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(Redirected from Cesar Fuentes) Chilean footballer (born 1993)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fuentes and the second or maternal family name is González.
César Fuentes
Fuentes with Colo-Colo in 2020
Personal information
Full name César Nicolás Fuentes González
Date of birth (1993-04-12) 12 April 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Rancagua, Chile
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team Deportes Iquique
Youth career
2009–2011 O'Higgins
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 O'Higgins 105 (1)
2015–2019 Universidad Católica 97 (5)
2020–2024 Colo-Colo 103 (7)
2025– Deportes Iquique 0 (0)
International career
2012–2013 Chile U20 20 (0)
2023 Chile U23 (O.P.) 5 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Chile
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Santiago Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 November 2023

César Nicolás Fuentes González (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsesaɾ ˈfwentes], born 12 April 1993) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primera División club Deportes Iquique.

Career

Youth career

Fuentes started his career at Primera División de Chile club O'Higgins. He progressed from the under categories club all the way to the senior team.

O'Higgins

In 2012, Fuentes was runner-up with O'Higgins, after lose the final against Universidad de Chile in the penalty shoot-out.

Fuentes won the Apertura 2013-14 with O'Higgins. In the tournament, he played in 15 of 18 matches.

In 2014, he won the Supercopa de Chile against Deportes Iquique, playing the 90 minutes of this match that O'Higgins won at the penalty shoot-out.

He participated with the club in the 2014 Copa Libertadores where they faced Deportivo Cali, Cerro Porteño and Lanús, being third and being eliminated in the group stage.

Universidad Catolica

On 12 June 2015, Fuentes signed for 4 years with Universidad Católica.

Colo Colo

On 17 December 2019, Fuentes signs a contract with Colo Colo on a loan term with probable buyout.

Deportes Iquique

Fuentes joined Deportes Iquique for the 2025 season.

International career

He was part of the Chile national under-20 football team, who played the 2013 South American Youth Championship in Argentina and joined the first team for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup based in Turkey, where they reached the quarter-finals.

He was called up to the Chile under-23 squad for the 2023 Pan American Games as an overage player alongside Brayan Cortés and Matías Zaldivia. He made five appearances and scored one goal, winning the silver medal

At senior level, he was a substitute player in the 2026 World Cup qualification match against Venezuela on 17 October 2023.

Honors

O'Higgins

Universidad Católica

Colo-Colo

Chile U23

Individual

  • Medalla Santa Cruz de Triana: 2014
  1. overage player

References

  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Chile" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
  2. "U. De Chile venció en infartante definición a O'Higgins y logró su primer tricampeonato".
  3. "El cielo se tiñó de celeste: ¡O'Higgins campeón!".
  4. "O'higgins Ganó la Supercopa al Vencer a Deportes Iquique".
  5. "O'Higgins se quedó en blanco con Lanús y fue eliminado de la Copa Libertadores".
  6. "Cruzados - Página oficial Club Universidad Católica".
  7. "Colo Colo oficializó a Miguel Pinto y César Fuentes como sus primeros refuerzos".
  8. Maldonado, Víctor (6 December 2024). "Oficial: César Fuentes tiene nuevo club y disputará la Libertadores". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  9. "Con una sorpresa: Chile presenta su nómina para el fútbol masculino de cara a Santiago 2023". TNT Sports Chile (in Spanish). 3 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  10. "Individual Statistics" (PDF). Santiago2023.org. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  11. "Medallists" (PDF). Santiago2023.org. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  12. Valenzuela, Rodrigo (16 October 2023). "César Fuentes busca su gran y primera oportunidad en la selección chilena ante Venezuela". Dale Albo (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  13. Valdivia, Humberto (16 October 2023). "Alineaciones del Chile vs Venezuela confirmados: equipos titulares para duelo por Eliminatorias 2026". Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 October 2023.

External links

Deportes Iquique – current squad
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