César Fuentes

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.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fuentes and the second or maternal family name is González.
César Fuentes
Fuentes in 2020
Personal information
Full name César Nicolás Fuentes González
Date of birth (1993-04-12) 12 April 1993
Place of birth Rancagua, Chile
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Colo-Colo
Number 24
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 14 (1)
National team
2012–2013 Chile U-20 20 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 November 2020

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.[1]

Fuentes won the Apertura 2013-14 with O'Higgins. In the tournament, he played in 15 of 18 matches.[2]

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.[3]

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. [4]

Universidad Catolica

On 12 June 2015, Fuentes firm for 4 years with Universidad Católica.[5]

Colo Colo

On 17 December 2019, Fuentes signs a contract with Colo Colo on a loan term with probable buyout. [6]

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.

Honors

Club
O'Higgins
Universidad Catolica

Individual
  • Medalla Santa Cruz de Triana: 2014

References
  1. http://www.cooperativa.cl/noticias/deportes/torneo-de-apertura/final/u-de-chile-vencio-en-infartante-definicion-a-o-higgins-y-logro-su-primer-tricampeonato/2012-07-02/174644.html
  2. http://eltipografo.cl/2013/12/el-cielo-es-celeste/
  3. http://www.anfp.cl/noticia/20957/ohiggins-gano-la-supercopa-al-vencer-a-deportes-iquique
  4. http://www.cooperativa.cl/noticias/deportes/copa-libertadores/ohiggins/oa-higgins-se-quedo-en-blanco-con-lanus-y-fue-eliminado-de-la-copa-libertadores/2014-04-08/235905.html
  5. http://www.cruzados.cl/noticias/cesar-fuentes-ya-es-nuevo-refuerzo-cruzado.html
  6. https://www.alairelibre.cl/noticias/deportes/futbol/colo-colo/colo-colo-oficializo-a-miguel-pinto-y-cesar-fuentes-como-sus-primeros/2019-12-17/103645.html
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