Adriano was born in
Salvador, Bahia. He was signed by
Palermo from
Grêmio in summer 2004, but just played one league match. 50% of Adriano's registration rights was sold to
Atalanta in summer 2005 after a successful 6 months loan. Along with
Igor Budan they cost Atalanta €1.5 million Atalanta bought all the rights on 1 June 2007, but sold him to
Monaco on last day of the transfer window. On 12 July 2013, Monaco announced that Adriano had left the club after six years. ==Career statistics==