Saúl Berjón

Saúl Berjón Pérez (born 24 May 1986) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left winger or forward.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Berjón and the second or maternal family name is Pérez.
Saúl Berjón
Berjón as an Eibar player in 2016
Personal information
Full name Saúl Berjón Pérez
Date of birth (1986-05-24) 24 May 1986
Place of birth Oviedo, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger, forward
Youth career
Covadonga
Oviedo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005 Berrón 6 (1)
2005–2006 Lealtad 35 (12)
2006–2007 Langreo 38 (8)
2007–2008 Pájara Playas 37 (9)
2008–2010 Las Palmas 64 (8)
2010–2012 Barcelona B 26 (3)
2011–2012 → Alcorcón (loan) 35 (4)
2012–2014 Murcia 76 (12)
2014–2016 Eibar 63 (7)
2016 UNAM 13 (0)
2017–2020 Oviedo 114 (12)
2020–2023 Burgos 62 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 December 2022

Club career

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

Berjón scored nine goals during the season, and subsequently moved to UD Las Palmas of 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 1–0 away loss against Real Sociedad.[2]

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

On 19 August 2010, Berjón joined FC Barcelona for a €300,000 fee,[4] being assigned to the reserves also in the second division.[5] He appeared regularly for the Catalans, before being loaned to AD Alcorcón in the same league on 30 August 2011.[6]

On 4 August 2012, Berjón signed for Real Murcia.[7] After narrowly avoiding relegation in 2012–13[8] 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.[9]

On 26 August 2014, Berjón agreed to a two-year deal at SD Eibar, newly promoted to La Liga.[10] He made his debut in the competition four days later, replacing Dani García in a 2–1 defeat at Atlético Madrid.[11] He scored his first league goal on 4 September, through a spectacular volley in a 3–3 home draw against Levante UD.[12]

Berjón moved abroad for the first time in his career on 24 June 2016, signing for Mexico's Club Universidad Nacional.[13] On 28 December, he returned to Spain and its second division after joining his first club Oviedo.[14]

On 15 September 2020, the 34-year-old Berjón signed for third-tier Burgos CF.[15] They were promoted at the end of his first season, but he left on 9 January 2023 after falling down the pecking order.[16]

Personal life

Berjón's cousin, Adrián Colunga, was also a footballer. A striker, he played for several clubs during his career.[5]

Career statistics
As of match played 14 February 2021[17][18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Pájara Playas 2007–08 Segunda División B 379———379
Las Palmas 2008–09 Segunda División 36510——375
2009–10 28310——293
Total 648200000668
Barcelona B 2010–11 Segunda División 263———263
Alcorcón (loan) 2011–12 Segunda División 35450—4[lower-alpha 1]0444
Murcia 2012–13 Segunda División 35610——366
2013–14 41610—2[lower-alpha 1]0446
Total 76122000208012
Eibar 2014–15 La Liga 34300——343
2015–16 29420——314
Total 637200000657
UNAM 2016–17 Liga MX 130002[lower-alpha 2] 2—152
Oviedo 2016–17 Segunda División 22200——222
2017–18 40600——406
2018–19 28400——284
2019–20 24000——240
Total 1141200000011412
Burgos 2020–21 Segunda División B 13221——153
Career total 44157131226046260
  1. Appearance(s) in La Liga Promotion
  2. Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League

References
  1. La UD Las Palmas ficha al ariete Saúl, primo de Adrián (UD Las Palmas sign forward Saúl, Adrián's cousin); Canarias7, 19 May 2008 (in Spanish)
  2. La Real empieza con buen pie el camino hacia el ascenso (Real start path to promotion on the good foot); Marca, 30 August 2008 (in Spanish)
  3. Hasta dos veces reaccionó Las Palmas ante el Zaragoza (Las Palmas reacted twice against Zaragoza); Marca, 13 September 2008 (in Spanish)
  4. El Barça B ficha por 300.000 euros a Saúl Berjón, de Las Palmas (Barça B sign Saúl Berjón from Las Palmas, for €300,000); Diario AS, 14 August 2010 (in Spanish)
  5. Saúl Berjón, último refuerzo del filial (Saúl Berjón, last B-team addition); FC Barcelona, 19 August 2010 (in Spanish)
  6. Saúl Berjón, cedido al Alcorcón (Saúl Berjón, loaned to Alcorcón); FC Barcelona, 30 August 2011 (in 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 (in Spanish)
  8. El Murcia recupera a Saúl Berjón tras comunicarle su despido (Murcia retrieve Saúl Berjón after announcing him release); Marca, 25 July 2013 (in Spanish)
  9. El delantero Saúl Berjón se convierte en nuevo jugador de la SD Eibar (Forward Saúl Berjón becomes new SD Eibar player); Estadio Deportivo, 27 August 2014 (in Spanish)
  10. Saúl Berjón firma por dos temporadas por la SD Eibar (Saúl Berjón signs for two seasons with SD Eibar) Archived 3 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine; SD Eibar, 26 August 2014 (in Spanish)
  11. Una estrategia peligrosa (A dangerous strategy); Marca, 30 August 2014 (in Spanish)
  12. Piovaccari levels thriller late on; ESPN FC, 4 October 2014
  13. Saúl Berjón, a Pumas UNAM (Saúl Berjón, to Pumas UNAM); Diario AS, 24 June 2016 (in Spanish)
  14. Saúl Berjón, nuevo jugador del Real Oviedo (Saúl Berjón, new player of Real Oviedo); Real Oviedo, 28 December 2016 (in Spanish)
  15. "Saúl Berjón, nuevo jugador blanquinegro" [Saúl Berjón, new white-and-black player] (in Spanish). Burgos CF. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  16. "Adiós al Turu, el héroe de Almendralejo" [Farewell to Turu, the hero of Almendralejo] (in Spanish). Burgos CF. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  17. Saúl Berjón at BDFutbol
  18. Saúl Berjón at Soccerway
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