{{Short description|Chilean footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Axel Cerda | image = | fullname = Axel Milovan Cerda Ponce | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2006|4|13|df=y}} | birth_place = Santiago, Chile | height = 1.80 m | currentclub = Concón National<br>(on loan from Universidad Católica) | clubnumber = 21 | position = Striker | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Universidad Católica | years1 = 2023– | clubs1 = Universidad Católica | caps1 = 4 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2026– | clubs2 = → Concón National (loan) | caps2 = 2 | goals2 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2023 | nationalteam1 = Chile U17 | nationalcaps1 = 5 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | pcupdate = 5 April 2026 | ntupdate = 11 October 2022 }}
'''Axel Milovan Cerda Ponce''' (born 14 April 2004) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a striker for Concón National on loan from Universidad Católica.
==Club career== A product of Universidad Católica,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chile.as.com/futbol/la-historia-del-joven-de-16-anos-que-debuto-en-la-uc-me-llamo-milovan-en-honor-a-mirosevic-n/|title=La historia del joven de 16 años que debutó en la UC: "Me llamo Milovan en honor a Mirosevic"|publisher=as.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deportes13.cl/futbol-nacional/axel-cerda-hizo-historia-con-16-anos-estos-son-los-jugadores-mas-jovenes-que|title=Axel Cerda hizo historia con 16 años: Estos son los jugadores más jóvenes que debutaron en la UC|publisher=deportes13.cl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://redgol.cl/ucatolica/Es-el-sobrino-de-Fabian-Cerda-Fernando-Felicevich-ficha-a-Axel-Cerda-nuevo-goleador-de-la-UC-y-la-Roja-Sub-16-20220719-0093.html|title=Es el sobrino de Fabián Cerda: Fernando Felicevich ficha a Axel Cerda, nuevo goleador de la UC y la Roja Sub 16|publisher=redgol.cl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://redgol.cl/seleccionchilena/El-sobrino-goleador-de-Fabian-Cerda-y-un-gigante-de-Palestino-los-profesionales-de-la-Roja-Sub-17-20230316-0164.html|title=El sobrino goleador de Fabián Cerda y un zaguero de Palestino: los profesionales de la Roja Sub 17|publisher=redgol.cl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.larojadeportes.cl/axel-cerda-quiere-que-chile-se-enfoque-en-ecuador/|title=Axel Cerda quiere que Chile se enfoque en Ecuador|publisher=larojadeportes.cl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elportaldeportivo.com/campeonato-chileno/2023/3/22/la-promesa-que-tiene-catolica-acaba-de-dar-el-paso-que-lo-coloca-en-la-elite-30305.html|title=La promesa que tiene U Católica acaba de dar el paso que lo coloca en la élite|publisher=elportaldeportivo.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.centraldeportes.cl/2022/08/23/campeonato-nacional/estoy-muy-orgulloso-de-el-jugador-del-campeonato-nacional-se-emociona-con-el-llamado-de-su-sobrino-a-la-roja/73036/|title="Estoy muy orgulloso de él": Jugador del Campeonato Nacional se emociona con el llamado de su sobrino a La Roja|publisher=centraldeportes.cl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://onefootball.com/es/noticias/quienes-son-y-como-juegan-axel-cerda-y-diego-corral-las-grandes-sorpresas-de-la-uc-36821343|title=¿QUIÉNES SON Y CÓMO JUEGAN AXEL CERDA Y DIEGO CORRAL, LAS GRANDES SORPRESAS DE LA UC?|publisher=onefootball.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://redgol.cl/ucatolica/Las-lesiones-y-citaciones-a-la-Roja-le-provocan-un-gran-problema-con-los-Sub-21-al-DT-de-la-Universidad-Catolica-Ariel-Holan-llama-a-Axel-Cerda-y-Juan-Francisco-Rossel-a-las-practicas-para-el-clasico-universitario-20220921-0067.html|title=Las lesiones y citaciones a la Roja le provocan un gran problema con los Sub 21 al DT de la Universidad Católica: Ariel Holan llama a Axel Cerda y Juan Francisco Rossel a las prácticas para el clásico universitario|publisher=redgol.cl}}</ref> Cerda made his professional debut against Ñublense on 6 August 2022<ref>{{Cite web |title=ÑUBLENSE VS. UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA 1 - 2|url=https://el.soccerway.com/matches/2023/03/04/chile/primera-division/club-de-deportes-nublense/cd-universidad-catolica/4010467/ |access-date=2022-06-19 |website=AS Chile |language=es}}</ref> In 2026, he was loaned out to Concón National in the Segunda División Profesional de Chile.<ref>{{cite instagram |user=conconnationalfc |postid=DVjPUylEXDs |title=Axel Cerda se suma a Concón National. |date=6 March 2026 |access-date=13 March 2026 |language=es}}</ref>
==International career== Cerda represented Chile at under-17 level in the 2023 South American U-17 Championship.
==Personal life== He is the nephew of the goalkeeper Fabián Cerda.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sobrino de Fabian Cerda le dio el título a la Sub 16 ante Colo Colo |url=https://tntsports.cl/nacional/Sobrino-de-ex-campeon-con-la-UC-le-dio-el-titulo-a-la-Sub-16-ante-Colo-Colo-20220709-0007.html |publisher=TNT Sports Chile |access-date=11 July 2022 |language=es |date=9 July 2022}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|9 october 2025}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerway.com/player/cerda-axel/Q3TvCyWm/|title=Axel Cerda|access-date=2022-06-21}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup{{efn|Includes Copa Chile}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes Copa de la Liga}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- | rowspan="4" |Universidad Católica |2023 |Primera División |1||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||1||0 |- |2024 |Primera División | colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||0||0 |- |2025 |Primera División |3||0||1||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||4||0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !4||0||1||0|| colspan="2" |—||0||0||0||0||5||0 |- ! colspan="3" |Career total !4||0||1||0|| colspan="2" |—||0||0||0||0||5||0 |}
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==External links== * {{Soccerway|axel-cerda/894163}}
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