Adrián Fuentes González (born 17 July 1996) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as either a

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or a

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for

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 ...

Club career

Born in

Madrid Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It i ...

, Fuentes was an ED Moratalaz youth graduate. In August 2015, he joined

Tercera División Tercera División () was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segund ...

side EF Alhama on a trial basis, subsequently signing a contract and making his senior debut during the campaign. In July 2016, Fuentes joined

Lorca FC Lorca Fútbol Club was a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Lorca, Spain, Lorca, in the autonomous community of the Region of Murcia. Founded in 2003, it last played in Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol in the Region of ...

and was assigned to the reserves also in the fourth division. Roughly one year later he moved to another

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Deportivo Alavés B Deportivo Alavés B, S.A.D., usually known as Alavés B, is a Spanish football team based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, in the autonomous community of Basque Country. Founded in 1959 it is the reserve team of Deportivo Alavés, and currently plays in , ho ...

in the same category. In July 2018, Fuentes was loaned to Alavés' affiliate club

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, for one season. He made his professional debut on 1 October, coming on as a late substitute for goalscorer Ramón Mierez in a 3–0

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away win against

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. Fuentes' loan was renewed in 2019 and 2020, scoring four goals in 36 league games for the club from

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. He also scored in both legs of a 3–1 aggregate win over

HNK Šibenik Hrvatski nogometni klub Šibenik (), better known as HNK Šibenik or simply Šibenik (), is a Croatian professional association football, football sports club, club based in Šibenik. It competes in the Croatian Football League, SuperSport HNL, t ...

to retain his team's place in the league in 2019, while his tenure was interrupted by injuries. On 30 January 2021, Fuentes terminated his link with Alavés and moved to

Real Murcia Real Murcia Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., commonly known as Real Murcia (, "Royal Murcia"), is a Spanish football club based in Murcia, in the Región de Murcia. Founded in 1919, it currently plays in , playing home matches at Estadio Nueva Condo ...

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 ...

. He joined

in the new fourth-tier Segunda División RFEF on 18 July, contributing 13 goals as promotion was won in his first season. On 26 January 2023, Fuentes signed for

CD Castellón Club Deportivo Castellón, S.A.D. is a professional List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Castellón de la Plana, in the Valencian Community. Founded on 20 July 1922, it currently plays in , holding home games at ''Nou E ...

also in

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. On 7 August, however, he was loaned to fellow third division side

CD Lugo Club Deportivo Lugo is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Lugo, in the autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia. Founded on 8 July 1953, it plays in Primera Federación, holding home games at ''Estadio Anxo ...

, for one year. On 30 July 2024,

SD Tarazona Sociedad Deportiva Tarazona is a Spanish football team based in Tarazona, in the autonomous community of Aragon. Founded in 1969, it plays in , holding home games at ''Municipal'', with a 1,500-seat capacity. History The club was founded in 1 ...

announced the signing of Fuentes. On 6 June of the following year, after scoring 16 goals during the campaign, he returned to Córdoba on a two-year deal, with the club now in

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fuentes, Adrian 1996 births Footballers from Madrid Living people Men's association football wingers Men's association football forwards Spanish men's footballers Primera Federación players Segunda División B players Segunda Federación players Tercera División players Deportivo Alavés B players Real Murcia CF players Córdoba CF players CD Castellón footballers CD Lugo players SD Tarazona footballers Croatian Football League players NK Istra 1961 players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia 21st-century Spanish sportsmen