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César Huerta

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Huerta and the second or maternal family name is Valera.

César Huerta
Huerta in 2025 for Anderlecht
Personal information
Full name César Saúl Huerta Valera[1]
Date of birth (2000-12-03) 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 Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Guadalajara 35 (1)
2019 → Zacatepec (loan) 13 (4)
2020 → Morelia (loan) 6 (0)
2020 → Mazatlán (loan) 17 (3)
2021 → Tapatío (loan) 1 (0)
2022–2024 UNAM 80 (18)
2025– Anderlecht 17 (3)
International career‡
2016–2017 Mexico U17 9 (1)
2023– Mexico 17 (3)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Mexico
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Winner 2025 United States–Canada Team
CONCACAF Nations League
Winner 2025 United States
CONCACAF U-17 Championship
Winner 2017 Panama Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 June 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23 March 2025

César Saúl Huerta Valera (born 3 December 2000) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a winger for Belgian Pro League club Anderlecht and the Mexico national team.[2]

Club career

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Early career

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Huerta's career began at the youth academy of his hometown club, Guadalajara.[3] He made his professional debut on 10 November 2018, coming off the bench in a league match against León.[4]

After a brief spell with Ascenso MX club Atlético Zacatepec,[5] Huerta joined Monarcas Morelia on loan.[6] Six months later, he moved to Mazatlán following the franchise's relocation.[7]

On 27 July 2020, Mazatlán made their debut in an official match, with Huerta scoring the very first official goal for the club.[8]

UNAM

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Upon returning to Guadalajara, Huerta was unable to secure a place in the starting lineup and requested a transfer. On 1 June 2022, Universidad Nacional reached an agreement to sign him.[9]

Anderlecht

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On 10 January 2025, Huerta joined Belgian Pro League club Anderlecht on a four-year deal.[10]

On 19 January, Huerta made his debut with the club in a league match against Kortrijk, coming on as a substitute and scoring in a 2–0 win.[11]

On 4 May, Huerta was in the starting line-up that played the 2025 Belgian Cup final against Club Brugge, where he was substituted off during the second half as Anderlecht lost 2–1.[12]

International career

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Youth

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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

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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

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Club

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As of 7 August 2025[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental Other Total
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 26 2 — — — 26 2
2023–24 37 11 — — 3[b] 1 40 12
2024–25 17 5 — — 4[b] 1 21 6
Total 80 18 — — 7 2 87 20
Anderlecht 2024–25 Belgian Pro League 16 3 2 0 2[c] 0 — 20 3
2025–26 Belgian Pro League 0 0 0 0 1[d] 0 — 1 0
Total 16 3 2 0 3 0 — 21 3
Career total 167 29 14 2 3 0 7 2 191 33
  1. ^ Includes Copa MX, Belgian Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearances in Leagues Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

International

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As of match played 6 July 2025[18]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Mexico 2023 6 1
2024 9 2
2025 5 0
Total 20 3
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

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Mexico U17

Mexico

Individual

References

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  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 18 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Cantera Chivas Cesar Huerta". chivasdecorazon (in Spanish). Salvador Pacheco. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Cesar Huerta Debut". chivaspassion.mx (in Spanish). Chivas Passion. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  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. ^ 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. ^ "César Huerta, de ser abucheado y agredido, a figura en Pumas". ESPN Deportes (in Spanish). 11 November 2023.
  10. ^ "César Huerta, RSCA's new signing". Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht. 10 January 2025.
  11. ^ https://prosoccerwire.usatoday.com/story/sports/2025/01/19/chino-huerta-scores-goal-anderlecht-debut/77826981007/
  12. ^ https://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/nota/_/id/15137255/brujas-vs-anderlecht-final-copa-belgica-cesar-huerta-resumen
  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.
  17. ^ César Huerta at Soccerway
  18. ^ César Huerta at National-Football-Teams.com
  19. ^ "United States 1-2 Mexico: Mauricio Pochettino's side beaten in Gold Cup final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  20. ^ "Mexico win first Nations League final thanks to Raúl Jiménez double". The Guardian. 24 March 2025. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
  21. ^ Mediotiempo, Editorial (14 October 2023). "Chino Huerta, nombrado el mejor jugador del mes en la Liga MX". Mediotiempo (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  22. ^ "América domina el 11 ideal del Clausura 2024 con Luis Ángel Malagón como el MVP". 4 June 2024.
  23. ^ https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/liga-mx-roster-for-2024-mls-all-star-game
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