César Huerta

César Saúl Huerta Varela (born 3 December 2000) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX club Guadalajara.[1]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Huerta and the second or maternal family name is Varela.
César Huerta
Personal information
Full name César Saúl Huerta Varela
Date of birth (2000-12-03) 3 December 2000
Place of birth Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward / Winger
Club information
Current team
 Guadalajara
Number 6
Youth career
2015–2018 Guadalajara
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Guadalajara 9 (0)
2018–2019 → Zacatepec (loan) 13 (4)
2020 → Morelia (loan) 6 (0)
2020 → Mazatlán (loan) 17 (3)
National team
2016–2017 Mexico U17 10 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 January 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Huerta first joined Guadalajara's youth academy in 2015.[2] Huerta made his Liga MX debut on 10 November 2018 against León, coming on as a substitute in 1–0 win.[3]

He briefly joined second tier club Atlético Zacatepec on loan for the 2018–19 season.[4]

He joined Monarcas Morelia on loan for 2020.[5] He sported squad number 1, a number typically used by goalkeepers.[6] 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.[7]

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.[8] On 11 December it was announced he would be returning to play with Guadalajara for the Guard1anes 2021 tournament.[9]

International career

He was called up by Mario Arteaga to be part of the squad that participated at the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship[10] and subsequently won. He was also called up to participate at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[11]

Honours

International
Mexico Youth
  • CONCACAF U-17 Championship: 2017

References
  1. "César Saúl Huerta Valera". LigaMX.net. LIGA BBVA Bancomer MX. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
  2. "Cantera Chivas Cesar Huerta". chivasdecorazon (in Spanish). Salvador Pacheco. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
  3. "Cesar Huerta Debut". chivaspassion.mx (in Spanish). Chivas Passion. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
  4. "César Huerta quiere regresar a Chivas como goleador". ESPN Deportes (in Spanish). 4 March 2019.
  5. "Chivas no quiere sorpresas y presta a César Huerta al Morelia sin opción a compra". Medio Tiempo (in Spanish). 3 January 2020.
  6. "Huerta, jugador de Mazatlán y otros jugadores con el dorsal 1 en México". Futbol Sapiens (in Spanish). 30 July 2020.
  7. Marshall, Tom (2 June 2020). "Liga MX club Morelia officially moves to Mazatlan". ESPN. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  8. "Mazatlán FC vs. Puebla - Resumen de Juego - 27 julio, 2020". ESPN (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  9. "Chivas anuncia se primer refuerzo para el Guard1anes 2021". Nacion Chivas (in Spanish). José Pérez. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  10. "Lista la convocatoria del Tri Sub-17 para el Premundial". Marca (in Spanish). 16 April 2017.
  11. "Esta será la Selección Mexicana que participará en el Mundial Sub-17". Telemundo Deportes (in Spanish). 14 September 2017.


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