Saúl del Cerro

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is del Cerro and the second or maternal family name is García.
Saúl del Cerro
Personal information
Full name Saúl del Cerro García
Date of birth (2004-05-20) 20 May 2004 (age 20)
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

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

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "El Zaragoza impone su ley" [Zaragoza lay down the law] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 14 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.


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