Javi Serrano

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Javi Serrano
Personal information
Full name Javier Serrano Martínez
Date of birth (2003-01-16) 16 January 2003 (age 19)
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Atlético Madrid B
Number 26
Youth career
2010–2021 Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Atlético Madrid B 13 (0)
2021– Atlético Madrid 4 (0)
National team‡
2019 Spain U16 8 (0)
2019–2020 Spain U17 7 (0)
2019 Spain U18 2 (0)
2021– Spain U19 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 March 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 November 2021

Javier "Javi" Serrano Martínez (born 16 January 2003) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Atlético Madrid.[1]

Club career[]

Javi Serrano arrived in the Atlético Madrid academy as a 7 year old in 2010.[2][3] There, he signed a five year contract on the summer 2020.[3]

During the 2020–21 season, he was part of the Juvenil Atlético squad that came top of their  [es] against Rayo Vallecano and Real Madrid, before being defeated by the latter in the Copa de Campeones.[2]

Serrano made his debut for Atlético B in March 2021,[2] later becoming a regular starter with ther reserve during the second phase of the 2020–21 Segunda División B.[4] At the end of the season he extended his contract with Atleti until 2026,[4] while also being scouted by several other big European clubs such as Paris Saint-Germain.[5][6][7]

During the 2021–22 pre-season, he was selected by Diego Simeone to train with the first team, starting games such as their 2–1 win against Wolfsburg.[3][6] He and Giuliano Simeone where the only two players outside of the first team regulars to play all 5 games of the five friendlies before the start of the season.[8]

After already making the professional squad for the early La Liga games,[9] Serrano made his professional debut for Atlético Madrid on the 3 November 2021, replacing Ángel Correa at the 74th minute of 2–0 away loss against Liverpool, during the group stage of the Champions League.[10]

International career[]

Serrano is a youth international for Spain, having been part of all the age groups since the under-16.[2] After the COVID-19 break, that put on hold most junior international competitions, he became a regular with the Spanish under-19, earning his first selection in the late August 2021.[11][12]

References[]

  1. ^ Javi Serrano at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "Club Atlético de Madrid - Javi Serrano renueva hasta 2025". Club Atlético de Madrid (in European Spanish). 29 October 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ a b Picos, Sergio (21 June 2021). "El Atleti apuesta por Javi Serrano". AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Javi Serrano, sin noticias del PSG: 'Su sueño es ganar con el Atleti'". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  6. ^ a b Pereira, Alexis (2 August 2021). "Le PSG raffole de Javi Serrano".  [fr] (in French). Retrieved 4 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "Javi Serrano, la pépite de 18 ans qui a conquis Simeone". besoccer.com (in French). Retrieved 4 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ Picos, Sergio (9 August 2021). "Giuliano y Javi Serrano sacan con nota la prueba de Simeone". AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "Giuliano y Javi Serrano, grandes novedades de la convocatoria". MARCA (in Spanish). 14 August 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  10. ^ Cazón, Patricia (3 November 2021). "Anfield se convirtió en pesadilla". AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ Zimmermann, Walter (25 August 2021). "Santi Denia convoca a una de las nuevas perlas del Cholo". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ Algueró, Enric (26 October 2021). "Arnau Sola, convocado con la selección española Sub-19". Diari de Tarragona (in European Spanish). Retrieved 4 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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