Sergio Bermejo Lillo (born 17 August 1997) is a Spanish professional

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who plays for Portuguese club

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. Mainly an

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, he can also play as a winger.

Club career

Bermejo was born in

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, and finished his formation with

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. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 1 May 2015, starting in a 0–1

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home loss against

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. On 15 January 2017, after being rarely used, Bermejo was loaned to fellow

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side CD Móstoles URJC until June. Upon returning, he became an undisputed starter for the ''Azulones B-team. On 20 June 2018, Bermejo signed for CDA Navalcarnero in division three. On 18 December, however, he agreed to a four-year deal with

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and was assigned to the B-side also in the third tier. Bermejo made his first team – and

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– debut on 30 October 2019, coming on as a late substitute for Denis Suárez in a 1–2 loss against

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. The following 18 August, he signed a four-year contract 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 football league system, Spanish league system. Zarag ...

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, after terminating his contract with Celta. Bermejo scored his first professional goal on 8 January 2021, netting his team's second in a 2–0 home win over

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. On 13 September 2022, after establishing himself as a regular starter, he renewed his contract until 2025. On 1 February 2024, Bermejo was loaned to fellow second division side

Elche CF Elche Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. () is a Spanish professional football club based in Elche, Province of Alicante, in the Valencian Community, Spain. Founded in 1923, the club will compete in La Liga for the 2025–26 season, holding home matches at ...

until the end of the season. Upon returning, he featured sparingly before signing a two-and-a-half-year contract with Portuguese

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side

Gil Vicente FC Gil Vicente Futebol Clube (), commonly known as Gil Vicente, founded in 1924, is a Portuguese professional football club that plays in Barcelos. It plays their home matches at the Estádio Cidade de Barcelos. It competes in the Primeira Liga, the ...

on 24 January 2025.

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