Having played for Rapid Bucharest and Astra Ploiesti in his homeland as well as Al Hamriya in Dubai, Romanian striker Adrian Patulea's arrival in Lincoln was novel to say the least.

Having waited outside manager Peter Jackson's office in order to hand him his CV, the striker was then spotted running around the Club's training pitch with his wife on his back in a bid to keep up his fitness during the summer break. Subsequently handed a trial by Jackson, Adrian made an immediate impact, scoring a second half hat-trick in a 6-0 pre-season friendly win over Lincoln United.

An immediate hit with the fans, Adrian trained with the first team squad for six more weeks before Jackson indicated that he was interested in signing him on a permanent basis and when a deal was struck with his club, Petrolul Ploiesti, Adrian signed for City for an undisclosed fee.

The Club were forced to wait another week before notification of international clearance came through and 24 hours later, Adrian hit the headlines again by netting on his debut after coming on as a second half substitute in the 2-0 win over Barnet at Sincil Bank.

Adrian's full kit is spondored by Gold IFA.