Álex Serrano (footballer)

Álex Serrano
Personal information
Full name Alejandro Serrano García
Date of birth (1995-02-06) 6 February 1995
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Espanyol B
Youth career
Dominicas
Quinta San Eutiquio
Roces
2007–2011 Sporting Gijón
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2011–2013 Sporting B 74 (4)
2013–2015 Sporting Gijón 4 (0)
2015– Espanyol B 17 (0)
National team
2011 Spain U16 1 (0)
2011–2012 Spain U17 8 (2)
2013 Spain U18 2 (0)
2013–2014 Spain U19 7 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 January 2016.

† Appearances (goals)
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Serrano and the second or maternal family name is García.

Alejandro 'Álex' Serrano García (born 6 February 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for RCD Espanyol B as a central or attacking midfielder.

Club career

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

In August 2013, Serrano was promoted to the main squad, which competed in Segunda División.[1] He played his first game as a professional on 12 January of the following year, starting in a 0–0 away draw against CD Tenerife.[2]

On 22 June 2015, Serrano signed with RCD Espanyol, being assigned to the B-team also in the third level.[3]

Personal life

Serrano's father, Bernardino, was also a footballer. He too represented Sporting Gijón, and also played for Real Madrid.[4]

References

  1. ↑ 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 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Sólo faltaron los goles (Only goals were missing); Marca, 12 January 2014 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ L'Espanyol B es reforça (Espanyol B bolster); Espanyol's official website, 22 June 2015 (Catalan)
  4. ↑ Álex, mucho más que el hijo de Mino (Álex, much more than the son of Mino); Marca, 11 May 2012 (Spanish)

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