Meryll Serrano

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Rosales and the surname or paternal family name is Serrano.
Meryll Serrano
Personal information
Full name Maria Meryll Krysteen Rosales Serrano[1]
Date of birth (1997-07-20) July 20, 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Mangaldan, Pangasinan, Philippines[2]
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Stabæk
Number 9
Youth career
–2012 Haugar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Haugar 48 (6)
2015–2018 Avaldsnes 55 (8)
2019 LSK Kvinner 13 (3)
2020–2022 Arna-Bjørnar 36 (7)
2023– Stabæk 15 (3)
International career‡
2012 Norway U15 2 (0)
2019 Norway U23 7 (2)
2022– Philippines 10 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 9, 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:15; August 5, 2023 (UTC)

Maria Meryll Krysteen Rosales Serrano (born July 20, 1997), known in Norway as Meryll Abrahamsen,[3] is a Filipino footballer who plays as a midfielder for Norwegian Toppserien club Stabæk and the Philippines women's national team.

Career

Youth

Serrano had her youth career at Haugar.

Haugar

In 2012, as a 14-year-old, Serrano made her senior debut for Haugar in a 3–0 against Hinna.[4]

Avaldsnes

After playing for three seasons in the Norwegian Second Division, Serrano joined Toppserien club Avaldsnes.[5] She scored on her debut against Røa a minute and a half after coming in as a substitute.[6] Avaldsnes finished their 2015 season as runners-up in both league and cup.[7]

Avaldsnes ended up finishing as runners-up in the Toppserien for three consecutive seasons. In 2017, Serrano helped Avaldsnes to win the Norwegian Women's Cup, winning her first title in her senior career.[8]

LSK Kvinner

In 2019, Serrano joined the Toppserien defending champions LSK Kvinner on a one-year deal.[9] LSK Kvinner ended up winning the domestic double in the 2019 season.[10]

Arna-Bjørnar

After spending a season with LSK, Serrano joined Toppserien club Arna-Bjørnar on a one-year deal.[11] In 2020, Serrano extended her contract for one more season.[12] She was once again offered a contract extension in 2021, signing a deal until the end of the 2022 season.[13]

International career

Serrano was born in the Philippines to Filipino parents and was raised in Norway, where her stepfather (surnamed Abrahamsen) is from, making her eligible to play for either Norway or Philippines at international level.[14]

Norway U15

In 2012, Serrano received a call-up from Norway women's under-15 football team. She made her debut for Norway U15 in a 4–3 win against Sweden U15, coming in as a substitute replacing Eline Glamsland in the 41st minute.[15]

Norway U23

In 2019 Serrano received a call-up from Norway women's under-23 football team for the friendlies against Italy U23, England U23 and France U23. She made her debut for Norway U23 in a 2–1 win against Italy U23, coming in as a substitute replacing Synne Jensen in the 89th minute.[16] She scored her first goal for Norway U23 in a 3–2 win against England U23.[17] More than a month later, she scored her second goal for Norway U23 in a 1–1 draw against China U23.[18]

Philippines

Serrano was invited into the Philippines training camp in California. The training camp was part of the national team's preparation for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[19]

In December 2022, Serrano scored her first senior international goal in a 5–1 friendly win against Papua New Guinea.[20] By early August 2023, she had been capped 10 times for the Philippines, scoring four goals.[3]

Career statistics

Club

As of 20 May 2024[21][22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental[b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Haugar 2012 2. divisjon 12 1 1 0 — 13 1
2013 16 0 2 0 — 18 0
2014 20 5 2 0 — 22 5
Total 48 6 5 0 0 0 53 6
Avaldsnes 2015 Toppserien 2 1 1 0 — 3 1
2016 14 1 2 1 1 0 17 2
2017 17 1 5 0 3 0 25 1
2018 22 5 2 1 5 1 29 7
Total 55 8 10 2 9 1 74 11
LSK Kvinner 2019 Toppserien 13 3 5 1 3 1 21 5
Total 13 3 5 1 3 1 21 5
Arna-Bjørnar 2020 Toppserien 18 5 2 0 — 20 5
2021 18 2 2 0 — 20 2
2022 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
Total 38 7 4 0 0 0 42 7
Stabæk 2023 Toppserien 26 4 1 0 — 27 4
2024 10 1 0 0 — 10 1
Total 36 5 1 0 0 0 37 5
Career total 190 29 26 3 12 2 228 34
  1. ^ Includes Norwegian Cup
  2. ^ UEFA Women's Champions League

International goals

Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. December 11, 2022 Wanderers Football Park, Sydney, Australia  Papua New Guinea 5–1 5–1 Friendly
2. February 18, 2023 Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain  Scotland 1–2 1–2 2023 Pinatar Cup
3. April 8, 2023 Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor, Tajikistan  Tajikistan 5–0 8–0 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
4. April 11, 2023  Hong Kong 3–0 4–0

Honors

Club

Avaldsnes

LSK Kvinner

References

  1. ^ "Filipinas Set For Sydney Camp, Face PNG In Friendly Matches". Philippine Football Federation. December 7, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  2. ^ Terrado, Jonas (July 30, 2023). "Norway coach praises her former player Meryll Serrano ahead of Philippines match". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Meryll Abrahamsen". Stabæk. Archived from the original on January 12, 2023.
  4. ^ "Haugar - Hinna - 12.04.2012 19.00". Norges Fotballforbund. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
  5. ^ Kristiansen, Geir-Å. (December 30, 2014). "Ny spiller til Avaldsnes" (in Norwegian). Haugesunds Avis. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
  6. ^ Grøttland, Odd Kåre. (October 31, 2015). "Debutant scoret etter halvannet minutt" (in Norwegian). Haugesunds Avis. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
  7. ^ Grøttland, Odd Kåre. (November 21, 2015). "Meryll Abrahamsen: - Surt og stort" (in Norwegian). Haugesunds Avis. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
  8. ^ "Første cupmesterskap til Avaldsnes: – Det betyr alt" (in Norwegian). www.vg.no. November 19, 2017. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
  9. ^ Holterhuset, Martin (January 3, 2019). "Klar for LSK Kvinner, men får ikke spille mesterliga for sin nye klubb" (in Norwegian). Romerikes Blad. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
  10. ^ Grøttland, Odd Kåre. (November 23, 2019). "Denne veabuen er unik" (in Norwegian). Haugesunds Avis. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
  11. ^ Haaland, Bernt-Eirik (December 20, 2019). "Store utskiftninger i Arna-Bjørnar" (in Norwegian). Bergensavisen. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
  12. ^ "Meryll Abrahamsen "ambisjonen til klubben var avgjørende"". Arna-Bjørnar (in Norwegian). October 25, 2020. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
  13. ^ "Signerte ny kontrakt til full jubel". Arna-Bjørnar (in Norwegian). November 24, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
  14. ^ "Nærmer seg VM og kanskje Avaldsnes: – Må innrømme at jeg er litt nervøs". Haugesunds Avis. November 4, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  15. ^ "Sverige - Norge - 18.09.2012 16.00". Norges Fotballforbund. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
  16. ^ "Italia - Norge - 05.04.2019 18.00". Norges Fotballforbund. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
  17. ^ "England - Norge - 07.04.2019 15.00". Norges Fotballforbund. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
  18. ^ "Kina - Norge - 28.05.2019 18.00". Norges Fotballforbund. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
  19. ^ Suyu, Ian (August 28, 2022). "Filipinas open Los Angeles camp". Daily Tribune. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
  20. ^ "Filipinas Put Five Goals Past PNG In Friendly". Philippine Football Federation. December 12, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  21. ^ "Philippines - M. Serrano - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Women Soccerway". int.women.soccerway.com. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  22. ^ Fotballforbund, Norges. "Meryll Krysteen Rosales Serrano - Profil". fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian). Retrieved November 3, 2023.