Francho Serrano
{{short description|Spanish footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{family name hatnote|Serrano|Gracia|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Francho Serrano
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| fullname = Francho Serrano Gracia
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|10|17|df=y}}
| birth_place = Zaragoza, Spain
| height = 1.80 m{{cite web |url=https://www.realzaragoza.com/equipo/francho |title=Francho Serrano |language=es |publisher=Real Zaragoza |access-date=16 October 2022}}
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Zaragoza
| clubnumber = 14
| youthyears1 = 2015–2020
| youthclubs1 = Zaragoza
| years1 = 2019–2020
| clubs1 = Zaragoza B
| caps1 = 2
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2020–
| clubs2 = Zaragoza
| caps2 = 149
| goals2 = 11
| nationalyears1 = 2020
| nationalteam1 = Spain U19
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2021–
| nationalteam2 = Spain U21
| nationalcaps2 = 2
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update = 2 April 2025
| nationalteam-update = 14 December 2021
}}
Francho Serrano Gracía (born 17 October 2001) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Real Zaragoza and Spain national U21 team.
Club career
Born in Zaragoza, Aragon,{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldo.es/noticias/deportes/futbol/real-zaragoza/2020/04/27/francho-ascuas-podemos-empezar-tocar-balon-1371768.html|title=Francho: "Estamos en ascuas, a ver si podemos empezar ya a tocar el balón"|trans-title=Francho: "We are on tenterhooks, hoping that we could start touching the ball now"|publisher=Heraldo de Aragón|language=es|date=27 April 2020|accessdate=16 September 2020}} and joined Real Zaragoza's youth setup in 2015, aged 13. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 14 December 2019, starting in a 2–1 Tercera División home win against CD Brea.{{cite web|url=https://www.realzaragoza.com/noticias/el-deportivo-arag-n-logra-un-importante-triunfo-frente-al-brea-2-1|title=El Deportivo Aragón logra un importante triunfo frente al Brea (2–1)|trans-title=Deportivo Aragón get an important triumph against Brea (2–1)|publisher=Real Zaragoza|language=es|date=14 December 2019|accessdate=16 September 2020}}
On 23 March 2020, Serrano renewed his contract until 2024 and was definitely promoted to the first team for the 2020–21 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.realzaragoza.com/noticias/francho-serrano-renueva-con-el-real-zaragoza-hasta-2024|title=Francho Serrano renueva con el Real Zaragoza hasta 2024|trans-title=Francho Serrano renews with Real Zaragoza until 2024|publisher=Real Zaragoza|language=es|date=23 March 2020|accessdate=16 September 2020}} He made his professional debut on 1 November, starting in a 0–0 home draw against RCD Mallorca in the Segunda División championship.{{cite web|url=https://www.marca.com/futbol/segunda-division/zaragoza-vs-mallorca/cronica/2020/11/01/5f9edce0e2704e2f578b45d9.html|title=El Zaragoza sigue sin pegada pero aguanta ante el Mallorca|trans-title=Zaragoza remain powerless but hold on against Mallorca|publisher=Marca|language=es|date=1 November 2020|accessdate=1 November 2020}}
Serrano scored his first senior goal on 16 December 2020, netting the second in a 2–0 away win against Gimnástica de Torrelavega, for the season's Copa del Rey.{{cite web|url=https://as.com/futbol/2020/12/16/copa_del_rey/1608152173_830510.html|title=Iván Azón y Francho rescatan al Zaragoza en la prórroga|trans-title=Iván Azón and Francho rescue Zaragoza in the extra time|publisher=Diario AS|language=es|date=16 December 2020|accessdate=5 January 2021}}
References
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External links
- {{BDFutbol|206146}}
- {{LaPreferente|241452}}
- {{Soccerway|francho-serrano-gracia/638094}}
{{Real Zaragoza squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Serrano, Francho}}
Category:Footballers from Zaragoza
Category:Spanish men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Segunda División players
Category:Tercera División players
Category:Deportivo Aragón players
Category:Real Zaragoza players
Category:Spain men's youth international footballers