Isma Cerro

Isma Cerro

Personal information
Full name	Ismael Cerro Sánchez
Date of birth	(1995-07-07) 7 July 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Cáceres, Spain
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Marino de Luanco
Number	19
Youth career
2004–2012	Diocesano
2012–2014	Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2016	Real Madrid C	8	(1)
2015–2016	→ Racing Santander (loan)	15	(0)
2016–2018	Sporting B	60	(18)
2018–2020	Sporting Gijón	10	(1)
2020	→ Badajoz (loan)	4	(0)
2020–2021	Andorra	0	(0)
2021	Guijuelo	18	(1)
2022–2023	Coria	38	(6)
2023–2024	Real Avilés	28	(2)
2024–	Marino de Luanco	7	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2024

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cerro and the second or maternal family name is Sánchez.

Ismael "Isma" Cerro Sánchez (born 7 July 1995) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a winger for Marino de Luanco.

Club career

Born in Cáceres, Extremadura, Cerro joined Real Madrid's youth setup on 22 May 2012, after starting it out at CD Diocesano.[2] He made his senior debut with the C-team on 22 March 2015, coming on as a late substitute in a 0–0 Tercera División away draw against CF Pozuelo de Alarcón.[3]

Cerro scored his first senior goal on 12 April 2015, in a 1–2 home loss against CDA Navalcarnero.[4] On 14 July, he was loaned to Segunda División B side Racing de Santander for one year.[5]

On 21 July 2016, free agent Cerro moved to another reserve team, Sporting Gijón B in the fourth division.[6] He was definitely promoted to the senior team in Segunda División ahead of the 2018–19 campaign, after agreeing to a new three-year contract.[7]

Cerro made his professional debut on 18 October 2018, coming on as a late substitute for Pablo Pérez in a 1–1 away draw against CF Rayo Majadahonda, for the season's Copa del Rey, converting his kick in the 4–3 win on penalties.[8] On 17 November, during the first minutes of the Asturian derby against Real Oviedo, he suffered a knee injury that forced him to miss the remainder of the season.[9]

Cerro returned to action on 4 September 2019, coming on as substitute in a 2–0 home win against Albacete Balompié.[10] He scored his first goal as a professional on 27 October, netting the opener in a 4–0 home routing of Real Zaragoza.[11]

On 30 January 2020, after playing only eight matches in the first half of the season, Cerro was loaned to third division side CD Badajoz for six months.[12] On 17 September 2020, Isma moved to FC Andorra on a deal until June 2021.[13] After only one cup game for Andorra, Cerro moved to CD Guijuelo on 4 January 2021.[14]

References

1. Isma Cerro at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
2. "El Madrid firma a Ismael, del Diocesano, por cuatro años" [Madrid sign Ismael, from Diocesano, for four years] (in Spanish). El Periódico de Extremadura. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
3. "29ª Jornada – Crónicas: CF Pozuelo de Alarcón 0–0 Real Madrid "C" (Temporada 2014/15)" [29th Round – Reports: CF Pozuelo de Alarcón 0–0 Real Madrid "C" (2014/15 season)] (in Spanish). FutMadrid. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
4. "Real Madrid C 1–2 Navalcarnero | El Navalcarnero se lleva los puntos de penalti" [Real Madrid C 1–2 Navalcarnero | Navalcarnero take the points from the penalty spot] (in Spanish). El Gol de Madriz. 12 April 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
5. "Ismael Cerro jugará en el Racing este curso cedido por el Real Madrid" [Ismael Cerro will play at Racing this season on loan from Real Madrid] (in Spanish). Racing Santander. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
6. "Isma Cerro, refuerzo para el ataque del filial rojiblanco" [Isma Cerro, addition for the attack of the reserve team rojiblanco] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
7. "Los nuevos contratos de Juan, Cris Salvador, Traver y Cerro en el Sporting" [The new contracts of Juan, Cris Salvador, Traver and Cerro at Sporting] (in Spanish). La Voz de Asturias. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
8. "Al Sporting le salvan los penaltis" [Penalties save Sporting] (in Spanish). Marca. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
9. "El cacereño Isma Cerro del Sporting pasará por el quirófano el lunes" [Cacereño Isma Cerro of Sporting will go through surgery on Monday] (in Spanish). Hoy. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
10. "El sportinguista Isma Cerro vuelve a jugar tras diez meses de lesión" [Sporting player Isma Cerro returns to action after ten months of injury] (in Spanish). La Vanguardia. 4 September 2019.
11. "El Sporting golea y se divierte en El Molinón" [Sporting thrash and have fun at the El Molinón] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 27 October 2019.
12. "Isma Cerro, cedido al Badajoz" [Isma López, loaned to Badajoz] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 30 January 2020. Archived from the original on 30 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
13. Isma Cerro, nou jugador del FC Andorra, fcandorra.com, 17 September 2020
14. Isma Cerro refuerza la parcela ofensiva del CD Guijuelo, elnortedecastilla.es, 4 January 2021

External links

• Isma Cerro at BDFutbol
• Isma Cerro at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)