| Season | League | Apps | Min | Goals | Assists | G+A / 90 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Major League Soccer | 21 | 1642 | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | — |
| 2015 | Major League Soccer | 26 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 2016 | Major League Soccer | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018 | Major League Soccer | 24 | 1800 | 1 | 0 | 0.05 | 6.6 |
| 2019 | Major League Soccer | 13 | 529 | 1 | 0 | 0.17 | — |
| 2020 | Major League Soccer | 20 | 1537 | 1 | 2 | 0.18 | 6.97 |
| 2021 | Major League Soccer | 25 | 1203 | 0 | 1 | 0.07 | 6.67 |
| 2022 | WC Qualification Concacaf | 11 | 569 | 1 | 0 | 0.16 | 7 |
| 2022 | Major League Soccer | 9 | 242 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.82 |
| 2022/2023 | Primera Division | 18 | 1376 | 1 | 0 | 0.07 | — |
| 2023/2024 | Primera Division | 40 | 2471 | 6 | 0 | 0.22 | — |
| 2024/2025 | Primera Division | 8 | 720 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Domestic league competitions only; G+A/90 computed from minutes actually played.
Cohort: 29 Primera Division midfielders, 2024/2025, min. 450 minutes. Computed by ranking the full league corpus, not taken from any feed.
Figures computed from the GioScore season-stats database · as of 2026-07-06
Player stats against each opponent club
| Team | MP | W | D | L | G | A | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Firpo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Alianza | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 FAS | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Vancouver Whitecaps | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Isidro Metapán | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Montserrat | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cacahuatique | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Colorado Rapids | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 DC United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Philadelphia Union | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Columbus Crew | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Portland Timbers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tigres UANL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rio Grande Valley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hayes & Yeading United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Minnesota United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 San Antonio | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Santa Tecla | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Chalatenango | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player stats against each opponent national team
| Team | MP | W | D | L | G | A | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 United States | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Honduras | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Guatemala | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Panama | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Suriname | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Qatar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Canada | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ecuador | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Argentina | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jamaica | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Grenada | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Puerto Rico | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Côte d'Ivoire | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mexico | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Japan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Iceland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Venezuela | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Colombia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Darwin Cerén went through 8 Primera Division appearances in 2024/2025 (720 minutes) without a goal or an assist. Measured against a 29-strong pool of Primera Division midfielders (2024/2025, min. 450 minutes), he ranks in the top 1% by goal involvements per 90, and 1st of 29 for goals scored.
His best-rated season remains 2022 (7, WC Qualification Concacaf); his lowest was 2018 (6.6). His last two rated seasons average 0.16 above his earlier career level — an upward curve.
| Club | Period | Apps | Goals | Assists | Minutes | YC | RC | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Dynamo | 2017/2018 - 2022/2023 | 98 | 3 | 4 | 5683 | — | — | 6.81 |
| Águila | 2022/2023 - now | 80 | 15 | 0 | 4580 | — | — | — |
| SJ Earthquakes | 2016/2017 - 2017/2018 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1732 | — | — | — |
| Orlando City | 2015/2016 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 90 | — | — | — |
| El Salvador (national team) | 2022 - now | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1056 | — | — | 6.79 |
| Total | 240 | 20 | 6 | 12085 |
| Season | Club | Apps | Goals | Assists | Minutes | YC | RC | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | Águila | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 25/26 | El Salvador (national team) | 9 | 0 | — | 407 | 0 | 0 | 7.27 |
| 24/25 | Águila | 17 | 5 | — | 733 | 8 | 1 | — |
| 23/24 | El Salvador (national team) | 2 | 0 | — | 80 | 0 | 0 | 6.11 |
| 23/24 | Águila | 40 | 6 | — | 2471 | 17 | 2 | — |
| 22/23 | Águila | 18 | 1 | — | 1376 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 21/22 | Houston Dynamo | 11 | 0 | — | 422 | 2 | 0 | 6.91 |
| 21/22 | El Salvador (national team) | 12 | 1 | — | 569 | 2 | 0 | 7.00 |
| 20/21 | Houston Dynamo | 25 | 0 | — | 1203 | 4 | 1 | 6.67 |
| 19/20 | Houston Dynamo | 20 | 1 | — | 1537 | 3 | 0 | 6.97 |
| 18/19 | Houston Dynamo | 15 | 1 | — | 529 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 17/18 | Houston Dynamo | 27 | 1 | — | 1992 | 10 | 1 | 6.60 |
| 16/17 | SJ Earthquakes | 22 | 0 | — | 1732 | 5 | 1 | — |
| 15/16 | SJ Earthquakes | 12 | 0 | — | 0 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 14/15 | Orlando City | 28 | 2 | — | 90 | 6 | 0 | — |
