertura 2017 Copa MX
  13. ^ Appearances in Apertura 2018 Copa MX
  14. ^ One appearance in 2019 FFA Cup
  15. ^ Appearances in Durand Cup

Honors[]

Melbourne City

References[]

  1. ^ "Nacional vs. Defensor Sporting 0-1". Archived from the original on 21 July 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  2. ^ Official: Espanyol sign Juan Angel Albin & Adrian Luna Archived 26 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine Goal.com
  3. ^ Luna llega cedido hasta Junio (Luna arrives on loan until June) Archived 29 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine; Gimnàstic de Tarragona, 17 August 2011 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Adrián Luna, nou jugador del CE Sabadell (Adrián Luna, CE Sabadell's new player); CE Sabadell, 30 January 2012 (in Catalan)
  5. ^ "Inside Spanish Football's 2013 Summer Transfer Centre". InsideSpanishFootball. 2 July 2013. Archived from the original on 8 July 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Adrián Luna vuelve a Defensor Sporting". Futbol.com (in Spanish). 18 September 2013. Archived from the original on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  7. ^ "TIBURONES FIRMÓ AL URUGUAYO ADRIÁN LUNA; EN ESTE TORNEO NO VERÁ ACCIÓN". alcalordeportivo (in Spanish). 4 September 2015. Archived from the original on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Adrián Luna se va a México". ovaciodigital (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 October 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  9. ^ @venadosfc (4 September 2015). "Adrián Luna, delantero uruguayo, ya es" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021 – via Twitter.
  10. ^ "Adrián Luna, primer refuerzo de Veracurz para el Apertura 2016". espn.com. 29 May 2016. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  11. ^ "City's Luna landing..." FTBL. 19 July 2019. Archived from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  12. ^ "City confirm departure of Adrian Luna". Melbourne City. 17 July 2021. Archived from the original on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Kerala Blasters sign Uruguayan midfielder Adrian Luna". Khelnow. 22 July 2021. Archived from the original on 21 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  14. ^ Mishra, Siddharth (22 July 2021). "ISL: Kerala Blasters sign Uruguayan midfielder Adrian Luna on a two year deal". thebridge.in. Archived from the original on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  15. ^ "Durand Cup: Adrian Luna stars for Kerala Blasters". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  16. ^ Kundu, Abhishek (22 July 2021). "ISL Transfers: Adrian Luna signs for Kerala Blasters from Melbourne City". www.sportskeeda.com. Archived from the original on 21 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  17. ^ "Uruguay - A. Luna - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 September 2021.

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