Álex Serrano (footballer)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Serrano and the second or maternal family name is García.
Álex Serrano
Personal information
Full name Alejandro Serrano García
Date of birth (1995-02-06) 6 February 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Turan Tovuz
Number 23
Youth career
Dominicas
Quinta San Eutiquio
Roces
2007–2011 Sporting Gijón
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Sporting Gijón B 74 (4)
2013–2015 Sporting Gijón 4 (0)
2015–2016 Espanyol B 31 (2)
2016–2017 Mallorca B 31 (3)
2017–2018 Mallorca 5 (1)
2018–2019 Celta B 45 (5)
2019–2020 Salamanca 10 (1)
2020–2021 Talavera 6 (0)
2021 Cornellà 15 (0)
2021–2022 Górnik Łęczna 33 (0)
2022–2023 Hebar 22 (1)
2023– Turan Tovuz 40 (2)
International career
2011 Spain U16 1 (0)
2011–2012 Spain U17 8 (2)
2013 Spain U18 2 (0)
2013–2014 Spain U19 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:09, 10 September 2024 (UTC)

Alejandro "Álex" Serrano García (born 6 February 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central or attacking midfielder for Azerbaijan Premier League club Turan Tovuz.

Club career

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Serrano finished his development with Sporting de Gijón's cantera. He made his senior debut at only 15 with the reserves in the 2010–11 season, in Segunda División B.[1]

In August 2013, Serrano was promoted to the main squad which competed in the Segunda División.[2] He played his first game as a professional on 12 January 2014, starting in a 0–0 away draw against CD Tenerife.[3]

Serrano signed with RCD Espanyol on 22 June 2015, being assigned to the B side also in the third division.[4] On 8 July of the following year he moved to another reserve team, RCD Mallorca B of the same league.[5]

On 30 January 2018, after six competitive appearances with Mallorca's first team, Serrano joined Celta de Vigo B.[6] He went on to represent, in quick succession and still in the third tier, Salamanca CF UDS,[7] CF Talavera de la Reina and UE Cornellà.[8]

Serrano made his debut in top-flight football in the 2021–22 campaign, signing with GKS Górnik Łęczna of the Polish Ekstraklasa.[9] His first match in the competition took place on 13 September 2021, when he came on as a late substitute for Damian Gąska in the 3–2 home win over Wisła Płock.[10]

On 1 September 2022, Serrano left the club by mutual consent.[11] Later that month, he joined FC Hebar Pazardzhik of the First Professional Football League (Bulgaria).[12] He switched teams and countries again in summer 2023, on a one-year contract at Turan Tovuz in the Azerbaijan Premier League.[13]

Personal life

Serrano's father, Bernardino, was also a footballer. He too represented Sporting Gijón, and also played for Real Madrid.[14]

References

  1. ^ Álex Serrano debutará en el filial con 15 años (Álex Serrano will make debut with reserves at the age of 15); La Nueva España, 2 January 2011 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Álex Serrano se queda en el primer equipo y Álex Menéndez renueva (Álex Serrano stays in first team and Álex Menéndez renews); El Comercio, 13 August 2013 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Sólo faltaron los goles (Only goals were missing); Marca, 12 January 2014 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ L'Espanyol B es reforça (Espanyol B bolstered); RCD Espanyol, 22 June 2015 (in Catalan)
  5. ^ Álex Serrano ficha por el filial del Mallorca, de Segunda B (Álex Serrano signs for the reserve team of Mallorca, from Segunda B); La Nueva España, 8 July 2016 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Álex Serrano deja el Mallorca y ficha por el filial del Celta (Álex Serrano leaves Mallorca and signs for Celta's reserves); La Nueva España, 30 January 2018 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ Álex Serrano, nuevo fichaje del Salamanca CF UDS para la próxima temporada (Álex Serrano, new Salamanca CF UDS signing for the next season); El Norte de Castilla, 9 August 2019 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ Bienvenido, Álex Serrano (Welcome, Álex Serrano); UE Cornellà, 29 January 2021 (in Spanish)
  9. ^ Ex Sporting: Serrano, nuevo fichaje en Polonia (Ex Sporting: Serrano, new signing in Poland); La Voz de Asturias, 10 September 2021 (in Spanish)
  10. ^ PKO Ekstraklasa. Bartosz Śpiączka wybudził Górnika Łęczna ze snu. Od 0:2 do 3:2 z Wisłą Płock. Pierwsza wygrana beniaminka (PKO Ekstraklasa. Bartosz Śpiączka woke Górnik Łęczna from sleep. From 0:2 to 3:2 with Wisła Płock. First win for the newcomers); Gol 24, 13 September 2021 (in Polish)
  11. ^ Alex Serrano odchodzi z Górnika (Alex Serrano leaves Górnik); Górnik Łęczna, 1 September 2022 (in Polish)
  12. ^ Владо Манчев привлече испански халф в Хебър (Vlado Manchev lured Spanish midfielder to Hebar VIDEO); Marica, 24 September 2022 (in Bulgarian)
  13. ^ Dos asturianos de adopción jugarán fuera de España esta temporada (Two adopted Asturians will play outside of Spain this season); Fútbol Asturiano, 23 July 2023 (in Spanish)
  14. ^ Álex, mucho más que el hijo de Mino (Álex, much more than the son of Mino); Marca, 11 May 2012 (in Spanish)