Jon Ander Serantes (born 24 October 1989) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a goalkeeper and currently play for

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Club career

Barakaldo and Athletic

Born in Barakaldo, Biscay,

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, Serantes graduated from Barakaldo CF's youth system after spells at Santutxu FC and

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. He made his debut as a senior in 2008, while on loan at amateurs

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. Serantes subsequently returned to Barakaldo in June 2009, and spent the following two seasons as a backup to Igor Etxebarrieta. On 19 January 2011, he signed a two-year contract with former side Athletic to be made effective in July, being assigned to the reserves. On 24 July 2013, Serantes returned to his hometown club in a season-long loan deal. He appeared in all

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matches during his tenure, and was subsequently released by Athletic on 26 May 2014.

Lugo

On 9 July 2014, Serrantes signed for

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. On 1 September, he was loaned to another second-tier team,

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, for a year. Serantes played his first match as a professional on 23 November 2014, starting in a 1–0 away loss against

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Leganés

Serantes terminated his contract with the Galicians on 2 July 2015, and joined Leganés on a two-year deal a day later. He featured in all 42 games in the first season in his second spell, helping the club reach La Liga for the first time in its 87-year history and finishing second in the Ricardo Zamora Trophy in the process. Serantes made his debut in the Spanish top flight on 22 August 2016, keeping a

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in a 1–0 away win over

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. On 8 September, he was named the

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. Shortly after, during the first half of a league match at RCD Espanyol, he suffered a serious knee injury, and was sidelined for the rest of the campaign.

Later years

On 30 December 2018, Serantes moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing for Japan's Avispa Fukuoka after terminating his contract with Leganés. He returned to Spain and its second division on 1 February 2021, on a six-month deal at CD Tenerife. On 7 August 2021, Serantes joined Primera División RFEF side

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on a two-year contract.

FC Imabari

On 12 December 2022, Jon Ander Serantes returned to Japan and officially transferred to J3 club,

for the upcoming 2023 season after contract with UD Logrones end in half season.

International career

Uncapped by Spain at any level, Serantes made his debut for the unofficial Basque Country team on 12 October 2018, in a 4–2 win over Venezuela at the Mendizorrotza Stadium. He played the second half in place of

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Jon Ander Serantes
at FC Imabari * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Serantes, Jon Ander 1989 births Living people Spanish footballers Footballers from Barakaldo Association football goalkeepers La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol players Barakaldo CF footballers SD Deusto players Bilbao Athletic footballers CD Lugo players CD Leganés players CD Tenerife players UD Logroñés players J2 League players Avispa Fukuoka players J3 League players FC Imabari players Basque Country international footballers Spanish expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Japan Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Japan Santutxu FC players