Meet Clara Serrajordi: Barcelona’s midfield hope filling the void left by Alexia Putellas | Moving the Goalposts

The 18-year-old on being thrown in at the deep end with the first team, playing with her idols and replacing a legend

The next move on the chess board could not have been clearer for Barcelona and their coach, Pere Romeu: a new queen has broken into the Blaugrana midfield. Clara Serrajordi has made substantial moves already: she made her first-team debut at the age of 17, started ahead of Aitana Bonmatí in the 2026 Champions League final and is filling the void left by the departed Alexia Putellas this season.

Serrajordi is a keen chess player and uses it to disconnect from football and there are similarities to how she plays.