Adriano Pellegrino (born 9 June 1984) is an Australian

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who plays as a

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for

Adelaide City Adelaide City Football Club is a soccer club based in Adelaide, South Australia. The club was known historically as Juventus — the original name given to the club by its founders in Adelaide's Italian community. Adelaide City is one of Aus ...

Biography

Club career

Pellegrino was with the NSL club

between 2000 and 2003 before joining

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for the 2003-2004 NSL season. In 2005, he signed for

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club

Panachaiki Panachaiki G.E. (Greek: Παναχαϊκή Γυμναστική Ένωση, ''Panachaiki Gymnastiki Enosi'', "Pan- Achaean Gymnastic Union") is a Greek multi-sport club based in the city of Patras, Greece. The history of Panachaiki began in 1891 ...

before returning to Australia to play for

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club

in 2007. In 2008, he signed for

A-League A-League Men (known as the Isuzu UTE A-League for sponsorship reasons) is the highest-level professional men's soccer league in Australia and New Zealand. At the top of the Australian league system, it is the country's premier men's competit ...

club

Perth Glory FC Perth Glory Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Perth, Western Australia. It competes in the country's premier men's competition, A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues. Founded in 1 ...

. Adriano was voted the 2008/09 Most Glorious Player by his peers, garnering twenty three points for his performances throughout the season, eight points clear of runner up,

Jamie Harnwell Jamie Richard Harnwell (born 21 July 1977 in Perth, Western Australia) is a retired Australian football (soccer) player and current coach of Perth NPL club Sorrento FC and the Western Australian state soccer team. He holds the record for most ...

. During that campaign he scored a sensational goal against

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/ Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a me ...

in Round 14 which was nominated for goal of the year. In January 2010 he was linked to Scottish club

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. However, with the arrival of the Paul Slane to Celtic, Adriano decided to stay at

Perth Glory Perth Glory Football Club is an Australian professional Association football, soccer club based in Perth, Perth, Western Australia. It competes in the country's premier men's competition, A-League Men, under Professional sports league organi ...

. On 15 April 2011 he signed for

outfit

Central Coast Mariners Central Coast Mariners Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Gosford, on the Central Coast of New South Wales. It competes in the A-League Men, under licence from the Australian Professional Leagues (APL). The ...

. He made his debut and scored in a pre season friendly 3-0 win against

Blacktown City Blacktown City Council is a local government area in Western Sydney, situated on the Cumberland Plain, approximately west of the Sydney central business district, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1906 as the Blackt ...

.He then went on to win the A-League title with the Mariners and play Asian Champions league for the Mariners. He signed for Thai club Udon Thani F.C. in January 2015.http://www.supersubthailand.com/news/4625-4/index.html UDFC make double signing

International career

Pellegrino represented Australia as a member of the U-20 team that qualified for the

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References

External links

Perth Glory profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pellegrino, Adriano 1984 births Living people Australian people of Italian descent Australian men's soccer players Australia men's youth international soccer players Australia men's under-20 international soccer players Australian expatriate men's soccer players A-League Men players FFSA Super League players National Premier Leagues players Adelaide City FC players Adelaide United FC players Panachaiki F.C. players Perth Glory FC players Central Coast Mariners FC players Central Coast Mariners Academy players Expatriate men's footballers in Cambodia Phnom Penh Crown FC players Adriano Pellegrino Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand FC Tulsa players USL Championship players North Eastern MetroStars SC players Men's association football midfielders Soccer players from Adelaide