César Huerta

César Huerta
	Huerta in 2025
Personal information
Full name	César Saúl Huerta Valera
Date of birth	3 December 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Anderlecht
Number	21
Youth career
2015–2018	Guadalajara
Senior career*
Years	Team
2018–2022	Guadalajara
2019	→ Zacatepec (loan)
2020	→ Morelia (loan)
2020	→ Mazatlán (loan)
2021	→ Tapatío (loan)
2022–2024	UNAM
2025–	Anderlecht
International career‡
2016–2017	Mexico U17
2023–	Mexico
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Mexico
CONCACAF U-17 Championship
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 January 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

Guadalajara

Huerta first joined Guadalajara's youth academy in 2015.^[3] Huerta made his Liga MX debut on 10 November 2018 against León, coming on as a substitute in 1–0 win.^[4]

He briefly joined second tier club Atlético Zacatepec n loan for the 2018–19 season.^[5]

He joined Monarcas Morelia on loan for 2020.^[6] He sported squad number 1, a number typically used by goalkeepers.^[7] 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.^[8]

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.^[9] On 11 December it was announced he would be returning to play with Guadalajara for the Guard1anes 2021 tournament.^[10]

UNAM

After not being able to earn a starting spot at Guadalajara, Huerta made a transfer request; on 1 June 2022, UNAM reached an agreement to sign Huerta.^[11]

Anderlecht

On 10 January 2025, Huerta joined Belgian club Anderlecht on a 4-year deal.^[12]

International career

Youth

Huerta was called up by Mario Arteaga to be part of the squad that participated at the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship^[13] and subsequently won. He was also called up to participate at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.^[14]

Senior

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.^[15]

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.^[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of 19 January 2025^[17]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	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	80	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^[a]	1	40	12
	2024–25		17	5	—		—		4^[a]	1	21	6
	Total		80	18	–		–		7	2	87	20
Anderlecht	2024–25	Belgian Pro League	1	1	—		—		—		1	1
Career total			153	27	12	2	0	0	7	2	172	31

^ ^a ^b Appearances in Leagues Cup

International

As of match played 15 October 2024^[18]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Mexico	2023	6	1
Mexico	2024	9	2
Total		15	3

International goals

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

Mexico U17

CONCACAF U-17 Championship: 2017

Individual

Liga MX Player of the Month: September 2023^[19]

References

^ "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 2018-12-18.
^ "Cantera Chivas Cesar Huerta". chivasdecorazon (in Spanish). Salvador Pacheco. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
^ "Cesar Huerta Debut". chivaspassion.mx (in Spanish). Chivas Passion. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
^ "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.
^ "Huerta, jugador de Mazatlán y otros jugadores con el dorsal 1 en México". Futbol Sapiens (in Spanish). 30 July 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.
^ "Chivas anuncia se primer refuerzo para el Guard1anes 2021". Nacion Chivas (in Spanish). José Pérez. Retrieved 2020-10-11.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "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 (2023-10-14). "Chino Huerta, nombrado el mejor jugador del mes en la Liga MX". Mediotiempo (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2024-08-25.

External links

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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[LC-18] Appearances in Leagues Cup

[FCWC_2018-1] "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.

[2] "César Saúl Huerta Valera". LigaMX.net. LIGA BBVA Bancomer MX. Retrieved 2018-12-18.

[3] "Cantera Chivas Cesar Huerta". chivasdecorazon (in Spanish). Salvador Pacheco. Retrieved 2020-08-24.

[4] "Cesar Huerta Debut". chivaspassion.mx (in Spanish). Chivas Passion. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 2020-08-24.

[5] "César Huerta quiere regresar a Chivas como goleador". ESPN Deportes (in Spanish). 4 March 2019.

[6] "Chivas no quiere sorpresas y presta a César Huerta al Morelia sin opción a compra". Medio Tiempo (in Spanish). 3 January 2020.

[7] "Huerta, jugador de Mazatlán y otros jugadores con el dorsal 1 en México". Futbol Sapiens (in Spanish). 30 July 2020.

[Marshall-8] Marshall, Tom (2 June 2020). "Liga MX club Morelia officially moves to Mazatlan". ESPN. Retrieved 9 June 2020.

[9] "Mazatlán FC vs. Puebla - Resumen de Juego - 27 julio, 2020". ESPN (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 July 2020.

[10] "Chivas anuncia se primer refuerzo para el Guard1anes 2021". Nacion Chivas (in Spanish). José Pérez. Retrieved 2020-10-11.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[11] "César Huerta, de ser abucheado y agredido, a figura en Pumas". ESPN Deportes (in Spanish). 11 November 2023.

[12] "César Huerta, RSCA's new signing". Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht. 10 January 2025.

[13] "Lista la convocatoria del Tri Sub-17 para el Premundial". Marca (in Spanish). 16 April 2017.

[14] "Esta será la Selección Mexicana que participará en el Mundial Sub-17". Telemundo Deportes (in Spanish). 14 September 2017.

[15] "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.

[16] Hernández, Cesar (9 September 2023). "Mexico fights back to 2-2 draw with Socceroos". ESPN.com. Retrieved 9 September 2023.

[soccerway-17] César Huerta at Soccerway

[NFT-19] César Huerta at National-Football-Teams.com

[20] Mediotiempo, Editorial (2023-10-14). "Chino Huerta, nombrado el mejor jugador del mes en la Liga MX". Mediotiempo (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2024-08-25.

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