Alexis Cerritos

Ronald Alexis Cerritos Castañeda (born 2 October 2000), better known as Alexis Cerritos, is a Salvadoran footballer who plays as a midfielder for Orange County SC.

Alexis Cerritos
Personal information
Full name Ronald Alexis Cerritos Castañeda
Date of birth (2000-10-02) 2 October 2000
Place of birth Bowie, Maryland, United States
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Orange County SC
Number 19
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)
National team‡
2016– El Salvador U17 7 (3)
2017– El Salvador 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 October 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 November 2017

Professional

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]

International

Cerritos was called up to the El Salvador national under-17 football team for the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship.[3] He played in all the matches El Salvador played in the tournament, and scored their only goal in the tournament.[4]

Cerritos debuted for the El Salvador national football team in a friendly 1-0 win over Canada.[5] 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.[6]

Personal life

Cerritos' father, Ronald Cerritos, was also a professional footballer who played for the El Salvador national football team.[7]

References
  1. "Loudoun United FC have acquired midfielder Alexis Cerritos and forward Elvis Amoh for the remainder of the 2019 inaugural season". July 28, 2019. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  2. https://www.angelsonparade.com/2020/9/12/21434271/orange-county-sc-sign-teen-attacking-duo-alexis-cerritos-raymond-drai
  3. "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.
  4. "Under 17s – Men". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 2017-11-12. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
  5. "Academy player Alexis Cerritos makes debut for El Salvador". 10 October 2017.
  6. "Ronald Cerritos Júnior podría hacer historia con selección salvadoreña".
  7. "Academy player Alexis Cerritos called up to El Salvadoran National Team". 5 October 2017.
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