Saúl del Cerro | |
Fullname: | Saúl del Cerro García |
Birth Date: | 20 May 2004 |
Birth Place: | Burgos, Spain |
Height: | 1.85m |
Position: | Defensive midfielder |
Currentclub: | Mérida (on loan from Burgos) |
Clubnumber: | 28 |
Youthyears1: | 2011–2021 |
Youthclubs1: | Burgos |
Years1: | 2021–2024 |
Caps1: | 61 |
Goals1: | 2 |
Years2: | 2021– |
Caps2: | 2 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2024– |
Clubs3: | → Mérida (loan) |
Caps3: | 3 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 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.
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]