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
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)
2019–2021 → North Texas SC 14 (1)
2023– LA Galaxy 10 (0)
International career
2019 United States U20 1 (0)
2019 United States U23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 14, 2023

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

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 October 14, 2023
Club Season League Playoffs National cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Dallas 2019 Major League Soccer 1201020——150
2020 20————20
2021 220————220
2022 3201020——350
2023 190—10—2[lower-alpha 1]0220
Total 8702050—20960
LA Galaxy 2023 Major League Soccer 100————100
Career Total 970205000201060
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup

Honors

North Texas SC

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.
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