Edwin Javier Cerrillo (born October 3, 2000) is an American professional

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player who plays as a defensive midfielder for

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club

LA Galaxy LA Galaxy, also known as the Los Angeles Galaxy, are an American professional soccer club based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Galaxy competes in Major League Soccer (MLS), as a member of the Western Conference. The club began pl ...

Career

Cerrillo committed to playing

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at the

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, but opted to sign a Homegrown Player contract with

side

FC Dallas FC Dallas is an American professional Association football, soccer club based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The club competes as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference in Major League Soccer (MLS). The franchise be ...

on February 14, 2019. He made his professional debut as a 79th-minute substitute in a 2–0 win over

on March 9, 2019. On August 3, 2023, Cerrillo was traded to

in exchange for up to $600,000 in General Allocation Money, with $200,000 guaranteed and $400,000 that's conditional on performance metrics. Dallas also retained a sell-on percentage.

International career

Cerrillo was called up on the back of good league form to the

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; 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

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Personal life

Born in the United States, Cerrillo is of

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descent.

Career statistics

Club

Honors

North Texas SC * USL League One Regular Season Title:

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* USL League One Championship:

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* * * 2000 births Living people American men's soccer players Men's association football midfielders FC Dallas players Homegrown Players (MLS) LA Galaxy players Major League Soccer players North Texas SC players Sportspeople from Frisco, Texas Sportspeople from Collin County, Texas Soccer players from Denton County, Texas United States men's under-20 international soccer players USL League One players United States men's under-23 international soccer players {{US-footy-midfielder-stub