Javi Serrano
{{short description|Spanish footballer (born 2003)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Javi Serrano
| image = Javi Serrano October 2019.jpg
| caption = Serrano playing for Spain U17 in 2019
| full_name = Javier Serrano Martínez
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2003|1|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = Madrid, Spain
| death_date =
| death_place =
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Atlético Madrid
| clubnumber = 29
| youthyears1 = 2010–2021
| youthclubs1 = Atlético Madrid
| years1 = 2021–
| clubs1 = Atlético Madrid B
| caps1 = 40
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2021–
| clubs2 = Atlético Madrid
| caps2 = 5
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2022–2023
| clubs3 = → Mirandés (loan)
| caps3 = 9
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2023
| clubs4 = → Ibiza (loan)
| caps4 = 15
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2023–2024
| clubs5 = → Sturm Graz (loan)
| caps5 = 8
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2023–2024
| clubs6 = → {{Ill|SK Sturm Graz II|lt=Sturm Graz II|de|SK Sturm Graz II}} (loan)
| caps6 = 5
| goals6 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2019
| nationalteam1 = Spain U16
| nationalcaps1 = 8
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2019–2020
| nationalteam2 = Spain U17
| nationalcaps2 = 7
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2019
| nationalteam3 = Spain U18
| nationalcaps3 = 2
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2021–2022
| nationalteam4 = Spain U19
| nationalcaps4 = 6
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| club-update = 19 February 2025
| nationalteam-update = 29 March 2022
}}
Javier "Javi" Serrano Martínez (born 16 January 2003) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Atlético Madrid.{{Soccerway|id=javier-serrano-martinez/647123|access-date=3 November 2021}}
Club career
Javi Serrano arrived in the Atlético Madrid academy as a 7 year old in 2010.{{cite web|date=29 October 2020|title=Javi Serrano renueva hasta 2025|url=https://www.atleticodemadrid.com/noticias/javi-serrano-renueva-hasta-2025|access-date=3 November 2021|publisher=Atlético Madrid|language=es}}{{cite web|last=Colino|first=Jesús|date=1 August 2021|title=Javi Serrano, el motor rojiblanco que gusta al Cholo y vigila el PSG|url=https://as.com/futbol/2021/07/31/primera/1627766660_118385.html|access-date=3 November 2021|website=AS|language=es}} There, he signed a five-year contract on the summer 2020.
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.
Serrano made his debut for Atlético B in March 2021, later becoming a regular starter with their reserve during the second phase of the 2020–21 Segunda División B.{{cite web|last=Picos|first=Sergio|date=21 June 2021|title=El Atleti apuesta por Javi Serrano|url=https://as.com/futbol/2021/06/21/mas_futbol/1624310026_537631.html|access-date=4 November 2021|website=AS|language=es}} At the end of the season he extended his contract with Atlético until 2026, while also being scouted by several other big European clubs such as Paris Saint-Germain.{{cite web|date=4 August 2021|title=Javi Serrano, sin noticias del PSG: 'Su sueño es ganar con el Atleti'|url=https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/atletico-madrid/20210804/1001671217/javi-serrano-noticias-psg-sueno-ganar-atleti.html|access-date=4 November 2021|website=Mundo Deportivo|language=es}}{{cite web|last=Pereira|first=Alexis|date=2 August 2021|title=Le PSG raffole de Javi Serrano|url=https://www.footmercato.net/a3092010256426273745-le-psg-raffole-de-javi-serrano|access-date=4 November 2021|website={{ill|Foot Mercato|fr}}|language=fr}}{{cite web|title=Javi Serrano, la pépite de 18 ans qui a conquis Simeone|url=https://fr.besoccer.com/info/javi-serrano-la-pepite-de-18-ans-qui-a-conquis-simeone-1025732|access-date=4 November 2021|website=BeSoccer|language=fr}}
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. 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.{{cite web|last=Picos|first=Sergio|date=9 August 2022|title=Giuliano y Javi Serrano sacan con nota la prueba de Simeone|url=https://as.com/futbol/2021/08/09/primera/1628540866_511091.html|access-date=4 November 2021|website=AS|language=es}}
After already making the professional squad for the early La Liga games,{{cite web|date=14 August 2021|title=Giuliano y Javi Serrano, grandes novedades de la convocatoria|url=https://www.marca.com/futbol/atletico/2021/08/14/6117f3ea22601def528b462e.html|access-date=4 November 2021|website=Marca|language=es}} 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.{{cite web|last=Cazón|first=Patricia|date=3 November 2021|title=Anfield se convirtió en pesadilla|url=https://as.com/futbol/2021/11/03/champions/1635977145_576206.html|access-date=3 November 2021|website=AS|language=es}} Serrano made his debut in the starting lineup on 20 April 2022, in a home La Liga fixture against Granada.{{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/es-co/noticias/quien-es-javi-serrano-titular-en-el-atletico-de-madrid-vs/blt9274a97b37780cff|date=20 April 2022|access-date=20 April 2022|first=Álex|last=Jiménez|website=Goal.com|title=Quién es Javi Serrano, titular en el Atlético de Madrid vs. Granada de LaLiga 2021-22}}
On 26 August 2022, Serrano was loaned to Segunda División side CD Mirandés for the season.{{cite web|url=https://www.atleticodemadrid.com/noticias/acuerdo-con-el-mirandes-para-la-cesion-de-javi-serrano|title=Acuerdo con el Mirandés para la cesión de Javi Serrano|trans-title=Agreement with Mirandés for the loan of Javi Serrano|publisher=Atlético Madrid|language=es|date=26 August 2022|accessdate=26 August 2022}} The following 31 January, after featuring sparingly, he moved to fellow league team UD Ibiza also in a temporary deal.{{cite web|url=https://www.atleticodemadrid.com/noticias/acuerdo-con-el-ibiza-para-la-cesion-de-javi-serrano|title=Acuerdo con el Ibiza para la cesión de Javi Serrano|trans-title=Agreement with Ibiza for the loan of Javi Serrano|publisher=Atlético Madrid|language=es|date=31 January 2023|accessdate=31 January 2023}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.atleticodemadrid.com/noticias/acuerdo-con-el-sturm-graz-para-la-cesion-de-javi-serrano|title=Acuerdo con el Sturm Graz para la cesión de Javi Serrano|trans-title=Agreement with Sturm Graz for the loan of Javi Serrano|publisher=Atlético Madrid|language=es|date=30 June 2023|accessdate=30 June 2023}}
International career
Serrano is a youth international for Spain, having been part of all the age groups since the under-16. 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.{{cite web|last=Zimmermann|first=Walter|date=25 August 2021|title=Santi Denia convoca a una de las nuevas perlas del Cholo|url=https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/atletico-madrid/20210825/1001681404/santi-denia-convoca-nuevas-perlas-cholo.html|access-date=4 November 2021|website=Mundo Deportivo|language=es}}{{cite web|last=Algueró|first=Enric|date=26 October 2021|title=Arnau Sola, convocado con la selección española Sub-19|url=https://www.diaridetarragona.com/deportes/Arnau-Sola-convocado-con-la-seleccion-espanola-Sub-19-20211026-0026.html|access-date=4 November 2021|website=Diari de Tarragona|language=es}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 31 October 2024}}{{cite web |title=Javi Serrano |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/javier-serrano-martinez/647123/ |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=Soccerway}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Copa del Rey, Austrian Cup}} !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="3"|Atlético Madrid B
|8 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22
|19 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 19 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!27 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 27 | 0 | ||||
| rowspan="3"|Atlético Madrid
|5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=UCL|Appearance in UEFA Champions League}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2024–25
|La Liga |0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=UCL}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Mirandés (loan)
|9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 11 | 0 | |||
| Ibiza (loan)
|Segunda División |15 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 15 | 0 | ||||
| Sturm Graz (loan)
|8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5{{efn|Two appearance in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!64 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 0 |
{{notelist}}
Honours
Sturm Graz
References
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External links
- {{BDFutbol|29931}}
- {{Soccerway|javier-serrano-martinez/647123}}
{{Atlético Madrid squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Serrano, Javi}}
Category:Spanish men's footballers
Category:Spain men's youth international footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Footballers from Madrid
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Category:SK Sturm Graz players
Category:Segunda División players
Category:Segunda División B players
Category:Tercera Federación players
Category:Austrian Football Bundesliga players
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Category:Spanish expatriate men's footballers
Category:Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Austria