Javi Serrano

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Javi Serrano
Serrano in October 2019
Personal information
Full name Javier Serrano Martínez
Date of birth (2003-01-16) 16 January 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sturm Graz
(on loan from Atlético Madrid)
Number 14
Youth career
2010–2021 Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Atlético Madrid B 27 (0)
2021– Atlético Madrid 5 (0)
2022–2023 → Mirandés (loan) 9 (0)
2023 → Ibiza (loan) 15 (0)
2023– → Sturm Graz (loan) 7 (0)
International career‡
2019 Spain U16 8 (0)
2019–2020 Spain U17 7 (0)
2019 Spain U18 2 (0)
2021–2022 Spain U19 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2022

Javier "Javi" Serrano Martínez (born 16 January 2003) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Austrian Bundesliga club SK Sturm Graz, on loan from La Liga club Atlético Madrid.[2]

Club career[edit]

Javi Serrano arrived in the Atlético Madrid academy as a 7 year old in 2010.[3][4] There, he signed a five-year contract on the summer 2020.[4]

During the 2020–21 season, Serrano was part of the Juvenil Atlético squad that came top of their group [es] against Rayo Vallecano and Real Madrid, before being defeated by the latter in the Copa de Campeones.[3]

Serrano made his debut for Atlético B in March 2021,[3] later becoming a regular starter with their reserve during the second phase of the 2020–21 Segunda División B.[5] At the end of the season he extended his contract with Atlético until 2026,[5] while also being scouted by several other big European clubs such as Paris Saint-Germain.[6][7][8]

During the 2021–22 pre-season, Serrano was selected by Diego Simeone to train with the first team, starting games such as their 2–1 win against VfL Wolfsburg.[4][7] He and Giuliano Simeone were the only two players outside of the first team regulars to play all five games of the five friendlies before the start of the season.[9]

After already making the professional squad for the early La Liga games,[10] Serrano made his professional debut for Atlético Madrid on the 3 November 2021, replacing Ángel Correa in the 74th minute of a 2–0 away loss against Liverpool, during the group stage of the UEFA Champions League.[11] Serrano made his debut in the starting lineup on 20 April 2022, in a home La Liga fixture against Granada.[12]

On 26 August 2022, Serrano was loaned to Segunda División side CD Mirandés for the season.[13] The following 31 January, after featuring sparingly, he moved to fellow league team UD Ibiza also in a temporary deal.[14]

On 30 June 2023, Serrano moved abroad for the first time in his career, after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with SK Sturm Graz of the Austrian Football Bundesliga.[15]

International career[edit]

Serrano is a youth international for Spain, having been part of all the age groups since the under-16.[3] After the COVID-19 break, that put on hold most junior international competitions, he became a regular with the Spain under-19 team, earning his first selection in late August 2021.[16][17]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Javier Serrano". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  2. ^ Javi Serrano at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d "Javi Serrano renueva hasta 2025" (in Spanish). Atlético Madrid. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  4. ^ a b c Colino, Jesús (1 August 2021). "Javi Serrano, el motor rojiblanco que gusta al Cholo y vigila el PSG". AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  5. ^ a b Picos, Sergio (21 June 2021). "El Atleti apuesta por Javi Serrano". AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Javi Serrano, sin noticias del PSG: 'Su sueño es ganar con el Atleti'". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  7. ^ a b Pereira, Alexis (2 August 2021). "Le PSG raffole de Javi Serrano". Foot Mercato [fr] (in French). Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Javi Serrano, la pépite de 18 ans qui a conquis Simeone". BeSoccer (in French). Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  9. ^ Picos, Sergio (9 August 2022). "Giuliano y Javi Serrano sacan con nota la prueba de Simeone". AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Giuliano y Javi Serrano, grandes novedades de la convocatoria". Marca (in Spanish). 14 August 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  11. ^ Cazón, Patricia (3 November 2021). "Anfield se convirtió en pesadilla". AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  12. ^ Jiménez, Álex (20 April 2022). "Quién es Javi Serrano, titular en el Atlético de Madrid vs. Granada de LaLiga 2021-22". Goal.com. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  13. ^ "Acuerdo con el Mirandés para la cesión de Javi Serrano" [Agreement with Mirandés for the loan of Javi Serrano] (in Spanish). Atlético Madrid. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  14. ^ "Acuerdo con el Ibiza para la cesión de Javi Serrano" [Agreement with Ibiza for the loan of Javi Serrano] (in Spanish). Atlético Madrid. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  15. ^ "Acuerdo con el Sturm Graz para la cesión de Javi Serrano" [Agreement with Sturm Graz for the loan of Javi Serrano] (in Spanish). Atlético Madrid. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  16. ^ Zimmermann, Walter (25 August 2021). "Santi Denia convoca a una de las nuevas perlas del Cholo". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  17. ^ Algueró, Enric (26 October 2021). "Arnau Sola, convocado con la selección española Sub-19". Diari de Tarragona (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 November 2021.

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