Adrián Dalmau Explained

Adrián Dalmau
Fullname:Adrián Dalmau Vaquer
Birth Date:23 March 1994
Birth Place:Palma, Spain
Height:1.82 m
Position:Forward
Currentclub:Korona Kielce
Clubnumber:20
Youthclubs1:San Francisco
Youthyears2:2011–2012
Youthclubs2:Real Madrid
Youthyears3:2012–2013
Youthclubs3:Rayo Vallecano
Years1:2012–2014
Caps1:10
Goals1:1
Years2:2013–2014
Clubs2:Zamora (loan)
Caps2:28
Goals2:2
Years3:2014–2015
Caps3:35
Goals3:8
Years4:2015–2017
Caps4:25
Goals4:12
Years5:2016
Clubs5:Numancia (loan)
Caps5:9
Goals5:0
Years6:2016–2017
Clubs6:Mallorca (loan)
Caps6:7
Goals6:0
Years7:2017–2018
Caps7:34
Goals7:10
Years8:2018–2019
Caps8:33
Goals8:19
Years9:2019–2021
Caps9:36
Goals9:8
Years10:2022
Caps10:12
Goals10:2
Years11:2022–2023
Caps11:33
Goals11:8
Years12:2023–
Caps12:34
Goals12:7
Club-Update:19 August 2024

Adrián Dalmau Vaquer (born 23 March 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ekstraklasa club Korona Kielce.

Club career

Born in Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Dalmau joined Real Madrid's youth setup in 2011 after starting out at CD San Francisco.[1] The following year, he moved to neighbouring Rayo Vallecano, making his debut with the reserves on 25 November 2012 by coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–2 Segunda División B home loss against CD Ourense.[2]

Dalmau was loaned to Zamora CF also of the third division on 2 September 2013.[3] On 8 July of the following year, he signed a one-year deal at Racing de Ferrol in the same tier after terminating his contract with Rayo.[4]

A backup to Joselu, Dalmau still contributed eight goals as his team missed out on promotion in the play-offs. On 19 June 2015, he moved to another reserve team, RCD Espanyol B still in division three.[5]

On 29 February 2016, after scoring 12 times in 25 matches,[6] Dalmau was loaned to CD Numancia until June.[7] He made his Segunda División debut on 6 March, replacing Jon Gaztañaga in the 1–0 away defeat against SD Ponferradina.[8]

Dalmau was loaned to RCD Mallorca in a season-long deal, on 12 August 2016.[9] The following 15 July, after suffering second-division relegation, he cut ties with Espanyol and joined Villarreal CF B.[10]

In June 2018, Dalmau moved abroad and agreed to a three-year contract at Dutch Eredivisie side Heracles Almelo with the option of a fourth.[11] With 19 goals, he finished third in the scoring charts in his only season;[12] this included four goals on 16 February 2019 in a 6–0 home win over Fortuna Sittard,[13] and a hat-trick on the last day in a 5–4 loss to Excelsior Rotterdam also at the Polman Stadion.[14]

In July 2019, after his club rejected an offer from Maccabi Tel Aviv FC, Dalmau signed a three-year deal with FC Utrecht of the same league for an undisclosed fee.[15] He struggled heavily with injuries in his debut campaign, appearing in only eight competitive games.[16] [17]

Dalmau joined Sparta Rotterdam on 24 December 2021, on a five-month contract to be made effective the following January.[18] On 11 August 2022, he returned to Spain with AD Alcorcón of the Primera Federación.[19]

On 8 July 2023, Dalmau signed a two-year deal with Polish Ekstraklasa side Korona Kielce.[20]

Honours

Korona Kielce II

Notes and References

  1. News: Adrián Dalmau disputa el Mundialito sub´17 con el Madrid. Adrián Dalmau plays the under-17 Mundialito with Real Madrid. Diario de Mallorca. Jaume. Vallès. es. 8 June 2011. 20 March 2016.
  2. News: El Ourense consigue ante el Rayo B la primera victoria lejos de O Couto (0–2). Ourense get first win away from O Couto against Rayo B (0–2). La Región. es. 26 November 2012. 4 March 2020.
  3. Web site: Dalmau y Rubén Sánchez nuevas incorporaciones zamoranas. Dalmau and Rubén Sánchez new Zamora additions. Vavel. Oscar. Furones. es. 2 September 2013. 20 March 2016.
  4. News: Adrián Dalmau, nuevo delantero del Racing de Ferrol. Adrián Dalmau, new forward of Racing de Ferrol. La Voz de Galicia. Paulo. Alonso. es. 8 July 2014. 20 March 2016.
  5. News: El club traspasa a Dalmau al Espanyol, que podría pagarle por objetivos futuros. Club transfers Dalmau to Espanyol, which could pay for future objectives. La Voz de Galicia. es. 19 June 2015. 20 March 2016.
  6. News: El club insiste en Dalmau y el Espanyol no quiere cederlo. Club insists in Dalmau and Espanyol do not want to loan him. El Periódico de Aragón. es. 28 January 2016. 4 March 2020.
  7. Web site: Adrián Dalmau, nuevo jugador numantino. Adrián Dalmau, new numantino player. CD Numancia. es. 29 February 2016. 20 March 2016.
  8. News: La Deportiva ve la luz tres meses después. Deportiva see the light after three months. Marca. es. 6 March 2016. 20 March 2016.
  9. Web site: Dalmau, cedit al Mallorca. Dalmau, loaned to Mallorca. RCD Espanyol. ca. 12 August 2016. 12 August 2016.
  10. Web site: Adrià Dalmau refuerza la delantera del filial. Adrià Dalmau bolsters the forward line of the reserves. Villarreal CF. es. 14 July 2017. 15 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170717164651/http://www.villarrealcf.es/noticias/indice-general/futbol-base/item/18178-adria-dalmau-refuerza-la-delantera-del-filial. 17 July 2017. dead.
  11. Web site: Heracles Almelo contracteert Adrián Dalmau. Heracles Almelo signed Adrián Dalmau. Heracles Almelo. nl. 29 June 2018. 16 November 2019.
  12. Web site: Tadic maakt achterstand op De Jong goed én is MVP. Tadic closes gap with De Jong and becomes MVP. Voetbal International. nl. 15 May 2019. 4 March 2020.
  13. News: Heracles loopt mede dankzij vierklapper Dalmau over Fortuna heen. Heracles crushed Fortuna thanks to four-goal Dalmau. Algemeen Dagblad. Sjors. Tanis. nl. 16 February 2019. 16 November 2019.
  14. Web site: Excelsior pakt drie punten bij Heracles in doelpuntenfestijn. Excelsior take three points at Heracles in goalfest. Nederlandse Omroep Stichting. nl. 12 May 2019. 16 November 2019.
  15. Web site: Utrecht sign Dalmau. Football Oranje. 9 July 2019. 16 November 2019.
  16. News: Dalmau valt opnieuw uit: ‘Baart ons wel zorgen, ja’. Dalmau sidelined again: 'A cause for concern, yes'. Algemeen Dagblad. Tim. Reedijk. nl. 31 January 2020. 4 October 2020.
  17. Web site: Het moeizame debuutjaar van Adrián Dalmau in het shirt van FC Utrecht. The difficult first year of Adrián Dalmau in a FC Utrecht shirt. Elf Voetbal. Bob. Van Dijk. nl. 23 March 2020. 14 October 2020.
  18. News: Sparta neemt Spaanse spits Adrián Dalmau over van FC Utrecht. Sparta get Spanish forward Adrián Dalmau from FC Utrecht. Algemeen Dagblad. nl. 24 December 2021. 7 January 2022.
  19. Web site: Adrián Dalmau, nuevo refuerzo para la delantera de la A.D. Alcorcón. Adrián Dalmau, new addition for A.D. Alcorcón's forward lines. AD Alcorcón. es. 11 August 2022. 17 August 2022.
  20. Web site: Adrián Dalmau nowym zawodnikiem Złocisto-Krwistych!. Adrián Dalmau new Golden Bloods player!. Korona Kielce. pl. 8 July 2023. 12 January 2024.
  21. Web site: Rafał . Szymczyk . Rezerwy Korony Kielce z awansem do III ligi . 19 May 2024 . radiokielce.pl . pl . 19 May 2024.
  22. Web site: Zawodnik: Adrián Dalmau . laczynaspilka.pl . 19 May 2024 . pl.