“I’ve had a fantastic career”

After 18 seasons in the FC Barcelona, Melanie Serrano He announced a few weeks ago his retirement from professional women’s football at the end of the season, although he would continue to be linked to the club. This Wednesday, the former player of the Barça female has been interviewed on the program Sports Club Esport3, where he talked about his new stage off the pitch and his new project linked to the Barcelona club.

“Everything has been discussed and the only thing missing is for the club to communicate it. I am very grateful and happy to start this new stage”, she declared.

Campus in Blanes

Also, Serrano today, Wednesday, presented its own training campus in Blanes. “Today I begin a new stage. I am doing my summer campus for the first time here in Blanes. I start another stage very happy and restless because I want to start and see how everything goes”, he highlighted.

Regarding his career in the Barça team, of the 29 titles that the section has, Serrano she has won 27 and the most special for her has been “the Champions League, it was like “the icing on the cake”. In this regard, she added: “I finished in style. I’ve had a fantastic and full career. I’m satisfied with myself and with the club, we’ve gone hand in hand since we started this adventure. And I’m very proud of what I’ve done “.

Last Sunday, after winning the final of the queen’s cup before him Sporting de Huelva 6-1, Alexia he gave him the honor of lifting his last trophy before hanging up his boots. “The truth is that I didn’t expect it and I thank you for the detail you had”, he said before emphasizing the good atmosphere in the locker room: “This is a very important part of the team”.

About the official farewell of Leila Ouahabi, remembered the years lived in the Barça: “I met Leila when she was little. We have spent many years together. Many good and bad things. She confirmed it to me before the end of the season and I wish her the best. Surely she will continue to give a lot to women’s football. I wish you all the luck in the world”.

And he highlighted the world attendance records in the Camp Nou: “It has been an extraordinary social impact that we want to thank. We want to continue making history. That women’s sport be given the value it has.”

Special mention for the Barça Players Award

As for the Barça Players Award 2021-22granted by the FC Barcelona Players Association a Aitana Bonmatí y Pedro Gonzalezthe jury wanted to make a special public mention for Melanie Serranowho although he was not on the list of finalists, during his 18 years at the club for having “broken molds and being an example of conciliation between professional sport and personal life”.

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