Darwin Cerén

Darwin Adelso Cerén Delgado (born 31 December 1989) is a Salvadoran professional footballer who plays as a midfielder, for the Major League Soccer club Houston Dynamo and is captain of the El Salvador national team.[2]

This article 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 San Jose Earthquakes in 2017
Personal information
Full name Darwin Adelso Cerén Delgado
Date of birth (1989-12-31) 31 December 1989[1]
Place of birth Quezaltepeque, El Salvador
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Houston Dynamo
Number 24
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2014 Juventud Independiente 87 (15)
2014 Orlando City (USL) 23 (2)
2015–2016 Orlando City 42 (2)
2016–2017 San Jose Earthquakes 33 (0)
2018– Houston Dynamo 37 (2)
National team‡
2012 El Salvador U23 3 (0)
2012– El Salvador 59 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 October 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 December 2019

Club career

Juventud Independiente

Darwin began his professional career with Juventud Independiente in 2009 along with his brother Oscar. He helped them earn promotion from the second division to the first division. In total, he made 87 appearances for the club and scored 15 goals before departing in February 2014.[2] In the summer of 2013, he went on trial with Balıkesirspor of the Turkish second division, but a deal was never worked out.[3]

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.[2] Cerén made his Orlando City debut on 22 March in a 1-1 draw with the Charleston Battery. On 16 August he scored his first goal for the club, picking up a brace in a 3-1 win over the Harrisburg City Islanders.[4] Cerén went on to make 23 league appearances for the club, scoring two goals and assisting on three others, during the season.[5] Cerén helped Orlando win the Commissioner's Cup Orlando's surprise defeat to the Harrisburg City Islanders in the first round of the playoffs which saw Orlando eliminated.[6]

Cerén made his MLS debut on 8 March 2015 in a 1-1 draw with New York City FC. He scored his first MLS goal in a 4-0 win over the LA Galaxy on 17 May.[4]

San Jose Earthquakes

Darwin Cerén was acquired by the San Jose Earthquakes on 3 August 2016 in exchange for midfielder Matías Pérez García and an international roster slot through the end of the 2016 MLS season.[7] He made his Earthquakes debut on 5 August in a 0-0 draw with NYCFC.[4]

Houston Dynamo

On 19 January 2018, Cerén was traded to Houston Dynamo in exchange for $100,000 in General Allocation Money and $75,000 in Targeted Allocation Money.[8] He made his Dynamo debut on 3 March 2018 in a 4-0 win over Atlanta United, a game in which he scored his first goal since 2015.[4] He picked up a leg injury on 11 May that forced him to miss just over a month. Cerén helped the Dynamo win the 2018 US Open Cup, making 3 appearances in the tournament, including in the final, and picking up one assist along the way.[9] He made 27 appearances across all competitions in his first season with Houston.[4]

Cerén made his CONCACAF Champions League debut on 19 February, coming on as a substitute in a 1-0 win over C.D. Guastatoya. He scored his first goal of the season on 26 June in a 2-1 defeat to the New England Revolution.[4] The offseason addition of Matías Vera saw playing time harder to come by for Cerén in his second season in Houston. He would only make 16 appearances in all competitions on the year, with only 6 of them being starts.[10] His contract expired at the end of the 2019 season, making him a free agent.[11] On 20 December he signed a one year contract to remain in Houston.[12]

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.[2] He scored his first goal against Venezuela in a 2–1 loss.[13][14][15][16]

Cerén captained El Salvador in the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup through four matches and led the squad to a 2–0 defeat in the quarterfinals to the United States, in the process drawing heated criticism for biting US defender Omar Gonzalez in the back on a corner kick during the game.[17] He received a three-match international ban for this.[18][19][20]

Personal life

In early 2015, Cerén received his U.S. green card which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.[21]

Cerén is married to Delia, and has three children.

Career statistics

Club
As of matches played 11 December 2019[22][23]
Club Season League Cup Playoffs Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals Apps GoalsAppsGoals
Juventud 2011–12 Primera División 280—— —280
2012–13 3410—— —3410
2013–14 215—— —215
Total 83150 00 0 0 08315
Orlando City (USL) 2014 USL 232200 0 —252
Total 232200 0 0 0252
Orlando City 2015 MLS 26220— —262
2016 16000— —160
Total 422200 0 0 0442
San Jose Earthquakes 2016 MLS 12000— —120
2017 2201010 —240
Total 340101000360
Houston Dynamo 2018 MLS 24130——271
2019 13100—3[lower-alpha 1]0161
2020 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 372300030432
Career total 2232180103023121
  1. Two appearances in CONCACAF Champions League, one appearance in Leagues Cup

International
As of matches played 1 December 2017.[24]
El Salvador national team
YearAppsGoals
201260
2013111
201470
2015101
201630
2017100
2018 1 0
2019 11 1
Total593

International goals
Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.[24]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.22 May 2013Estadio Metropolitano de Mérida, Mérida, Venezuela Venezuela
1–0
1–2
Friendly
2.16 June 2015Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador Saint Kitts and Nevis
1–0
4–1
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.7 September 2019 Saint Lucia2–03–02019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B

Honours

Club

Individual

References
  1. http://static.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=354422/index.html
  2. "ORLANDO CITY SC ANNOUNCES DARWIN CEREN AS THIRD MLS PLAYER SIGNING". Orlando City SC. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  3. Melara, Gabriela. "Darwin Cerén no fichará con Balikesirspor de Turquía". laprensagrafica.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  4. "El Salvador - D. Cerén - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  5. "2014 Stats". USL Pro. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  6. "Hoppenot, City Islanders Stun Lions". USL Pro. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  7. "Earthquakes acquire Darwin Ceren in trade with Orlando City SC". 3 August 2016.
  8. "Dynamo acquire midfielder Darwin Ceren in trade with San Jose". 19 January 2018.
  9. "Darwin Cerén". houstondynamo.com. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  10. "El Salvador - D. Cerén - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  11. "Dynamo Announce Roster Moves Ahead of 2020 Season". Houston Dynamo. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  12. "Houston Dynamo re-sign three international veterans for 2020 season". Houston Dynamo. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  13. "VENEZUELA VS. EL SALVADOR 2 – 1". soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  14. Gráfico, El. "Darwin Cerén ya luce la nueva camisa de la selección salvadoreña".
  15. Gráfica, La Prensa. "Darwin Cerén motiva a sus compañeros con esta foto en Instagram". La Prensa Gráfica.
  16. Gráfico, El. "Darwin Cerén pide acierto en la delantera de El Salvador".
  17. Steve Goff (20 July 2017). "Beyond 'nipple-gate': CONCACAF looks into alleged bite during U.S.'s odd Gold Cup win". Washington Post. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  18. "Gold Cup: Henry Romero & Darwin Ceren get bans after bites". BBC. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  19. "Darwin Cerén, nuevo jugador del Houston Dynamo".
  20. "Darwin Cerén, de Quezalte al mundo - elsalvador.com". 6 December 2017.
  21. Tenorio, Paul. "Carolina Challenge Cup Game 1: Orlando City vs. New York City FC".
  22. "El Salvador - D. Cerén - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  23. "Darwin Cerén Stats". FBref.com. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  24. "Darwin Ceren". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
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