César Huerta
César Saúl Huerta Varela (born 3 December 2000), also known as El Chino, is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward and winger for Liga MX club UNAM.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | César Saúl Huerta Varela[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 December 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward, winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | UNAM | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2018 | Guadalajara | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2022 | Guadalajara | 35 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | → Zacatepec (loan) | 13 | (4) |
| 2020 | → Morelia (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Mazatlán (loan) | 17 | (3) |
| 2021 | → Tapatío (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2022– | UNAM | 26 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2016–2017 | Mexico U17 | 9 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 April 2023 | |||
Club career
Huerta first joined Guadalajara's youth academy in 2015.[3] Huerta made his Liga MX debut on 10 November 2018 against León, coming on as a substitute in 1–0 win.[4]
He briefly joined second tier club Atlético Zacatepec on loan for the 2018–19 season.[5]
He joined Monarcas Morelia on loan for 2020.[6] He sported squad number 1, a number typically used by goalkeepers.[7] He joined Mazatlán F.C., established in June 2020 after the Monarcas Morelia franchise announced that it would be moving to the city of Mazatlán, Sinaloa.[8]
On 27 July Mazatlán played their first official match, in which they were defeated against Club Puebla with a score of 1–4: in which he scored the club's first official goal.[9] On 11 December it was announced he would be returning to play with Guadalajara for the Guard1anes 2021 tournament.[10]
International career
Huerta was called up by Mario Arteaga to be part of the squad that participated at the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship[11] and subsequently won. He was also called up to participate at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[12]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 29 April 2023[13]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Guadalajara | 2018–19 | Liga MX | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 9 | 0 | – | – | – | 9 | 0 | |||||
| 2021–22 | 20 | 1 | – | – | – | 20 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 35 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 39 | 1 | ||||
| Zacatepec (loan) | 2018–19 | Ascenso MX | 13 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | – | 17 | 6 | ||
| Morelia (loan) | 2019–20 | Liga MX | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | – | 10 | 0 | ||
| Mazatlán (loan) | 2020–21 | Liga MX | 17 | 3 | — | – | – | 17 | 3 | |||
| Tapatío (loan) | 2020–21 | Liga de Expansión MX | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| UNAM | 2022–23 | Liga MX | 26 | 2 | — | — | — | 26 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 98 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 12 | ||
References
- "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2018: List of Players: CD Guadalajara" (PDF). FIFA. 6 December 2018. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2018.
- "César Saúl Huerta Valera". LigaMX.net. LIGA BBVA Bancomer MX. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
- "Cantera Chivas Cesar Huerta". chivasdecorazon (in Spanish). Salvador Pacheco. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
- "Cesar Huerta Debut". chivaspassion.mx (in Spanish). Chivas Passion. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
- "César Huerta quiere regresar a Chivas como goleador". ESPN Deportes (in Spanish). 4 March 2019.
- "Chivas no quiere sorpresas y presta a César Huerta al Morelia sin opción a compra". Medio Tiempo (in Spanish). 3 January 2020.
- "Huerta, jugador de Mazatlán y otros jugadores con el dorsal 1 en México". Futbol Sapiens (in Spanish). 30 July 2020.
- Marshall, Tom (2 June 2020). "Liga MX club Morelia officially moves to Mazatlan". ESPN. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- "Mazatlán FC vs. Puebla - Resumen de Juego - 27 julio, 2020". ESPN (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- "Chivas anuncia se primer refuerzo para el Guard1anes 2021". Nacion Chivas (in Spanish). José Pérez. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
- "Lista la convocatoria del Tri Sub-17 para el Premundial". Marca (in Spanish). 16 April 2017.
- "Esta será la Selección Mexicana que participará en el Mundial Sub-17". Telemundo Deportes (in Spanish). 14 September 2017.
- César Huerta at Soccerway
External links
- César Saúl Huerta Varela at Liga MX (archive) (in Spanish)
- César Saúl Huerta Varela at Ascenso MX at the Wayback Machine (archived 30 March 2019) (in Spanish)
- César Huerta at ESPN FC
- César Huerta at FBref.com