Antonio Adán Garrido was born on 13 May 1987 in Madrid and came through the Real Madrid academy, which he joined in 1997. He is a goalkeeper. He played for Real Madrid, Cagliari, Real Betis, Atlético de Madrid and Sporting CP, and in August 2025 he signed for Iranian club Esteghlal. He won a Spanish league title, two Portuguese league titles and the 2018 UEFA Super Cup.
Real Madrid academy
He went through every youth level at the club between 1997 and 2004. In the 2004-05 season he moved up to Real Madrid C, where he spent two seasons; in 2005-06 he started 36 matches and the side won the Spanish fourth tier in 2006. That summer he stepped up to Real Madrid Castilla and made his Spanish second division debut on 27 August 2006, in a 1-1 draw at Castellón. He stayed with the reserve team until 2009 and made 84 appearances for them.
From Castilla to the Real Madrid first team
In 2009 he joined the first-team squad as third-choice goalkeeper, wearing number 26. His first competitive appearance came on 8 December 2010 in the Champions League, when he replaced the injured Jerzy Dudek in a 4-0 win over Auxerre. On 13 February 2011 he made his La Liga debut at Cornellà-El Prat, coming on in the second minute after Iker Casillas was sent off, as Madrid beat Espanyol 1-0. From 22 December 2012 he started ahead of Casillas for several matches. He was part of the squads that won the 2011 Copa del Rey, the 2011-12 La Liga title and the 2012 Spanish Super Cup. His contract was terminated on 2 September 2013.
Cagliari and Real Betis
On 19 November 2013 he signed for Cagliari and made his Serie A debut on 5 January 2014 in a goalless draw away to Chievo. He played only two matches in Italy. On 27 January 2014 he moved to Real Betis. After the club were relegated that season, he played 40 Spanish second division matches in 2014-15 as Betis won the title and returned to the top flight. He had been named one of the club captains in August 2014. He stayed in Seville until 2018, making 160 league appearances for Betis, and received the Trofeo Gourmet in 2017.
Atlético de Madrid
On 10 July 2018 he signed a two-year deal with Atlético de Madrid as back-up to Jan Oblak. That summer the club won the 2018 UEFA Super Cup in Tallinn. He made his league debut on 18 May 2019, replacing the injured Oblak in a 2-2 draw at Levante. Over two seasons he made seven competitive appearances, two of them in La Liga.
Sporting CP
On 20 August 2020 he joined Sporting CP on a free transfer. In his first season he was the starter and kept 20 clean sheets in 32 matches as Sporting won the 2020-21 Primeira Liga, the club's first league title in 19 years. He was named in the league's Team of the Year. With Sporting he also won the Taça da Liga in 2021 and 2022 and the 2021 Portuguese Super Cup, and in 2022 he was voted the club's Player of the Year. In November 2021 he extended his contract to 2024. In 2023-24 he played 22 league matches before losing his place to Franco Israel after an injury, and Sporting were champions again. He left on a free in June 2024, with 118 league appearances in Lisbon.
Youth international career
He represented Spain at under-16, under-17, under-19, under-20 and under-21 level, with 39 caps in total. With the under-17s he finished runner-up at the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Cup and at the European championships of 2003 and 2004. In July 2006 he captained the Spain under-19 side that won the European U-19 Championship in Poland. His only under-21 appearance was a 2-2 friendly against England on 6 February 2007. He never played for the senior Spain national team.
Esteghlal
After a year without a club, on 6 August 2025 he signed for Tehran side Esteghlal, in the Iranian top flight, becoming the club's first foreign goalkeeper in 20 years. He made his debut in the Iranian Super Cup, a 2-1 defeat to Tractor, and his first league match came on 19 August 2025, a 1-0 win over the same opponents.
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