Adrià Pedrosa

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

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Giner and the second or maternal family name is Pedrosa.
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)
Playing 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 4 (1)
* 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 19 November 2019

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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