Darwin Cerén

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Cerén and the second or maternal family name is Delgado.
Darwin Cerén

Cerén playing for Orlando City in 2014
Personal information
Full name Darwin Adelso Cerén Delgado
Date of birth (1989-12-31) 31 December 1989
Place of birth Quezaltepeque, El Salvador
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Orlando City
Number 17
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2009–2014 Juventud Independiente 79 (15)
2014 Orlando City (USL) 23 (2)
2015– Orlando City 29 (2)
National team‡
2012 El Salvador U23 3 (0)
2012– El Salvador 32 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:10, 4 April 2016 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 October 2015

Darwin Adelso Cerén Delgado (born 31 December 1989) is a Salvadoran footballer who plays for Major League Soccer club Orlando City and is captain of the El Salvador national team.[1]

Club career

Juventud Independiente

Darwin began his professional career with Juventud Independiente in 2009 along with his brother Oscar. He helped lift them from the second division to the first division. In total, he made 83 appearance for the club and scored 15 goals before departing in February 2014.[1] In the summer of 2013, he went on trial with Balıkesirspor of the Turkish second division, but a deal was never worked out.[2]

Orlando City SC

It was announced on 6 February 2014 that Ceren had signed for Orlando City SC of the USL Pro for the 2014 USL Pro season and for 2015 as OCSC enter Major League Soccer, becoming the club's third addition to their MLS roster.[1] Cerén went on to make 22 league appearances for the club, scoring two goals and assisting on three others, during the 2014 USL Pro season, Orlando City's last in the league before making the jump to Major League Soccer.[3] Cerén also won the Commissioner's Cup with the club during his first season before Orlando's surprise defeat to the Harrisburg City Islanders in the first round of the playoffs which saw Orlando eliminated.[4]

Personal

In early 2015, Cerén received his U.S. green card which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.[5]

Cerén is married to Delia, and has two children.

International career

Darwin Cerén made his debut for El Salvador in a friendly against New Zealand on 24 May 2012. The game ended in a 2–2 draw.[1] He scored his first goal against Venezuela in a 2–1 loss.[6]

International goals

As of 15 July 2015[7]

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 22 May 2013 Estadio Metropolitano de Mérida, Mérida, Venezuela  Venezuela
1–0
1–2
Friendly
2 16 June 2015 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador Saint Kitts and Nevis
1–0
4–1
 2018 FIFA World Cup Q

International career statistics

As of match played 6 February 2014.[7]
El Salvador national team
YearAppsGoals
201240
2013121
201470
201500
Total231

Honours

Latino Del Año MLS 2015

Club

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "ORLANDO CITY SC ANNOUNCES DARWIN CEREN AS THIRD MLS PLAYER SIGNING". Orlando City SC. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  2. ↑ Melara, Gabriela. "Darwin Cerén no fichará con Balikesirspor de Turquía" (in Spanish). http://www.laprensagrafica.com. Retrieved 10 February 2014. External link in |publisher= (help)
  3. ↑ "2014 Stats". USL Pro. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "Hoppenot, City Islanders Stun Lions". USL Pro. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  5. ↑ http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/orlando-city-lions/on-the-pitch/os-carolina-challenge-cup-orlando-city-nycfc-20150221-post.html
  6. ↑ "VENEZUELA VS. EL SALVADOR 2 – 1". soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  7. 1 2 Darwin Ceren at National-Football-Teams.com

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