Adriano Castanheira

Born in Neuchâtel, Switzerland to Portuguese parents, Castanheira finished his youth career with Porto. He spent the better part of his first four seasons as a senior with Covilhã of the Segunda Liga, making his debut in the competition on 26 August 2012 in a 0–1 home loss against Penafiel where he came on as a late substitute. Ahead of the 2016–17 campaign, Castanheira returned to the third division and Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco, whom he had already represented on loan. In the summer of 2017, he signed with Leiria of the same league. On 8 June 2018, Castanheira re-joined Covilhã. He scored seven goals in 34 matches in the first year in his second spell, helping to a final sixth position in the second tier. Castanheira agreed to a two-and-a-half-year contract with Paços de Ferreira on 19 December 2019. His maiden appearance in the Primeira Liga took place on 5 January 2020, when he played the entire 1–0 home victory over Moreirense. His only goal came on 1 March, from a penalty kick to close the 3–1 away defeat of bottom-placed Aves. On 11 August 2021, Castanheira was loaned to second-division club Chaves. Another temporary deal was arranged for him in that league in 2022–23, at Penafiel. Castanheira spent the following two seasons abroad, with Ararat-Armenia in the Armenian Premier League and Malut United in the Indonesian Super League. He won the 2023–24 domestic cup with the former.