Adrià Pedrosa

Adrià Giner Pedrosa (born 2 June 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for RCD Espanyol as a left back.

Adrià Pedrosa
Pedrosa with Espanyol in 2019
Personal information
Full name Adrià Giner Pedrosa
Date of birth (1998-05-13) 13 May 1998
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
Espanyol
Number 3
Youth career
2004–2009 Castelldefels
2009–2014 Gavà
2014–2017 Espanyol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Espanyol B 46 (7)
2018– Espanyol 23 (2)
National team
2019– Spain U21 7 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 May 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2020

Club career

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Pedrosa joined RCD Espanyol's youth setup in 2014, from EF Gavà.[1] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 16 April 2017, starting in a 1–1 Segunda División B away draw against RCD Mallorca B.

Pedrosa was definitely promoted to the B-team in July 2017, after the club's relegation, and scored his first senior goal on 10 September of that year, netting his side's second in a 3–2 home success over UE Sant Andreu. He made his first-team debut on 1 November 2018, starting in a 1–2 away loss against Cádiz CF, for the season's Copa del Rey.[2]

Pedrosa made his La Liga debut on 16 December 2018, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–3 home loss against Real Betis. He scored his first goal in the category the following 13 April, netting the opener in a 2–1 home success over Deportivo Alavés.

On 22 May 2019, Pedrosa signed a new contract with the Pericos until 2023, being definitely promoted to the main squad.[3]

References

  1. "'El sobrino de Pedrosa' refuerza al primer equipo del Espanyol" ['The nephew of Pedrosa' bolsters the first team of Espanyol] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  2. "Los suplentes del Cádiz sonrojan al Espanyol" [The reserves of Cádiz blush Espanyol] (in Spanish). Marca. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  3. "Oficial: El Espanyol renueva a Pedrosa hasta 2023" [Official: Espanyol renew Pedrosa until 2023] (in Spanish). Sport. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
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