Darwin Adelso Cerén Delgado (born 31 December 1989) is a Salvadoran professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Primera División club Águila and captains the El Salvador national team.

[2][3] Originally he continued to work for the brick company while playing for Juventud, but soon quit to focus fully on a career in football.

Orlando failed to replicate their success in the playoffs, suffering a surprise defeat to the Harrisburg City Islanders in the first round.

[10] On 3 August 2016, Darwin Cerén was acquired by the San Jose Earthquakes in exchange for midfielder Matías Pérez García and an international roster slot through the end of the 2016 MLS season.

[10] He was not able to help the Earthquakes save their 2016 season, as San Jose finished ninth in the Western Conference and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

After he returned from the 2017 Gold Cup, Cerén picked up his first assist as an Earthquake to give San Jose a 1–0 win over the Colorado Rapids.

[10] Cerén would play the full 90 minutes of their knockout round matchup with the Vancouver Whitecaps, but San Jose would lose 5–0.

Cerén helped the Dynamo win the 2018 US Open Cup, making three appearances in the tournament, including in the final, and picking up one assist along the way.

[7] Despite a successful cup run, it was a disappointing league campaign for Houston, missing out on the playoffs after finishing ninth in the Western Conference.

[27] In a shortened season due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Cerén played in 20 of a possible 23 games, with 18 of them being starts, scored once, and recorded a career-high four assists.

[28] Cerén made his first appearance of the 2021 season on 16 April in Houston's opening match, coming on as a substitute in a 2–1 win over San Jose.

On 4 August, he picked up a red card after elbowing an Austin FC player in the head while shielding the ball.

[10][31] Ceren made 27 appearances, 11 of them starts, and had 1 assist during the 2022 regular season, with the Dynamo missing the playoffs again after finishing 13th in the conference.

[34][35][36][37] 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.

In early 2015, Cerén received his U.S. green card which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.