Joel Serrano

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Joel Serrano
Personal information
Full name Joel Serrano Mercado
Date of birth (1999-05-17) May 17, 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Los Angeles Force
Number 12
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2018 Marshalltown Tigers 18 (0)
2019 Mercy Mavericks 19 (0)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019 Lakeland Tropics 8 (0)
2021 Chicago House 1 (0)
2022–2023 Bayamón FC 4 (0)
2023 Los Angeles Force 2 (0)
2024 Academia Quintana
2025– FC Naples 0 (0)
International career‡
2021– Puerto Rico 21 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 January 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 January 2023

Joel Serrano Mercado (born May 17, 1999) is a Puerto Rican footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for FC Naples in USL League One.

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On June 9, 2021, Serrano and Puerto Rico national teammate Rodolfo Sulia were both signed by Chicago House AC. [2] He studied at Mercy University. [3]

Serrano signed with USL League One club FC Naples on January 3, 2025, ahead of the team's inaugural season. [4]

Career statistics

Club

As of 10 June 2021. [5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lakeland Tropics 2019 USL League Two 80000010
Career total80000010
Notes

    International

    As of matches played 10 June 2021. [6]
    National teamYearAppsGoals
    Puerto Rico 202120
    Total20

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    References

    1. ↑ "Profile of J. Serrano". footballcritic.com. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
    2. ↑ "Puerto Rican National Team Duo Joins Chicago House AC". ChicagoHouseAC.com. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
    3. ↑ https://mercyathletics.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/joel-serrano/2955
    4. ↑ "Goalkeepers Halterman, Serrano reunite with Matt Poland in Naples". USLLeagueOne.com. USL League One . Retrieved 3 January 2025.
    5. ↑ "Statistics". uslleaguetwo.com. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
    6. ↑ Joel Serrano at National-Football-Teams.com


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