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.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | César Saúl Huerta Varela | ||
Date of birth | (2000-12-03) 3 December 2000 (age 21) | ||
Place of birth | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward, winger | ||
Club 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 | 13 | (0) |
National team | |||
2016–2017 | Mexico U17 | 9 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 September 2022 |
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]
Huerta 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]
Club | Season | League | Cup | 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 | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
Career total | 85 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 10 |
Mexico U17
UNAM – current squad | |
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