Meryll Serrano

Maria Meryll Krysteen Rosales Serrano (born July 20, 1997), known in Norway as Meryll Abrahamsen, is a Filipino footballer who plays as a midfielder for Norwegian Toppserien club Stabæk and the Philippines women's national team.

Career

Serrano had her youth career at Haugar.

In 2012, as a 14-year-old, Serrano made her senior debut for Haugar in a 3–0 against Hinna.

After playing for three seasons in the Norwegian Second Division, Serrano joined Toppserien club Avaldsnes. She scored on her debut against Røa a minute and a half after coming in as a substitute. Avaldsnes finished their 2015 season as runners-up in both league and cup.

Avaldsnes ended up finishing as runners-up in the Toppserien for three consecutive seasons. In 2017, Serrano helped Avaldsnes to win the Norwegian Women's Cup, winning her first title in her senior career.

In 2019, Serrano joined the Toppserien defending champions LSK Kvinner on a one-year deal. LSK Kvinner ended up winning the domestic double in the 2019 season.

After spending a season with LSK, Serrano joined Toppserien club Arna-Bjørnar on a one-year deal. In 2020, Serrano extended her contract for one more season. She was once again offered a contract extension in 2021, signing a deal until the end of the 2022 season.

International career

Serrano was born in the Philippines to Filipino parents and was raised in Norway, where her stepfather (surnamed Abrahamsen) is from, making her eligible to play for either Norway or Philippines at international level.

In 2012, Serrano received a call-up from Norway women's under-15 football team. She made her debut for Norway U15 in a 4–3 win against Sweden U15, coming in as a substitute replacing Eline Glamsland in the 41st minute.

In 2019 Serrano received a call-up from Norway women's under-23 football team for the friendlies against Italy U23, England U23 and France U23. She made her debut for Norway U23 in a 2–1 win against Italy U23, coming in as a substitute replacing Synne Jensen in the 89th minute. She scored her first goal for Norway U23 in a 3–2 win against England U23. More than a month later, she scored her second goal for Norway U23 in a 1–1 draw against China U23.

Serrano was invited into the Philippines training camp in California. The training camp was part of the national team's preparation for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.

In December 2022, Serrano scored her first senior international goal in a 5–1 friendly win against Papua New Guinea. By early August 2023, she had been capped 10 times for the Philippines, scoring four goals.

Career statistics

Club

As of 20 May 2024

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Haugar	2012	2. divisjon	12	1	1	0	—		13	1
	2013		16	0	2	0	—		18	0
	2014		20	5	2	0	—		22	5
	Total		48	6	5	0	0	0	53	6
Avaldsnes	2015	Toppserien	2	1	1	0	—		3	1
	2016		14	1	2	1	1	0	17	2
	2017		17	1	5	0	3	0	25	1
	2018		22	5	2	1	5	1	29	7
	Total		55	8	10	2	9	1	74	11
LSK Kvinner	2019	Toppserien	13	3	5	1	3	1	21	5
	Total		13	3	5	1	3	1	21	5
Arna-Bjørnar	2020	Toppserien	18	5	2	0	—		20	5
	2021		18	2	2	0	—		20	2
	2022		2	0	0	0	—		2	0
	Total		38	7	4	0	0	0	42	7
Stabæk	2023	Toppserien	26	4	1	0	—		27	4
	2024		10	1	0	0	—		10	1
	Total		36	5	1	0	0	0	37	5
Career total			190	29	26	3	12	2	228	34

International goals

Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	December 11, 2022	Wanderers Football Park, Sydney, Australia	Papua New Guinea	5–1	5–1	Friendly
2.	February 18, 2023	Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain	Scotland	1–2	1–2	2023 Pinatar Cup
3.	April 8, 2023	Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor, Tajikistan	Tajikistan	5–0	8–0	2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
4.	April 11, 2023		Hong Kong	3–0	4–0

Honors

• Toppserien
  • Runners-up: 2015, 2016, 2017
• Norwegian Women's Cup: 2017
  • Runners-up: 2015

• Toppserien: 2019
• Norwegian Women's Cup: 2019