Saúl Berjón Pérez (born 24 May 1986) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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Club career

Born in

Oviedo Oviedo (; ast, Uviéu ) is the capital city of the Principality of Asturias in northern Spain and the administrative and commercial centre of the region. It is also the name of the municipality that contains the city. Oviedo is located ap ...

Asturias Asturias (, ; ast, Asturies ), officially the Principality of Asturias ( es, Principado de Asturias; ast, Principáu d'Asturies; Galician-Asturian: ''Principao d'Asturias''), is an autonomous community in northwest Spain. It is coextensi ...

, Berjón graduated from

Real Oviedo Real Oviedo is a Spanish football club based in Oviedo, Asturias. Founded on 26 March 1926 as a result of the merger of two clubs who had maintained a large sporting rivalry for years in the city: ''Real Stadium Club Ovetense'' and ''Real Club De ...

's youth setup, but started playing as a senior with lowly

Berrón CF Berrón Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football club based in El Berrón, Siero, in the autonomous community of Asturias. History Founded in 1969, Berrón made their debut in Tercera División in 1993, only remaining one season. The club came back ...

. After representing

CD Lealtad Club Deportivo Lealtad de Villaviciosa (English: Loyalty Sporting Club of Villaviciosa) is a Spanish football team based in Villaviciosa, in the autonomous community of Asturias. Founded in 1916, it plays in Tercera División RFEF – Group 2, ...

and

UP Langreo Unión Popular de Langreo is a Spanish football team based in Langreo, in the autonomous community of Asturias. Founded in 1961, it plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 1, holding its home games at '' Estadio Ganzábal'' in La Felguera, with ...

also in the

Tercera División Tercera División ( en, Third Division) was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segunda División'', and the semi-professional ''Segunda Di ...

, he signed with

Segunda División B Segunda División B ( en, Second Division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish Fo ...

club

UD Pájara Playas de Jandía Unión Deportiva Pájara Playas de Jandía was a Spanish football team based in Pájara, island of Fuerteventura, in the autonomous community of Canary Islands. Founded in 1996 and dissolved in 2011, it held home games at '' Estadio Benito Alons ...

in summer 2007. Berjón scored nine goals during the season, and subsequently moved to

UD Las Palmas Unión Deportiva Las Palmas, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Las Palmas, on the island of Gran Canaria in the autonomous community of Canary Islands. Founded on 22 August 1949, it plays in Segunda División, holding home games at the ...

of Segunda División on 19 May 2008. He played his first match as a professional on 30 August, coming on as a substitute for

Sergio Suárez Sergio Gustavo Suárez Arteaga (born 6 January 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Club career Born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Suárez came through local UD Las Palmas' youth system, making his senior debu ...

in the 56th minute of a 1–0 away loss against

Real Sociedad Real Sociedad de Fútbol, S.A.D., more commonly referred to as Real Sociedad (; ''Royal Society''), La Real in Spanish, Erreala in Basque, is a Spanish professional sports club in the city of San Sebastián, Basque Country, founded on 7 Septemb ...

. Berjón scored his first professional goal on 13 September 2008, in a 2–2 home draw with

Real Zaragoza Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. (), commonly referred to as Zaragoza, is a football club based in Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, that currently competes in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league system. Zaragoza holds its home games at La ...

. He added four more during his debut campaign with the

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side. On 19 August 2010, Berjón joined

FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça (), is a professional Football team, football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish footb ...

for a

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300,000 fee, being assigned to the reserves also in the second division.Saúl Berjón, último refuerzo del filial (Saúl Berjón, last B-team addition)
FC Barcelona, 19 August 2010 (in Spanish) He appeared regularly for the

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, before being loaned to

AD Alcorcón Agrupación Deportiva Alcorcón S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Alcorcón, in the autonomous community of Madrid. Founded in 1971, it currently plays in Primera Federación – Group 1, holding home matches at the Municipal de Santo ...

in the same league on 30 August 2011. On 4 August 2012, Berjón signed for

Real Murcia Real Murcia Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., commonly known as Real Murcia (, "Royal Murcia"), is a Spanish football club based in Murcia, in the Región de Murcia. Founded in 1919, it currently plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, playing h ...

. After narrowly avoiding relegation in

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he featured in 43 matches the following season, again scoring six times and providing a league-best 20 assists as the ''Pimentoneros'' finished fourth but were relegated due to financial problems. On 26 August 2014, Berjón agreed to a two-year deal at

SD Eibar Sociedad Deportiva Eibar (in eu, Eibar Kirol Elkartea) is a professional Spanish football club based in Eibar, Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous Basque Country. Founded on 30 November 1940, the team currently plays in the Segunda División, the s ...

, newly promoted to

La Liga The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División, commonly known simply as Primera División in Spain, and as La Liga in English-speaking countries and officially as LaLiga Santander for sponsorship reasons, stylized as LaLiga, is the men' ...

. He made his debut in the competition four days later, replacing Dani García in a 2–1 defeat at

Atlético Madrid Club Atlético de Madrid, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), known simply as Atleti in the Spanish-speaking world and commonly referred to at international level as Atlético Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in ...

. He scored his first league goal on 4 September, through a spectacular volley in a 3–3 home draw against

Levante UD Levante Unión Deportiva, S.A.D. (, ca-valencia, Llevant Unió Esportiva ) is a Spanish football club in Valencia, in the namesake autonomous community. Founded on 9 September 1909, Levante play in Segunda División, holding home games at Ci ...

. Berjón moved abroad for the first time in his career on 24 June 2016, signing for Mexico's

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. On 28 December, he returned to Spain and its second division after joining his first club Oviedo. On 15 September 2020, the 34-year-old Berjón signed for third-tier

Burgos CF Burgos Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Burgos, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 1985, it started to play in 1994. It currently plays in Segunda División, holding home matches at the '' Est ...

. They were promoted at the end of his first season, but he left on 9 January 2023 after falling down the pecking order.

Personal life

Berjón's

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Adrián Colunga Adrián Colunga Pérez (born 17 November 1984) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a striker. He appeared in 152 La Liga matches over seven seasons, scoring a total of 36 goals for Recreativo, Zaragoza, Getafe, Sporting de Gijón and ...

, was also a footballer. A

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, he played for several clubs during his career.

Career statistics

Club

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Berjon, Saul 1986 births Living people Spanish footballers Footballers from Oviedo Association football forwards La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players CD Lealtad players UP Langreo footballers UD Las Palmas players FC Barcelona Atlètic players AD Alcorcón footballers Real Murcia players SD Eibar footballers Real Oviedo players Burgos CF footballers Liga MX players Club Universidad Nacional footballers Spanish expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Mexico Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Mexico