American soccer player
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 .
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
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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.[ 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
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
33
1
5
0
—
—
3[ a]
0
41
1
Total
44
1
5
0
—
—
3
0
52
1
Career Total
131
1
7
0
5
0
0
0
5
0
148
1
Honors
North Texas SC
LA Galaxy
References
^ "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.
^ "Edwin Cerrillo" . FC Dallas. Retrieved August 23, 2022 .
^ 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 .
^ a b 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 .
^ a b Bogert, Tom (February 14, 2019). "FC Dallas sign midfielder Edwin Cerrillo, club's 24th Homegrown deal" . MLSsoccer.com . Retrieved March 10, 2019 .
^ "Boxscore: FC Dallas vs. LA Galaxy 03/09/2019" . Matchcenter . Retrieved March 10, 2019 .
^ "Edwin Cerrillo's Screamer Claims Fans' Choice Goal of the Week" . USL League One . August 27, 2020. Retrieved December 22, 2024 .
^ "LA Galaxy acquire midfielder Edwin Cerrillo from FC Dallas | MLSSoccer.com" . mlssoccer .
^ Bogert, Tom (May 10, 2019). "Ramos explains Weah, Cerrillo and other US U-20 World Cup roster selections" . mlssoccer . Retrieved December 22, 2024 .
^ Sigal, Jonathan (September 3, 2019). "19 MLS players on US U-23 roster for camp, Japan friendly" . mlssoccer . Retrieved December 22, 2024 .
^ "Kreis Calls 24 Players To U-23 Training Camp And Match Vs. Japan In San Diego" . www.ussoccer.com .
^ 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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