Adriano de Lima

Adriano de Lima, (born 30 July 1981 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian footballer who recently played for Los Angeles Blues in the USL Professional Division.

Career

Youth and Amateur

Adriano played in many youth clubs in Brazil, including Itaguá and Pequeninos do Jóquei, and briefly played professionally in Brazil for Itaguá, before moving to the United States in 1999 to play college soccer at Cypress College in Cypress, California. He transferred to California State University, Fullerton in 2001, and played three more seasons there.

Professional

After playing professional indoor soccer for the San Diego Sockers in the MISL in 2003, De Lima returned to Brazil to join Flamengo. After returning to the United States, Adriano played professional beach soccer for SoCal Beach in Oceanside, California, and in 2007 participated in the Futsal World Club Championship in the Algarve in Portugal for World United.

Adriano signed with the Los Angeles Blues in the USL Professional Division in 2011; he made his debut for the Blues on May 1, 2011 in a 1-0 defeat to Antigua Barracuda

Adriano is currently playing on the U.S. national indoor and beach soccer teams.

Personal

Adriano coaches soccer and owns Culture FC Sports, a sports travel company that provides soccer players and teams with opportunities in Brazil and U.S.

Adriano has also been part of the Nike skills team as a sponsored athlete, promoting and helping develop the game in the United States. He traveled all over the country and the world as an ambassador of the sport, entertaining and influencing soccer players of all ages and levels. He also participated in many soccer ads and campaigns, and in the video game FIFA Street 2. he now runs his own successful company, Culture F.C..