Edwin Cerrillo

Edwin Javier Cerrillo (born October 3, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Major League Soccer club FC Dallas.

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
 FC Dallas
Number 6
Youth career
2015–2018 FC Dallas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– FC Dallas 76 (0)
2019–2021 North Texas SC 14 (1)
International career
2019 United States U20 1 (0)
2019 United States U23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 30, 2023

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]

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.[5]

Personal life

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

Career statistics

Club
As of May 10, 2023
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Dallas 2019 MLS 12020—1[lower-alpha 1]0150
2020 20———20
2021 220———220
2022 32020—1[lower-alpha 1]0350
2023 8010——90
Total 760500020830
Career Total 760500020830
  1. Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs

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. "Kreis Calls 24 Players To U-23 Training Camp And Match Vs. Japan In San Diego". www.ussoccer.com.
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