Saúl Berjón Pérez (born 24 May 1986) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a left winger or forward.
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.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) 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.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)
Berjón scored his first professional goal on 13 September 2008, in a 2–2 home draw with Real Zaragoza.Hasta dos veces reaccionó Las Palmas ante el Zaragoza (Las Palmas reacted twice against Zaragoza); Marca, 13 September 2008 (in Spanish) He added four more in his debut campaign with the Canary Islands side.
On 19 August 2010, Berjón joined FC Barcelona for a €300,000 fee,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) being assigned to the reserves also in the second division.Saúl Berjón, último refuerzo del filial (Saúl Berjón, last B-team addition); FC Barcelona, 19 August 2010 (in Spanish) He appeared regularly for the Catalans, before being loaned to AD Alcorcón in the same league on 30 August 2011.Saúl Berjón, cedido al Alcorcón (Saúl Berjón, loaned to Alcorcón); FC Barcelona, 30 August 2011 (in Spanish)
On 4 August 2012, Berjón signed for Real Murcia CF.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) After narrowly avoiding relegation in 2012–13El Murcia recupera a Saúl Berjón tras comunicarle su despido (Murcia retrieve Saúl Berjón after announcing him release); Marca, 25 July 2013 (in Spanish) 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.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)
On 26 August 2014, Berjón agreed to a two-year deal at SD Eibar, newly promoted to La Liga.Saúl Berjón firma por dos temporadas por la SD Eibar (Saúl Berjón signs for two seasons with SD Eibar) ; SD Eibar, 26 August 2014 (in Spanish) He made his debut in the competition four days later, replacing Dani García in a 2–1 defeat at Atlético Madrid.Una estrategia peligrosa (A dangerous strategy); Marca, 30 August 2014 (in Spanish) He scored his first league goal on 4 September, through a spectacular volley in a 3–3 home draw against Levante UD.Piovaccari levels thriller late on; ESPN FC, 4 October 2014
Berjón moved abroad for the first time in his career on 24 June 2016, signing for Mexico's Club Universidad Nacional.Saúl Berjón, a Pumas UNAM (Saúl Berjón, to Pumas UNAM); Diario AS, 24 June 2016 (in Spanish) On 28 December, he returned to Spain and its second division after joining his first club Oviedo.Saúl Berjón, nuevo jugador del Real Oviedo (Saúl Berjón, new player of Real Oviedo); Real Oviedo, 28 December 2016 (in Spanish)
On 15 September 2020, the 34-year-old Berjón signed for third-tier Burgos CF. They were promoted at the end of his first season, but he left on 9 January 2023 after falling down the pecking order.
Personal life Berjón's cousin, Adrián Colunga, was also a footballer. A striker, he played for several clubs during his career.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsPájara Playas2007–08Segunda División B379———379Las Palmas2008–09Segunda División36510——3752009–1028310——293Total648200000668Barcelona B2010–11Segunda División263———263Alcorcón (loan)2011–12Segunda División35450—40444Murcia2012–13Segunda División35610——3662013–1441610—20446Total76122000208012Eibar2014–15La Liga34300——3432015–1629420——314Total637200000657UNAM2016–17Liga MX1300022—152Oviedo2016–17Segunda División22200——2222017–1840600——4062018–1928400——2842019–2024000——240Total1141200000011412Burgos2020–21Segunda División B13221——153Career total44157131226046260
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