Javi Serrano

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]

Javi Serrano
Serrano in October 2019
Personal information
Full name Javier Serrano Martínez
Date of birth (2003-01-16) 16 January 2003
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)
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) 0 (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 22 October 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2022

Club career

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 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

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
  1. "Javier Serrano". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  2. Javi Serrano at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  3. "Javi Serrano renueva hasta 2025" (in Spanish). Atlético Madrid. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  4. 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. 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. Pereira, Alexis (2 August 2021). "Le PSG raffole de Javi Serrano". Foot Mercato (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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