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.

Contents

Early life

Born in Waco, Texas, Cerrillo is of Mexican descent. [3] [4]

Youth career

Cerrillo joined the FC Dallas academy in 2015, scoring 12 goals in 71 games throughout all levels. [4] [5]

Club 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. [5] He made his professional debut as a 79th-minute substitute in a 2–0 win over LA Galaxy on March 9, 2019. [6] On August 23, 2020, Cerrillo scored his first professional goal while on loan to North Texas SC. [7] 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. [8]


International career

Cerrillo was called up on the back of good league form to the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup; [9] 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. [10] He is also eligible to play for Mexico. [11]

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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