Joel Serrano
{{short description|Puerto Rican footballer}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Joel Serrano
|image =
|fullname = Joel Serrano Mercado
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|5|17}}
|birth_place = Arecibo, Puerto Rico
|position = Goalkeeper
|currentclub = Naples
|clubnumber = 18
|youthyears1 =
|youthclubs1 =
|collegeyears1 = 2017–2018
|college1 = Marshalltown Tigers
|collegecaps1 = 18
|collegegoals1 = 0
|collegeyears2 = 2019
|college2 = Mercy Mavericks
|collegecaps2 = 19
|collegegoals2 = 0
|years1 = 2019
|clubs1 = Lakeland Tropics
|caps1 = 8
|goals1 = 0
|years2 = 2021
|clubs2 = Chicago House
|caps2 = 1
|goals2 = 0
|years3 = 2022–2023
|clubs3 = Bayamón FC
|caps3 = 4
|goals3 = 0
|years4 = 2023
|clubs4 = Los Angeles Force
|caps4 = 2
|goals4 = 0
|years5 = 2024
|clubs5 = Academia Quintana
|caps5 =
|goals5 =
|years6 = 2025–
|clubs6 = FC Naples
|caps6 = 1
|goals6 = 0
|nationalyears1 = 2021–
|nationalteam1 = Puerto Rico
|nationalcaps1 = 22
|nationalgoals1 = 0
|pcupdate = 24 June 2025
|nationalteam-update = 24 June 2025
}}
Joel Serrano Mercado (born May 17, 1999) is a Puerto Rican footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for FC Naples in USL League One.
On June 9, 2021, Serrano and Puerto Rico national teammate Rodolfo Sulia were both signed by Chicago House AC.{{cite web |title=Puerto Rican National Team Duo Joins Chicago House AC |url=https://www.chicagohouseac.com/news/2021/06/10/puerto-rican-national-team-duo-joins-chicago-house-ac |website=ChicagoHouseAC.com |access-date=10 June 2021}} He studied at Mercy University.https://mercyathletics.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/joel-serrano/2955
Serrano signed with USL League One club FC Naples on January 3, 2025, ahead of the team's inaugural season.{{cite web |title=Goalkeepers Halterman, Serrano reunite with Matt Poland in Naples |url=https://www.uslleagueone.com/news_article/show/1327536 |website=USLLeagueOne.com |publisher=USL League One |access-date=3 January 2025}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|10 June 2021.}}{{cite web|url=https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/roster_players/32887683|title=Statistics|accessdate=10 June 2021|website=uslleaguetwo.com}}
| 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"|Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Lakeland Tropics
|2019 |8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
;Notes
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=International=
{{updated|matches played 10 June 2021.}}{{NFT player|pid=82681}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="1"|Puerto Rico
|2021 | 2 | 0 | |
| colspan=2|Total | 2 | 0 |
References
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External links
- [https://www.mccathletics.com/sports/msoc/2018-19/bios/serrano_joel_80hj?view=career&pos=goalie Joel Serrano] at the Marshalltown Community College
- [https://mercyathletics.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/joel-serrano/2955 Joel Serrano] at the Mercy College
{{FC Naples squad}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Category:Puerto Rican men's footballers
Category:Puerto Rican expatriate men's footballers
Category:Puerto Rico men's international footballers
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:USL League Two players
Category:Florida Tropics SC players
Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Category:Mercy University alumni
Category:Bayamón Fútbol Club players
Category:21st-century American sportsmen
Category:Los Angeles Force players
Category:Academia Quintana players
Category:USL League One players
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