Saúl Berjón

Saúl
Personal information
Full nameSaúl Berjón Pérez
Date of birth24 May 1986
Place of birthOviedo, Spain
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current team
Eibar
Number21
Youth career
Oviedo
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2005Berrón
2005–2006Lealtad34(12)
2006–2007Langreo38(7)
2007–2008Pájara Playas37(9)
2008–2010Las Palmas64(8)
2010–2012Barcelona B26(3)
2011–2012→ Alcorcón (loan)35(4)
2012–2014Murcia76(12)
2014–Eibar27(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 April 2015.
† Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Berjón and the second or maternal family name is Pérez.

Saúl Berjón Pérez (born 24 May 1986), simply known as Saúl, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for SD Eibar as a forward.

Club career

Born in Oviedo, Asturias, Saúl graduated from Real Oviedo's youth setup, but started playing as a senior with lowly Berrón CF. After representing Tercera División clubs CD Lealtad and UP Langreo, he joined Segunda División B's UD Pájara Playas de Jandía in the 2007 summer.

Saúl scored nine goals during the season, and subsequently moved to UD Las Palmas in Segunda División on 19 May 2008.[1] He played his first match as a professional on 30 August, coming on as a substitute for Sergio Suárez in the 56th minute of a 0–1 away loss against Real Sociedad.[2]

Saúl scored his first professional goal on 13 September 2008, in a 2–2 home draw against Real Zaragoza.[3] He netted five more during his debut campaign with the Canary Islands side.

On 20 August 2010, Saúl joined FC Barcelona for a €300,000 fee,[4] being assigned to the reserves also in the second level.[5] He appeared regularly for the Catalans, before being loaned to fellow league team AD Alcorcón on 30 August 2011.[6]

On 4 August 2012, Saúl signed for Real Murcia.[7] After narrowly avoiding relegation in 2012–13 he featured in 43 matches during the following season, scoring six goals as the Pimentoneros finished fourth but were relegated due to financial problems.

On 26 August 2014 Saúl signed a two-year deal with SD Eibar, newly promoted to La Liga.[8] He made his debut in the competition four days later, replacing Dani García in a 1–2 loss at Atlético Madrid,[9] and scored his first league goal on 4 September, netting his side's second through a spetacular volley in a 3–3 home draw against Levante UD.[10]

Personal life

Saúl's cousin, Adrián Colunga, is also a footballer. A striker, he played in several clubs during his career, representing Recreativo de Huelva, Real Zaragoza and Getafe CF in La Liga.[5]

References

  1. ↑ La UD Las Palmas ficha al ariete Saúl, primo de Adrián (UD Las Palmas signs forward Saúl, Adrián's cousin); Canarias7, 19 May 2008 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ La Real empieza con buen pie el camino hacia el ascenso (Real starts starts path to promotion on the good foot); Marca, 30 August 2008 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Hasta dos veces reaccionó Las Palmas ante el Zaragoza (Las Palmas reacted twice against Zaragoza); Marca, 13 September 2008 (Spanish)
  4. ↑ El Barça B ficha por 300.000 euros a Saúl Berjón, de Las Palmas (Barça B signs Saúl Berjón from Las Palmas, for €300,000 euros); Diario AS, 14 August 2010 (Spanish)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Saúl Berjón, último refuerzo del filial (Saúl Berjón, last B-team addition); Barcelona's official website, 20 August 2010 (Spanish)
  6. ↑ Saúl Berjón, cedido al Alcorcón (Saúl Berjón, loaned to Alcorcón); Barcelona's official website, 30 August 2011 (Spanish)
  7. ↑ Saúl y Catalá serán los próximos refuerzos en llegar (Saúl and Catalá will be the next additions to arrive); Marca, 4 August 2012 (Spanish)
  8. ↑ Saúl Berjón firma por dos temporadas por la SD Eibar (Saúl Berjón signs for two seasons with SD Eibar); Eibar's official website, 26 August 2014 (Spanish)
  9. ↑ Una estrategia peligrosa (A dangerous strategy); Marca, 30 August 2014 (Spanish)
  10. ↑ Piovaccari levels thriller late on; ESPN FC, 4 October 2014

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