Adrià Botella Moreno

AdriàBotella Moreno is a versatile tight end who discovered his love of American football at the age of three. He played for various teams in Spain and the USA before gaining a foothold in the ELF. In addition to his sporting career, he is also an artist and works as a graphic designer and photographer.

• • 2008: Barcelona Búfals
  • 2009-2010: Badalona Dracs Juniors
  • 2011-2013: L’Hospitalet Pioners
  • 2014-2017: Sioux Falls Cougars
  • 2019: Allgäu Comets
  • 2020: Søllerød Gold Diggers
  • 2021: L’Hospitalet Pioners
  • 2021: Hamburg Sea Devils
  • 2022: Vienna Vikings
  • 2023: Paris Musketeers
  • 2024: Panthers Wrocław
  • since 2025: Nordic Storm

• LNFA Series A Best Tight End Award (2013)
• College Conference All-Academic Team (2015, 2016, 2017)
• ELF All-Star Team (2021, 2022)
• Sea Devils Offense MVP (2021)
• AFI’s All-Europe Team (2021)
• ELF All-Star First Team (2024)
• Top 100 graded Players #28 Season 2024 (2025)

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• Spanischer Meister (2011, 2012, 2013)
• Spanischer Pokalsieger (2011, 2012, 2013)
• College Conference Championship (2016)
• Aufstieg in die LNFA Serie A (2021)
• ELF Champion (2022)

• is a Lord of the Rings fan and was a comic book nerd as a child
• Bachelor’s degree in art with a major in media studies and art/graphic design and a minor in marketing
• works as a freelance graphic designer and photographer under the motto “Speak With Caution”
• was named to the Development World Team in 2012 and the World Team for the International Bowl in 2013
• also played wide receiver and defensive end in college
• Fourteen-month injury layoff after last college game
• would have played for the Dresden Monarchs in 2020 if the season had not been canceled
• was repeatedly ruled out through injury in the 2022 regular season