Adrián Luna

Adrián Nicolás Luna Retamar (born 12 April 1992) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or forward for Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters, which he captains.

Born in Tacuarembó,one of all time best players of Kerala Blasters FC, Luna began his youth career at academies of Progreso, Montevideo Wanderers and Defensor Sporting in Uruguay.

He was eventually promoted to Defensor's U-19 and first team in 2010.

Luna made his first team debut with Defensor Sporting, on 6 February 2010, against Nacional.

In the 2010–11 season Luna was a regular starter for Defensor.

He played 41 matches for the Uruguayan club and scored 6 goals.

On 23 May 2011, Luna signed a contract with La Liga club Espanyol, with a €1 million fee.

On 17 August 2011, Luna was loaned to Segunda División club Gimnàstic.

However, in January 2012, Luna returned to Espanyol and signed a contract with CE Sabadell, in a six-month loan.

In August 2012, Luna was loaned to Club Nacional de Football, returning to his country.

On 2 September 2013, his contract with Espanyol was rescinded.

On 18 September 2013, he returned to Defensor and stayed at the club for two seasons.

In September 2015, Luna moved to Mexico, where he joined Liga MX club C.D. Veracruz on a two-year deal.

On 4 September 2015, He was loaned out to Venados and represented the Mexican club for one season.

He returned from loan in 2016, and went on to play for Veracruz in three seasons.

On 19 July 2019, Luna signed for Australian club Melbourne City on a two-year deal.

In July 2021, Luna left the club at the end of his contract, having scored 8 goals in 51 appearances.

On 22 July 2021, Kerala Blasters announced that Luna had joined the Indian Super League club on a two-year deal.

He made his debut for the club on 11 September 2021 against Indian Navy in the 2021 Durand Cup tournament.

Luna scored from a penalty during the match and became the club's first ever goalscorer in Durand Cup.

He made his first league appearance in the season opener against ATK Mohun Bagan FC on 19 November, which ended in a 4–2 defeat for Kerala Blasters.

He was the assist provider of the second goal scored by Jorge Pereyra Díaz for the Blasters in the game.

On 5 December 2021, Luna helped the Blasters to register their first victory of the season against Odisha FC by providing two assists in a match which they won 2–1, and was the recipient of the man of the match award in the game.

He was again awarded with the man of the match award in the next game against East Bengal on 12 December, which they drew 1–1.

Disappointed by the match officials, Luna expressed his frustration on the referees in the post-match conference.

He scored his first league goal for the Blasters' in a 0–3 victory over rivals Chennaiyin FC on 22 December, and was again awarded with the man of the match award.

On 2 January 2022, he scored his second goal in the match against FC Goa, where he scored a long-ranger from 30 yards out in a match that ended in a 2–2 draw.

After the club captain Jessel Carnerio was declared injured, Luna spent much of the season as club captain in his absence.

He played his first match as the captain against Odisha in the second phase of the season, where he assisted for two goals that helped Kerala Blasters to win the game 0–2 on 12 January 2022.

He scored a brace against ATK Mohun Bagan on 19 February, where he netted his first goal through a free-kick, and following from the edge of the penalty box.

The match in a 2–2 draw at full-time.

Luna scored another free-kick in the following match against Chennaiyin on 26 February, which ensured the Blasters a 3–0 victory.

His goal in the second leg of the semi-final match against Jamshedpur FC on 15 March sealed the Blasters a place in the final, as the Blasters won 2–1 on aggregate score, and qualified for the finals for the third time in their history.

On 22 July 2022, Luna signed a two-year contract extension with Kerala Blasters till 2024.

On 7 October 2022, Luna helped the Blasters in a 3–1 victory against East Bengal in the 2022–23 season opener by scoring the first goal of the game.

He teared up after scoring the goal, pointed to the sky and dedicated it to his daughter Julieta, who died on 9 April 2022.

"It was a special goal for me because everyone knows what I’m going through…me, my wife, family, son. This goal was for my little daughter,” Luna said after the match. He scored his second goal of the season on 12 November against FC Goa, where he scored the opening goal of the match as the Blasters ended up winning the game 3–1 at full-time. On 4 December, Luna surpassed the club's record of most appearances by a foreign player by making his 31st appearance for the Blasters in a 1–0 win against Jamshedpur FC, where he provided the assist for Dimitrios Diamantakos. Luna netted his third goal of the season in the returning fixture against Jamshedpur on 3 January 2023, where he scored a 'perfectly set-up team-goal' as the Blasters won their eighth match of the season by the score of 3–1. On 7 February, Luna scored a goal and provided an assist in their 2–1 derby match win against Chennaiyin and won the hero of the match award for his two-goal contribution in the match.

On 29 March, the Blasters announced that Luna will not be part of their squad for the 2023 Indian Super Cup by stating that he requested to opt out from the tournament due to personal reasons.

After Jessel Carneiro joined Bengaluru in May 2023, Luna became the permanent club captain ahead of the 2023–24 season.

He played his first match of the season against Gokulam Kerala FC in the 2023 Durand Cup tournament on 13 August 2023, in which he scored a goal in the 75th minute but the Blasters lost the match 3–4.