Edwin Cerrillo

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Edwin Cerrillo
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Cerrillo with FC Dallas in 2021
Personal information
Full name Edwin Javier Cerrillo [1]
Date of birth (2000-10-03) October 3, 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Waco, Texas, United States
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [2]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
LA Galaxy
Number 20
Youth career
2015–2018 FC Dallas
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2023 FC Dallas 87 (0)
2019–2021North Texas SC 14 (1)
2023– LA Galaxy 44 (1)
International career
2019 United States U20 1 (0)
2019 United States U23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 25, 2024

Edwin Javier Cerrillo (born October 3, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy.

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Career

Cerrillo committed to playing college soccer at the University of Maryland, but opted to sign a Homegrown Player contract with Major League Soccer side FC Dallas on February 14, 2019. [3] He made his professional debut as a 79th-minute substitute in a 2–0 win over LA Galaxy on March 9, 2019. [4] On August 3, 2023, Cerrillo was traded to LA Galaxy in exchange for up to $600,000 in General Allocation Money, with $200,000 guaranteed and $400,000 that's conditional on performance metrics. Dallas also retained a sell-on percentage. [5]

International career

Cerrillo was called up on the back of good league form to the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup; although, he did not play in that tournament. He was subsequently called up to the United States national under-23 team for a camp later during the 2019 MLS season. He is also eligible to play for Mexico. [6]

Personal life

Born in the United States, Cerrillo is of Mexican descent.

Career statistics

Club

As of December 7, 2024
ClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffsNational cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Dallas 2019 MLS 1201020150
2020 2020
2021 220220
2022 3201020350
2023 190102 [a] 0220
Total870205020960
LA Galaxy 2023 MLS110110
2024 331503 [a] 0411
Total4415030521
Career Total1311705000501481
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup

Honors

North Texas SC

LA Galaxy

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References

  1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: USA" (PDF). FIFA. June 13, 2019. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 6, 2020.
  2. "Edwin Cerrillo". FC Dallas. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  3. "FC Dallas sign midfielder Edwin Cerrillo, club's 24th Homegrown deal". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  4. "Boxscore: FC Dallas vs. LA Galaxy 03/09/2019". Matchcenter. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  5. "LA Galaxy acquire midfielder Edwin Cerrillo from FC Dallas | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  6. "Kreis Calls 24 Players To U-23 Training Camp And Match Vs. Japan In San Diego". www.ussoccer.com.
  7. Sigal, Jonathan (December 7, 2024). "Champions! LA Galaxy lift MLS Cup 2024 over New York Red Bulls". Major League Soccer. Retrieved December 8, 2024.