LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Louisville City FC announced on Thursday the club had signed 2024 USL Championship Young Player of the Year finalist Ray Serrano to a new multi-year contract ahead of the 2025 USL Championship campaign. The transaction is pending league and federation approval.

Serrano recorded career-highs with 13 goal contributions and eight goals while also notching five assists as he appeared in every game of the regular season, helping LouCity claim its first Players’ Shield. The 22-year-old also logged a career-high with 55 chances created, ranking ninth in the Championship in the regular season, and ranked fourth in the league with a +9.50 Goals Added mark per American Soccer Analysis.

“We are thrilled to sign Ray to a new contract,” said LouCity Head Coach Danny Cruz. “Throughout his time here, I have continued to watch him grow both on and off the field. He is one of the brightest young talents in this league, and I am looking forward to seeing him push to be the best player he can be.”

A native of Moses Lake, Washington, Serrano is entering his fourth season for LouCity and eighth overall as a professional having first signed with the Tacoma Defiance out of the Seattle Sounders FC Academy in 2018 at age 15.

Serrano joined Louisville in 2022 after four years with the Defiance. He has recorded 18 goals, 18 assists and 161 chances created in 137 appearances in the Championship over the course of his career, logging 7,646 minutes of action.

“I’m excited to sign a new contract with such an amazing club like Louisville City,” said Serrano. “My time in Louisville has allowed me to develop as a player on and off the pitch, and I wouldn’t want to be doing that anywhere else in the USL Championship. What I am most excited for is to return to Lynn Family Stadium, playing in front of the great crowds we're blessed to have every game. We’ve won some silverware during my time here, and I can’t wait to lift more — hopefully bringing home another USL Championship trophy to Louisville.”