Ronald Alexis Cerritos Castañeda (born 2 October 2000), better known as Alexis Cerritos, is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for MLS Next Pro club Huntsville City FC. Born in the United States, he plays for the El Salvador national team.
 Cerritos in action with Central Valley Fuego | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ronald Alexis Cerritos Castañeda | ||
| Date of birth | 2 October 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Bowie, Maryland, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Huntsville City | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2018 | D.C. United | ||
| 2019 | Pachuca | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | Loudoun United | 1 | (0) |
| 2020 | AD Oliveirense | 2 | (0) |
| 2020 | Orange County SC | 3 | (0) |
| 2021 | Rio Grande Valley FC | 22 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Central Valley Fuego | 50 | (10) |
| 2024– | Huntsville City | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | El Salvador U17 | 7 | (3) |
| 2018 | El Salvador U20 | 6 | (0) |
| 2017– | El Salvador | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 January 2020 | |||
Professional edit
Loudoun United acquired Cerritos for the remainder of Loudoun's 2019 season.[1]
After a short stint in Portugal with AD Oliveirense, Cerritos returned to the United States, joining USL Championship side Orange County SC on September 12, 2020.[2]
Following his release from Orange County at the end of the 2020 season, Cerritos moved to USL Championship side Rio Grande Valley FC on April 7, 2021.[3]
Cerritos signed with MLS Next Pro club Huntsville City FC on 29 January 2024.[4]
International edit
Cerritos was called up to the El Salvador national under-17 football team for the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship.[5] He played in all the matches El Salvador played in the tournament, and scored their only goal in the tournament.[6]
Cerritos debuted for the El Salvador national football team in a friendly 1-0 win over Canada.[7] At 17 years old and 6 days, Cerritos became the second youngest player to debut for El Salvador, and the first player born in the 21st century.[8]
Personal life edit
Cerritos' father, Ronald Cerritos, was also a professional footballer who played for the El Salvador national football team.[9]
References edit
- ^ "Loudoun United FC have acquired midfielder Alexis Cerritos and forward Elvis Amoh for the remainder of the 2019 inaugural season". July 28, 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-07-29. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
- ^ "Orange County SC sign teen attacking duo Alexis Cerritos, Raymond Drai". 12 September 2020. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "CABEZAS AND CERRITOS BOOST TOROS MIDFIELD & ATTACKING FRONT". rgvfc.com. 8 April 2021. Archived from the original on 8 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ "Huntsville City Football Signs Six Players". MLSNextPro.com. MLS Next Pro. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ "Final 20-Player Rosters Announced for the CONCACAF Under-17 Championship Panama 2017". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 2017-11-11. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
- ^ "Under 17s – Men". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 2017-11-12. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
- ^ "Academy player Alexis Cerritos makes debut for El Salvador". 10 October 2017.
- ^ "Ronald Cerritos Júnior podría hacer historia con selección salvadoreña".
- ^ "Academy player Alexis Cerritos called up to El Salvadoran National Team". 5 October 2017.
External links edit
- US Soccer DA Profile Archived 2017-11-12 at the Wayback Machine
- Alexis Cerritos at ESPN FC
- Alexis Cerritos at Soccerway