César Huerta
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| Full name | César Saúl Huerta Valera[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 3 December 2000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Anderlecht | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 21 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | Guadalajara | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2022 | Guadalajara | 35 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | → Zacatepec (loan) | 13 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | → Morelia (loan) | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | → Mazatlán (loan) | 17 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | → Tapatío (loan) | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | UNAM | 80 | (18) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Anderlecht | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Mexico U17 | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Mexico | 15 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 February 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
César Saúl Huerta Valera (born 3 December 2000), commonly known as "Chino Huerta", is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a winger for Belgian Pro League club Anderlecht and the Mexico national team.[2]
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Huerta began his career at the youth academy of his hometown club Guadalajara.[3] On 10 November 2018, he made his professional debut in a Liga MX match against León, coming on as a substitute in 1–0 win.[4]
He briefly joined Ascenso MX club Atlético Zacatepec on loan.[5] In January 2020, Huerta joined Monarcas Morelia on a one-year loan.[6] Six months later, he moved to Mazatlán, after the Monarcas Morelia franchise relocated to the city of Mazatlán, Sinaloa.[7]
On 27 July 2020, Mazatlán made their debut in an official match, with Huerta scoring the very first official goal for the club.[8]
UNAM
[edit]After finding himself unable to earn a starting spot at Guadalajara, Huerta requested a transfer. On June 1, 2022, UNAM reached an agreement to sign Huerta.[9]
Anderlecht
[edit]On 10 January 2025, Huerta joined Belgian club Anderlecht on a four-year deal.[10]
International career
[edit]Youth
[edit]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]
Senior
[edit]In August 2023, Huerta received his first call-up to the senior national team by manager Jaime Lozano, for two friendly matches against Australia and Uzbekistan.[13]
Huerta made his senior debut for Mexico on 9 September 2023, in a friendly match against Australia, entering in the second half for Alexis Vega at the 60th minute and later scoring the 2–2 equalizer towards the end of the match in the 83rd minute.[14]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 16 February 2025[15]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| 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 | |||
| 2023–24 | 37 | 11 | – | – | 3[b] | 1 | 40 | 12 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 17 | 5 | — | — | 4[b] | 1 | 21 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 80 | 18 | – | – | 7 | 2 | 87 | 20 | ||||
| Anderlecht | 2024–25 | Belgian Pro League | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | |
| Career total | 157 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 178 | 31 | ||
- ^ Includes Copa MX, Belgian Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in Leagues Cup
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
International
[edit]- As of match played 15 October 2024[16]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 2023 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 9 | 2 | |
| Total | 15 | 3 | |
- Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 9 September 2023 | AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States |  Australia |
2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 2. | 7 September 2024 | Rose Bowl, Pasadena, United States |  New Zealand |
2–0 | 3–0 | |
| 3. | 15 October 2024 | Estadio Akron, Zapopan, Mexico |  United States |
2–0 | 2–0 |
Honours
[edit]Mexico U17
Individual
References
[edit]- ^ "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 18 December 2018.
- ^ "Cantera Chivas Cesar Huerta". chivasdecorazon (in Spanish). Salvador Pacheco. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ "Cesar Huerta Debut". chivaspassion.mx (in Spanish). Chivas Passion. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "César Huerta, de ser abucheado y agredido, a figura en Pumas". ESPN Deportes (in Spanish). 11 November 2023.
- ^ "César Huerta, RSCA's new signing". Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht. 10 January 2025.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Lista de convocados por Jaime Lozano para integrar la Selección Nacional de México". Mexican Football Federation (in Mexican Spanish). 29 August 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ Hernández, Cesar (9 September 2023). "Mexico fights back to 2-2 draw with Socceroos". ESPN.com. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ César Huerta at Soccerway
- ^ César Huerta at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Mediotiempo, Editorial (14 October 2023). "Chino Huerta, nombrado el mejor jugador del mes en la Liga MX". Mediotiempo (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 25 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- 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
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