Adrián Riera Explained

Adrián Riera Torrecillas (born 19 April 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Greek Super League club OFI.

Career

Born in Murcia, Riera was a Levante youth graduate. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 22 August 2015, playing the last six minutes in a 0–1 Segunda División B away loss against Hércules.

On 1 February 2016, after being sparingly used, Riera was loaned to fellow league team La Roda until the end of the season.^[1] The following July, he moved to Getafe's B-team in Tercera División, after terminating his contract with the Granotes.

Riera returned to the third division on 11 July 2017, after agreeing to a contract with Formentera.^[2] The following 31 January, he moved to Toledo in the same category,^[3] but spent the remainder of the campaign sidelined after suffering a knee injury.^[4]

In August 2018, Riera joined another reserve team, Villarreal B also in division three.^[5] Roughly one year later, he terminated his contract with the Yellow Submarine and moved abroad, signing a two-year contract with Asteras Tripolis of the Greek Super League.^[6]

Riera made his professional debut on 24 August 2019, starting in a 0–1 away loss against Olympiacos.^[7] His first goal came on 13 September of the following year in the 2020–21 season opener, the only one of a home win against Panathinaikos.^[8]

On 14 July 2021, Asteras Tripolis announced the extension of Riera's contract with the club for two more years, until June 2023.^[9]

On 30 May 2023, he signed a contract with Greek Super League team OFI until the summer of 2025.^[10]

Career statistics

Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Levante B	2015–16	Segunda División B	7	0	—		—		—		7	0
La Roda (loan)	2015–16		11	0	—		—		—		11	0
Formentera	2017–18		21	3	6	0	—		—		27	3
Toledo	2017–18		1	1	—		—		—		1	1
Villarreal B	2018–19		15	0	—		—		—		15	0
Asteras Tripolis	2019–20	Superleague Greece	24	0	3	0	—		—		27	0
	2020–21		31	4	2	0	—		—		33	4
	2021–22		29	7	1	0	—		—		30	7
	2022–23		23	1	1	0	—		—		24	1
	Total		107	12	7	0	—		—		114	12
OFI Crete	2023–24	Superleague Greece	23	3	4	1	—		—		27	4
Career total			185	19	17	1	0	0	0	0	202	20

Notes and References

1. Web site: Riera jugará cedido en La Roda CF hasta final de temporada. Riera will play on loan at La Roda CF until the end of the season. Levante UD. es. 1 February 2016. 26 August 2019.
2. Web site: Adrián Riera se suma al Formentera. Adrián Riera joins Formentera. Periódico de Ibiza y Formentera. es. 12 July 2017. 26 August 2019.
3. Web site: Adrián Riera, nuevo jugador del CD Toledo. Adrián Riera, new player of CD Toledo. CD Toledo. es. 31 January 2018. 26 August 2019. 26 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190826143312/http://www.cdtoledo.es/noticia/adrian-riera-nuevo-jugador-del-cd-toledo. dead.
4. Web site: Adrián Riera se sintió futbolista 227 días después. Adrián Riera felt himself as a footballer 227 days later. Levante-EMV. es. 28 September 2018. 26 August 2019.
5. Web site: Three new additions to a renewed Villarreal B. Villarreal CF. 20 August 2018. 26 August 2019.
6. Web site: Adrián Riera se convierte en la décima baja en el Villarreal B y ficha por el Asteras Tripolis, de Grecia. Adrián Riera becomes the tenth departure at Villarreal B and signs for Asteras Tripolis, of Greece. Castellón Información. es. 16 August 2019. 26 August 2019.
7. Web site: ΣΤΗΜΕΝΟΙ, ξεφτίλισαν και το VAR!. STOP, they unleashed the VAR too!. SDNA. el. 24 August 2019. 26 August 2019.
8. News: Adrián Riera afea el estreno de Poyatos en el Panathinaikos. Adrián Riera spoils Poyatos' debut for Panathinaikos . 21 September 2020 . . 13 September 2020 . Spanish.
9. Web site: Ριέρα διετίας στον Αστέρα. Biennial Riera in Asteras . sport-fm.gr. 14 July 2021. el.
10. Web site: ΟΦΗ μεταγραφές: Ο Ριέρα υπέγραψε μέχρι το 2025. el.