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César Fuentes

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César Fuentes
Fuentes in 2020
Personal information
Full name César Nicolás Fuentes González[1]
Date of birth (1993-04-12) 12 April 1993 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth Rancagua, Chile
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Colo-Colo
Number 6
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– Colo-Colo 92 (5)
International career
2012–2013 Chile U20 20 (0)
2023 Chile U23 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 5 August 2023
‡ 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 that currently plays for Primera División club Colo-Colo as a midfielder.

Career

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Youth career

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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

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In 2012, Fuentes was runner-up with O'Higgins, after lose the final against Universidad de Chile in the penalty shoot-out.[2]

Fuentes won the Apertura 2013-14 with O'Higgins. In the tournament, he played in 15 of 18 matches.[3]

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.[4]

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. [5]

Universidad Catolica

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On 12 June 2015, Fuentes signed for 4 years with Universidad Católica.[6]

Colo Colo

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On 17 December 2019, Fuentes signs a contract with Colo Colo on a loan term with probable buyout. [7]

International career

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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.[8] He made five appearances and scored one goal,[9] winning the silver medal[10]

At senior level, he was a substitute player in the 2026 World Cup qualification match against Venezuela on 17 October 2023.[11][12]

Honors

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O'Higgins

Universidad Católica

Chile U23[a]

Individual

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

References

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Individual Statistics" (PDF). Santiago2023.org. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  10. ^ "Medallists" (PDF). Santiago2023.org. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ 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.
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