Daniel Adlung (born 1 October 1987) is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder for Greuther Fürth II.

[1] Born in Fürth, West Germany, Adlung began his football career at SV Hiltpoltstein, joining the club when he was seven years old.

[2] Adlung made his Greuther Fürth debut, coming on as a 78th-minute substitute, in a 1–0 win against Alemannia Aachen on 30 September 2005.

[21] Since returning from injury, Adlung continued to regain as a first team regular for Greuther Fürth, rotating in the left or right midfield positions.

With his contract at Greuther Fürth expire at the end of the 2007–08 season, Adlung was expected to leave after being linked a move away, with clubs, such as, VfL Wolfsburg and Hansa Rostock were interested in signing him.

[24] Adlung made his Wolfsburg debut, coming on as a second-half substitute, in a 7–0 win against FC Oberneuland in the second round of the DFB–Pokal.

[29] Adlung made his Alemannia Aachen debut, starting a match and played 45 minutes before being substituted, in a 5–0 loss against St. Pauli on 17 August 2009.

[38] He made his Energie Cottbus debut, starting a match and set up the club's second goal of the game, in a 2–1 win against TuS Heeslingen in the first round of the DFB-Pokal.

[55] After returning to the first team from suspension, Adlung then captained Energie Cottbus for the first time against Karlsruher SC on 17 February 2012 and helped the club lose 2–0.

At the start of the 2012–13 season, Adlung scored a brace for Energie Cottbus, as the club won 3–0 against Erzgebirge Aue on 10 August 2012.

[61] In a match against Union Berlin on 29 September 2012, Adlung scored his second goal of the season, but received a straight red card in the 76th minute for insulting the assistant referee.

[66] Adlung continued to start in the next six matches, including setting up a goal, in a 1–1 draw against FC Ingolstadt 04 on 9 December 2012, before being sent–off for a straight red card in the 88th minute, losing 3–0 against Erzgebirge Aue.

[67] After serving a three match suspension, he returned to the starting line–up against Jahn Regensburg on 24 February 2013 and set up the equalising goal, in a 1–1 draw.

[68] Two weeks later on 9 March 2013, Adlung played in the striker position for the first time (and did so again in a follow–up), and scored his fourth goal of the season, in a 2–1 win against Union Berlin.

[73] Adlung made his 1860 München debut, starting the match and played 75 minutes before being substituted, in a 1–1 draw against St. Pauli in the opening game of the season.

FC Heidenheim, he played 120 minutes following a 1–1 draw and successfully converted the penalty in the shootout, as the club won 4–3.

[77] Adlung then made his 200th league appearances of his career against Fortuna Düsseldorf, coming on as an 81st-minute substitute, in a 1–1 draw on 10 February 2014.

[78] In a match against FC Erzgebirge Aue on 15 March 2014, he set up the equalising goal for Yuya Osako in the last minute of the game, to make it 2–2.

[81] After serving a one match suspension, Adlung returned to the starting line–up against Karlsruher SC on 6 April 2014, as 1860 München lost 3–0.

At the start of the 2014–15 season, however, Adlung was suspended to the second squad along with his teammates Gábor Király, Vitus Eicher, Yannick Stark and captain Julian Weigl.

While Király had assaulted Gary Kagelmacher during a match, the other four players had been out drinking late at night and were overheard talking negatively about the club.

[88] After the match, his performance was praised by Manager Markus von Ahlen, saying: "It wouldn't be fair to highlight any player.

[92] Following the absence of Christopher Schindler, Adlung captained 1860 München for the first time against Karlsruher SC on 13 December 2014, as the club lost 3–2.

[115] Following this, Adlung appeared on the substitute bench for the rest of the 2016–17 season, as 1860 München were officially relegated after losing 3–1 against Jahn Regensburg on aggregate.

[122] Since making his debut for the club, Adlung quickly established himself in the starting eleven, playing in the midfield positions.

[125] Five days later on 21 November 2017, he started and played 120 minutes in the FFA Cup Final against Sydney FC, as the club lost 2–1.

[127] After serving a one match suspension, he returned to the starting line–up against Central Coast Mariners on 26 December 2017 and helped Adelaide United win 1–0.

[128] During a 3–0 win against Perth Glory on 5 January 2018, Adlung scored the club's first goal of the game before suffering a back injury that saw him substituted in the 41st minute.

[133] Adlung returned to Germany and re–joined Greuther Fürth as the club's player-assistant coach on 26 June 2018, assigning to play for the second team.

[137] In a match against TSV 1860 Rosenheim on 23 March 2019, he received a straight red card for his unsportsmanlike conduct, as SpVgg Greuther Fürth II drew 1–1.