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)
2019–2021 → North 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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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 1201020——150
2020 20————20
2021 220————220
2022 3201020——350
2023 190—10—2 [a] 0220
Total8702050—20960
LA Galaxy 2023 MLS110————110
2024 33150——3 [a] 0411
Total44150——30521
Career Total1311705000501481
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup

Honors

North Texas SC

LA Galaxy

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. ↑ Sciaretta, Brian (April 24, 2019). "ASN: Once overlooked, Cerrillo breaking out for Dallas & aiming for U-20 spot". americansoccernow.com. Archived from the original on April 27, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
  4. 1 2 Ramirez, Michael (May 22, 2019). "Fast-Rising Homegrown Edwin Cerrillo Looks to Continue Ascent at U-20 World Cup". FC Dallas. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
  5. 1 2 Bogert, Tom (February 14, 2019). "FC Dallas sign midfielder Edwin Cerrillo, club's 24th Homegrown deal". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Boxscore: FC Dallas vs. LA Galaxy 03/09/2019". Matchcenter. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Edwin Cerrillo's Screamer Claims Fans' Choice Goal of the Week". USL League One. August 27, 2020. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  8. ↑ "LA Galaxy acquire midfielder Edwin Cerrillo from FC Dallas | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  9. ↑ Bogert, Tom (May 10, 2019). "Ramos explains Weah, Cerrillo and other US U-20 World Cup roster selections". mlssoccer. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  10. ↑ Sigal, Jonathan (September 3, 2019). "19 MLS players on US U-23 roster for camp, Japan friendly". mlssoccer. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Kreis Calls 24 Players To U-23 Training Camp And Match Vs. Japan In San Diego". www.ussoccer.com.
  12. ↑ Sigal, Jonathan (December 7, 2024). "Champions! LA Galaxy lift MLS Cup 2024 over New York Red Bulls". Major League Soccer. Retrieved December 8, 2024.


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