Javier "Javi" Serrano Martínez (born 16 January 2003) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a midfielder for UD Ibiza, on loan from

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Club career

Javi Serrano arrived in the

academy as a 7 year old in 2010. 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 against Rayo Vallecano and

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, 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

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. 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. 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

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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. After already making the professional squad for the early La Liga games, Serrano made his professional debut for Atlético Madrid on the 3 November 2021, replacing

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in the 74th minute of a 2–0 away loss against Liverpool, during the group stage of the UEFA Champions League. Serrano made his debut in the

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on 20 April 2022, in a home La Liga fixture against

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. On 26 August 2022, Serrano was loaned to

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side

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for the season. The following 31 January, after featuring sparingly, he moved to fellow league team UD Ibiza also in a temporary deal.

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.

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* * 2003 births Living people Spanish footballers Spain men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Madrid Atlético Madrid B players Atlético Madrid footballers CD Mirandés footballers UD Ibiza players La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera Federación players {{Spain-footy-midfielder-stub