Saúl del Cerro
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Saúl del Cerro García | ||
Date of birth | 20 May 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Burgos, Spain | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Mérida (on loan from Burgos) | ||
Number | 28 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2021 | Burgos | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2024 | Burgos B | 61 | (2) |
2021– | Burgos | 2 | (0) |
2024– | → Mérida (loan) | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2024 |
Saúl del Cerro García (born 20 May 2004) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Mérida, on loan from Burgos. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he can also play as a centre-back.
Club career
[edit]Born in Burgos, Castile and León, del Cerro was a Burgos CF youth graduate. On 23 October 2021, aged just 17, he made his senior debut with the reserves by coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–3 Segunda División RFEF home loss against UD Logroñés B.[1]
Del Cerro made his first-team debut on 14 December 2021, replacing fellow debutant Iván Serrano late into a 0–2 away loss against Real Zaragoza in the season's Copa del Rey.[2] He scored his first senior goal on 12 February 2023, netting the B's third in a 4–3 away loss to Ourense CF.
Del Cerro made his Segunda División debut on 13 January 2024, replacing Fer Niño late into a 1–0 home win over Real Valladolid.[3] On 8 July, he renewed his contract until 2027 and was promoted to the first team,[4] but was loaned to Primera Federación side Mérida AD on 30 August.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Derrota abultada del Burgos Promesas 0–3 ante UD Logroñés B" [Large defeat of Burgos Promesas 0–3 against UD Logroñés B] (in Spanish). Tu Voz en Pinares. 24 October 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ "El Zaragoza impone su ley" [Zaragoza lay down the law] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 14 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ "Saúl del Cerro: "Debutar en el derbi fue una sensación indescriptible y única"" [Saúl del Cerro: "To debut in the derby was a unique and unexplainable sensation"] (in Spanish). Burgos CF. 13 January 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Del Cerro, de promesa a realidad hasta 2027" [Del Cerro, from prospect to reality until 2027] (in Spanish). Burgos CF. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Saúl del Cerro, cedido a la AD Mérida" [Saúl del Cerro, loaned to AD Mérida] (in Spanish). Burgos CF. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- Saúl del Cerro at BDFutbol
- Saúl del Cerro at Soccerway
- 2004 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Burgos
- Spanish men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Segunda División players
- Primera Federación players
- Segunda Federación players
- Tercera Federación players
- Burgos CF Promesas players
- Burgos CF footballers
- Mérida AD players
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen
- Spanish football midfielder stubs