Darwin Ceren

Club

As of matches played 21 February 2023

International

As of match played 17 June 2025.

International goals

Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.

Juventud Independiente

Cerén began his professional career with Juventud Independiente in 2009. Prior to joining Juventud, Cerén was attending university when his father lost his job. Unable to afford school, Cerén dropped out and started working at a brick-making company. While working there, he attended a tryout for Juventud and earned a contract. Originally he continued to work for the brick company while playing for Juventud, but soon quit to focus fully on a career in football. Along with his brother Óscar, he helped them earn promotion from the second division to the first division, with both brothers scoring in the final. In total, he made 87 appearances for the club and scored 15 goals before departing in February 2014. In the summer of 2013, he went on trial with Balıkesirspor of the Turkish second division, but a deal could not be worked out.

Orlando City SC

It was announced on 6 February 2014 that Cerén had signed for Orlando City SC of USL Pro for the 2014 USL Pro season and for 2015 as Orlando entered Major League Soccer, becoming the club's third addition to their MLS roster. 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 two goals for the club, picking up a brace in a 3–1 win over the Harrisburg City Islanders. Cerén went on to make 23 league appearances for the club, scoring two goals and assisting on three others during the season. Cerén helped Orlando win the…

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. He scored his first goal against Venezuela in a 2–1 loss. Cerén captained El Salvador in the 2017 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. He received a three-match international ban for this. Cerén was on 5 Gold Cup squads and (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2021) and a part of 3 Copa Centroamericana squads (2013, 2014, and 2017). On 10 June 2025, he featured in his 100th international match for El Salvador in a 1–1 draw against Suriname during the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification, becoming the first Salvadoran to achieve this feat.

In early 2015, Cerén received his U.S. green card which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes. Cerén's father played professionally in the Segunda División de El Salvador. Cerén is the oldest of four siblings. His two sisters, Brenda and Paola, represent the El Salvador women's national team, while his brother Óscar plays for the El Salvador national team and A.D. Isidro Metapán. Cerén met his wife Delia in 2010. They got married in a civil ceremony in 2012 and in a religious ceremony in 2017. Together they have four children.