Ajax Cape Town Born in Mapetla,
Soweto, Serero is a product of the
Ajax Cape Town's youth academy having been promoted to the first team in 2008, making his debut under then head coach
Craig Rosslee. He made a total of 11 appearances in the regular 2008–09
PSL season, and managed to score four times, helping his side to a 7th-place finish by the end of the season. The following season saw Serero become the first choice playmaker at the Cape club, making a total of 25 appearances during the regular season, and scoring twice. Ajax CT would finish in 7th place again that season, with Serero gaining much attention from the local media for his performances on the pitch. During the 2010–11 season, under
Foppe de Haan, Serero helped the Cape side to a second place regular season finish scoring 11 league goals, and helped his team to reach the finals of the
Telkom Knockout tournament. At the end of the season he was awarded a number of accolades, including
PSL Footballer of the Year,
PSL Player of the Season,
PSL Players' Player of the Season and the ABSA Premiership Red Hot Young Player award. On 22 May 2011, he was signed by
AFC Ajax for €2.5 million.
AFC Ajax Serero had had several trials with parent club
AFC Ajax in the preceding years. On 22 May 2011 it was announced that he had signed a four-year contract with Ajax and he stated it was 'a dream come true'. He made his debut for Ajax on 7 August 2011 coming on as a substitute player in the match against
De Graafschap. He only played in a total of 6 matches in his first season with Ajax due to an injury. He scored his first goal for AFC Ajax in the home win against
NAC Breda on 25 August 2012. Two weeks later he scored two goals against
SC Heerenveen, receiving a red card and being sent off in the same match. On 1 September 2013 Serero made his debut in the starting 11 of Ajax, replacing
Christian Eriksen who had just left for
Tottenham Hotspur, playing in the midfield. On 5 August 2013, he made his debut in the
Eerste Divisie, playing for the reserves team
Jong Ajax, who had recently been promoted. The match ended in a 2–0 victory against
Telstar. On 26 November 2013, he scored his first international goal for Ajax in the
UEFA Champions League, when he scored the opener of a 2–1 win at home against
FC Barcelona in the 19th minute. In March 2015, he was associated with a move to
AC Milan. His contract at
Ajax was not renewed making him a free agent at the end of June 2017.
Vitesse On 14 June 2017, fellow
Eredivisie club
Vitesse announced the signing of Serero on a three-year deal.
Al Jazira In August 2019, Serero joined Emirati club
Al Jazira. He contributed to his club's league title in the
2020–21 season, in which he also achieved the Best Foreign Player award.
Khor Fakkan On 12 September 2023, Serero signed for fellow Emirati club
Khor Fakkan. ==International career==