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Edwin Cerrillo

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Edwin Cerrillo
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*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 FC Dallas 87 (0)
2019–2021North Texas SC 14 (1)
2023– LA Galaxy 25 (1)
International career
2019 United States U20 1 (0)
2019 United States U23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 15, 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.

Career

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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

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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

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

Career statistics

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Club

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As of July 14, 2024
Club Season League Playoffs National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Dallas 2019 MLS 12 0 1 0 2 0 15 0
2020 2 0 2 0
2021 22 0 22 0
2022 32 0 1 0 2 0 35 0
2023 19 0 1 0 2[a] 0 22 0
Total 87 0 2 0 5 0 2 0 96 0
LA Galaxy 2023 MLS 11 0 11 0
2024 14 1 14 1
Total 25 0 25 1
Career Total 112 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 121 1
  1. ^ Appearances in Leagues Cup

Honors

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North Texas SC

References

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  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.
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