Ronald Alexis Cerritos Castañeda (born 2 October 2000), better known as Alexis Cerritos, is a professional

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who plays as a winger for AV Alta FC in

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. Born in the United States, he plays for the El Salvador national team.

Professional

Loudoun United acquired Cerritos for the remainder of Loudoun's 2019 season. After a short stint in Portugal with

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, Cerritos returned to the United States, joining

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side

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on September 12, 2020. Following his release from Orange County at the end of the 2020 season, Cerritos moved to USL Championship side Rio Grande Valley FC on April 7, 2021. Cerritos signed with

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club Huntsville City FC on 29 January 2024.

International

Cerritos was called up to the El Salvador national under-17 football team for the

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. He played in all the matches El Salvador played in the tournament, and scored their only goal in the tournament. Cerritos debuted for the

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in a friendly 1–0 win over

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. 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.

Personal life

Cerritos was born in

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, and was raised in

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, United States. Cerritos' father,

Ronald Cerritos Ronald Osvaldo Cerritos Flores (born January 3, 1975) is a Salvadoran former professional footballer who played as a striker. Cerritos was once the all-time leader in assists of the Major League Soccer team, the San Jose Earthquakes, with 47. ...

, was also a professional footballer who played for the

References

External links

US Soccer DA Profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cerritos, Alexis 2000 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Salvadoran men's footballers 21st-century Salvadoran sportsmen El Salvador men's international footballers C.F. Pachuca players Campeonato de Portugal (league) players Salvadoran expatriate men's footballers Salvadoran expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Salvadoran expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal American men's soccer players Sportspeople from Bowie, Maryland Soccer players from Prince George's County, Maryland American sportspeople of Salvadoran descent USL Championship players Loudoun United FC players AD Oliveirense players American expatriate men's soccer players American expatriate sportspeople in Mexico American expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Orange County SC players El Salvador men's youth international footballers Rio Grande Valley FC Toros players Central Valley Fuego FC players Huntsville City FC players Lexington SC players 21st-century American sportsmen AV Alta FC players