Meet Clara Serrajordi: Barcelona's midfield hope filling the void left by Alexia Putellas

The 18-year-old Barcelona midfielder started the 2026 Champions League final and is now filling the void left by Alexia Putellas's departure to London City Lionesses.

Clara Serrajordi has emerged as Barcelona Women's midfield prospect following Alexia Putellas's summer move to London City Lionesses. The 18-year-old made her first-team debut at 17 and was selected to start the 2026 Champions League final against Lyon in Oslo, which Barcelona won 4-0. In the 2025-26 season, Serrajordi started 19 of 26 league matches, contributing a goal and three assists. A La Masia academy product scouted at age 11, she has already won a Champions League title, two league titles, two Copa de la Reinas and one Supercopa. Coach Pere Romeu has backed her to lead the midfield this season despite an arm fracture that sidelined her for a month. Serrajordi credits Putellas with mentoring her and acknowledges the similarities in their playing styles, though she emphasizes no one can replicate the departing legend's impact.