Kerala Blasters Uruguayan attacking midfielder Adrian Luna Landed in Kochi
Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters
have managed to land the signature of the Uruguayan attacking midfielder Adrian
Luna on a two-year contract from Australian A-League side Melbourne City FC for
the upcoming season of the ISL.
Kerala Blasters FC is delighted to
announce the signing of midfielder Adrián Nicolás Luna Retamar ahead of the
2021/22 ISL season. The Uruguayan attacking midfielder joins Kerala Blasters FC
from Melbourne City on a two-year contract."
Adrián Luna reached kochi on 16/8/2021,
he commented on his arrival at the club saying, “Very happy to join Kerala
Blasters, the great family with the best fans in the country without a doubt. I
am looking forward to training and meeting my teammates and all the technical staff.”
As KBFC did not retain any of their
international players from last season he is their first foreign signing for
this season and for the new coach Ivan Vukomanovic.
Luna's career so far
In the 2010–11 season, Luna was a
regular in the playing XI for Defensor. He played a total of 41 matches for the
Uruguayan club and managed to rack up 6 goals. On May 23, 2011, Luna signed for
La Liga club RCD Espanyol, for a reported fee of €1 million.
On August 17, 2011, Luna was loaned to
Segunda Division club Gimnastic de Tarragona. However, in January 2012, Luna
returned to Espanyol and signed a contract with CE Sabadell FC, for a six-month
loan. In August 2012, Luna was loaned to Club Nacional de Football which saw
him returned to his home country. He then returned to Defensor in September
2013 where he stayed for two seasons.
Luna then moved to C.D. Veracruz on a
two-year contract and was immediately loaned out to Venados FC for a season. He
then returned to Veracruz and spent three seasons with them.
In July 2019 he decided to sign for
Melbourne City on a two-year deal and after having made 51 appearances scoring
8 goals, including last season when he made 24 appearances, scored three goals
and assisted four.
