Cesar Daniel Meza Colli (born 5 October 1991) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Araz-Naxçıvan.

César Meza
Personal information
Full name Cesar Daniel Meza Colli
Date of birth (1991-10-05) 5 October 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Asunción, Paraguay
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, forward
Team information
Current team
Araz-Naxçıvan
Youth career
Atromitos
2008 Ethnikos Piraeus
2008–2009 PAS Giannina
2009–2011 Cesena
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Cesena 2 (0)
2012Alavés (loan) 16 (4)
2012–2013Pavia (loan) 17 (3)
2013–2015 Inter Baku 25 (3)
2016 Inter Baku 15 (0)
2016–2017 Zira 20 (4)
2018 Keşla 11 (0)
2018– Universitatea Craiova 15 (0)
2019–2020Keşla (loan) 16 (4)
2020–2021 Keşla 19 (3)
2021–2023 Neftçi 41 (6)
2023 Ohod 0 (0)
2024 Zira 8 (2)
2024– Araz-Naxçıvan 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024

Career

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Colli made his debut on 21 September 2011 for Cesena, against Lazio.

On 5 January 2012, he left for Deportivo Alavés.[1] On 2 August 2012 he was signed by A.C. Pavia in temporary deal for undisclosed fee,[2][3] which deducted from the transfer fee of another player.[4]

On 3 September 2013, César and his brother David signed for Azerbaijan Premier League side Inter Baku in a one-year contract.[5] Meza signed a new 1-year contract with Inter Baku in May 2014.[6]

After leaving Inter Baku in the summer of 2015, Colli signed a six-month contract with Inter Baku on 22 January 2016.[7] Six-months later Colli signed a one-year contract with Zira FK.[8]

On 6 February 2018, Keşla FK announced the signing of Colli on a contract until the end of the 2017–18 season.[9]

On 6 August 2018, Universitatea Craiova announced the signing of Colli on a three-year contract.[10]

On 22 July 2019, Keşla FK announced the signing of Colli on one-year long loan.[11] On 18 September 2020, Colli returned to Keşla on a contract until the end of the 2020–21 season.[12]

On 12 June 2021, Neftçi PFK announced the signing of Colli to a two-year contract.[13]

On 21 June 2023, Colli joined Saudi First Division side Ohod.[14]

On 1 March 2024, Zira announced the return of Meza Colli on a contract until the end of the season.[15]

On 15 October 2024 Azerbaijan First League club Araz-Naxçıvan PFK signed a contract with Colli until the end of the season.[16]

Career statistics

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As of match played 24 May 2021[17]
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cesena 2011–12 Serie A 2 0 1 0 3 0
2012–13 Serie B 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 2 0 1 0 - - 3 0
Alavés (loan) 2011–12 Segunda División B 16 4 0 0 16 4
Pavia (loan) 2012–13 Lega Pro 17 3 17 3
Inter Baku 2013–14 Azerbaijan Premier League 15 0 3 0 18 0
2014–15 10 3 2 0 12 3
2015–16 15 0 2 2 17 2
Total 40 3 7 2 - - 47 5
Zira 2016–17 Azerbaijan Premier League 20 4 2 0 22 4
Keşla 2017–18 Azerbaijan Premier League 11 0 3 2 14 2
2018–19 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2
Total 11 0 3 2 2 2 16 4
Universitatea Craiova 2018–19 Liga I 15 0 2 0 0 0 17 0
2019–20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 15 0 2 0 0 0 17 0
Keşla (loan) 2019–20 Azerbaijan Premier League 16 3 3 0 19 3
Keşla 2020–21 Azerbaijan Premier League 19 3 5 4 24 7
Career total 157 21 23 8 2 2 182 31

References

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  1. ^ "Meza Colli in prestito al Deportivo Alaves" (in Italian). AC Cesena. 5 January 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  2. ^ AC Cesena SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2012 (in Italian)
  3. ^ AC Cesena SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2013 (in Italian)
  4. ^ "Riassunto delle operazioni del mercato" (in Italian). AC Pavia. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Qardaşlar rəsmən İnterdə!" [Inter sign brothers!] (in Azerbaijani). www.azerisport.com/. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  6. ^ "İnter daha üç futbolçusu ilə müqaviləni yenilədi" (in Azerbaijani). azerisport. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  7. ^ "Sezar Meza Kolli yenidən İnter də". inter.az (in Azerbaijani). Inter Baku. 22 January 2016. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  8. ^ "Sezar Meza Kolli Zirə də". fczire.az (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Keşlə FK-nın məlumatı". keshlafc.az (in Azerbaijani). Keşla FK. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.[permanent dead link]
  10. ^ "Paraguayanul Meza Colli întărește linia ofensivă pentru un fotbal spectacol în Bănie!". ucv1948.ro (in Azerbaijani). CS Universitatea Craiova. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  11. ^ "Keşlə FK-dan növbəti transfer" (in Azerbaijani). Keşla. 22 July 2019. Archived from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  12. ^ "Sezar Meza Kolli "Keşlə"də!". keshlafc.az (in Azerbaijani). Keşla FK. 18 October 2020. Archived from the original on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  13. ^ ""Neftçi" ilk transferini rəsmiləşdirdi". neftchi.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Neftçi PFK. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  14. ^ "سيزار "يعزف" مع "#الجبل"".
  15. ^ "Zira has added Cesar Meza Colli to the team". facebook.com/fc.zire/. Zira FK Facebook. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  16. ^ ""Araz-Naxçıvan"dan növbəti transfer". arazpfk.com (in Azerbaijani). 15 October 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  17. ^ "C.Meza Colli". uk.soccerway.com/. Soccerway. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
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