Saúl del Cerro

Saúl del Cerro
Personal information
Full name	Saúl del Cerro García
Date of birth	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
2021–2024	Burgos B
2021–	Burgos
2024–	→ Mérida (loan)
	*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

^ "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

Saúl del Cerro at BDFutbol
Saúl del Cerro at Soccerway

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[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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