Albert Serrán Polo (born 17 July 1984) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a defender for

CF Montañesa Club de Futbol Montañesa is a Spanish football team based in Barcelona in the district of Nou Barris, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1927, it plays in the , holding home games at ''Camp Municipal de Nou Barris'', with a cap ...

. He can occupy all three defensive positions.

Club career

Born in

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, Serrán was a product of

RCD Espanyol Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona (; "Royal Spanish Sports Club of Barcelona"), commonly known as Espanyol, is a professional sports club based in Barcelona, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of the Spanish football league sy ...

's youth system. He appeared in three

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games with the team, his debut coming on 11 March 2007 in a 1–1 away draw against

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; during his tenure at the

Estadi Cornellà-El Prat RCDE Stadium, also known as Estadi Cornellà-El Prat (; es, Estadio Cornellà-El Prat ), is an all-seater football stadium on the outskirts of Cornellà de Llobregat and El Prat de Llobregat, in the wider Barcelona urban area (Catalonia, Spain ...

, however, he was mainly registered with the B-side. Deemed surplus to requirements following

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's appointment to the managerial post at the

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, Serrán signed a three-year contract with

Swansea City Swansea City Association Football Club (; cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Cymdeithas Dinas Abertawe) is a professional football club based in Swansea, Wales that plays in the Championship, the second tier of English football. Swansea have played their ho ...

in the

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, with teammate

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also making the move on a loan deal. The link contained a buy-back clause that allowed Espanyol to re-sign the player at a later date, but it was later revealed that such clause did not exist; however, the ''Pericos'' retained the first option should the

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club wish to sell in future. Serrán was released by Swansea at the end of the 2010–11 season, which ended in

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promotion. He joined

AEK Larnaca FC AEK Larnaca FC ( el, AEK; for short Αθλητική Έvωση Κίτιον Λάρνακας , translit=''Athletiki Enosi Kition Larnakas'', "Athletic Union Kition of Larnaca") is a Cypriot professional football club based in Larnaca. The club ...

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shortly after, having already reached an agreement with the team in May. After five years abroad, Serrán returned to Spain and signed for

AD Alcorcón Agrupación Deportiva Alcorcón S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Alcorcón, in the autonomous community of Madrid. Founded in 1971, it currently plays in Primera Federación – Group 1, holding home matches at the Municipal de Santo ...

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. Subsequently, he moved back to the

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, first with

Anorthosis Famagusta FC Anorthosis Famagusta ( el, Ανόρθωση Αμμοχώστου, translit=Anorthosi Ammochostou), commonly known as Anorthosis in English or Anorthosi in Greek, is a Cypriot football club, part of the Anorthosis Famagusta multi-sport club fo ...

then former club AEK. Serrán began negotiations with

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champions

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on 17 June 2017. He was presented three days later as a replacement for

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, penning a one-year deal with an option of a further one worth €60,000 which made him one of the highest-paid players in Albanian football history. His contract also included a clause in which the club would find a school for his six-year-old daughter, and he spoke of the "dream of playing in the

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" during his presentation; on 20 July, however, he was released by mutual consent alleging personal problems. In September 2017, 33-year-old Serrán signed with Moroccan club

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. On 31 August of the following year, he joined

Indian Super League The Indian Super League (ISL) is an Indian professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Indian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Organised by the All India Football Federat ...

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on a one-year contract.

Club statistics

Honours

Bengaluru *

: 2018–19

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Serran, Albert 1984 births Living people Footballers from Barcelona Spanish men's footballers Men's association football defenders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players RCD Espanyol B footballers RCD Espanyol footballers FC Cartagena footballers AD Alcorcón footballers CF Montañesa players English Football League players Swansea City A.F.C. players Cypriot First Division players AEK Larnaca FC players Anorthosis Famagusta FC players Doxa Katokopias FC players FK Kukësi players Botola players Indian Super League players Bengaluru FC players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Wales Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Albania Expatriate men's footballers in Morocco Expatriate men's footballers in India Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Wales Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Albania Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Morocco Spanish expatriate sportspeople in India