Adrián 'Adri' Rafael Castellano Cobacho (born 26 June 1994) is a Spanish

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who plays as a

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Club career

Born in Córdoba, Andalusia, Castellano joined

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's youth setup in 2011, after stints at

Córdoba CF Córdoba Club de Fútbol (), is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club based in Córdoba, Andalusia, Córdoba, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1954 after the dissolution of RCD Córdoba. Currently it plays ...

and Séneca CF. He made his senior debuts with the C-team in 2012, in

Segunda División B Segunda División B (English: second division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish ...

. In February 2013 Castellano was linked to

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and

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, but nothing came of it. On 8 July of the following year he signed for

UD Almería Unión Deportiva Almería, S.A.D. () is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish professional football club based in Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 26 July 1989 and known as ''Almería Club de Fútbol'' until 2001 ...

, being assigned to the reserves also in the third level. On 9 September 2015 Castellano made his professional debut, starting in a 3–3

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home draw against

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(4–3 win on penalties). He made his

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debut four days later, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–1 loss at

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. On 5 July 2016 Castellano joined another

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also in the third tier. Roughly one year later, he moved to fellow league team Granada CF B. On 5 June 2018, Castellano signed a new two-year contract with the

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ns, being definitely promoted to the main squad in the second division. He contributed with seven appearances during the campaign, as his side achieved promotion to

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. On 5 July 2019, Castellano signed a two-year deal with

CD Numancia Club Deportivo Numancia de Soria, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club in Soria, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 April 1945, it plays in , holding home games at '' Nuevo Estadio Los Pajaritos''. Besides football it ...

in the second level. On 28 August of the following year, after suffering relegation, he joined fellow second division side

SD Ponferradina Sociedad Deportiva Ponferradina, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Ponferrada, in the El Bierzo region, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 7 June 1922, it plays in Primera Federación - Group 1, holding home ma ...

. On 30 June 2023, after ''Ponfe''s

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, Castellano agreed to a two-year contract with

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side

. He spent most of the 2023–24 campaign sidelined due to injuries, only featuring once as the club returned to the second division after five years. Castellano terminated his link with the ''Blanquiverdes'' on 1 August 2024.

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