Alexis Cerritos

Alexis Cerritos
Personal information
Full name Ronald Alexis Cerritos Castañeda
Date of birth (2000-10-02) 2 October 2000
Place of birth Beltsville, Maryland, United States
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 D.C. United
Youth career
Years Team
2015– D.C. United
National team‡
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– El Salvador U17 7 (3)
2017– El Salvador 1 (0)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 November 2017

Ronald Alexis Cerritos Castañeda (born 2 October 2000), better known as just Alexis Cerritos, is a Salvadoran footballer who plays as a midfielder for the American D.C. United Academy.

International career

Cerritos was called up to the El Salvador national under-17 football team for the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship.[1] He played in all the matches El Salvador played in the tournament, and scored their only goal in the tournament.[2]

Cerritos debuted for the El Salvador national football team in a friendly 1-0 win over Canada.[3] 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.[4]

Personal life

Cerritos' father, Ronald Cerritos, was also a professional footballer who played for the El Salvador national football team.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Final 20-Player Rosters Announced for the CONCACAF Under-17 Championship Panama 2017". CONCACAF.
  2. ↑ "Under 17s – Men". CONCACAF.
  3. ↑ "Academy player Alexis Cerritos makes debut for El Salvador". 10 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "Ronald Cerritos Júnior podría hacer historia con selección salvadoreña".
  5. ↑ "Academy player Alexis Cerritos called up to El Salvadoran National Team". 5 October 2017.
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