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César Huerta
Huerta with Mexico in 2025
Personal information
Full name César Saúl Huerta Valera[1]
Date of birth (2000-12-03) 3 December 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 Pumas UNAM
Number 10
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 Pumas UNAM 80 (18)
2025–2026 Anderlecht 28 (4)
2026– Pumas UNAM 0 (0)
International career‡
2016–2017 Mexico U17 9 (1)
2023– Mexico 27 (3)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Mexico
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Winner2025 United States–CanadaTeam
CONCACAF Nations League
Winner2025 United States
CONCACAF U-17 Championship
Winner2017 PanamaTeam
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 June 2026

César Saúl Huerta Valera (born 3 December 2000) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga MX club Pumas UNAM 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]

Pumas

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Upon returning to Guadalajara, Huerta was unable to secure a place in the starting lineup and requested a transfer. In June 2022, he was transferred to Pumas UNAM.[9]

Anderlecht

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Huerta in 2025

In January 2025, Huerta joined Belgian Pro League club Anderlecht on a four-year contract.[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]

Return to Pumas

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On 27 August 2026, Huerta returned to Mexico to sign with Pumas.[13]

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[14] and subsequently won. He was also called up to participate at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[15]

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.[16]

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.[17]

Huerta was named in the 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, hosted on home soil.[18]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played on 21 May 2026[19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Guadalajara 2018–19 Liga MX 10———10
2019–20 5040——90
2020–21 90———90
2021–22 201———201
Total 35140——391
Zacatepec (loan) 2018–19 Ascenso MX 13442——176
Morelia (loan) 2019–20 Liga MX 6040——100
Mazatlán (loan) 2020–21 1732[b]0——193
Tapatío (loan) 2020–21 Liga de Expansión MX 10———10
Pumas UNAM 2022–23 Liga MX 262———262
2023–24 3711——3[c]14012
2024–25 175——4[c]1216
Total 8018——728720
Anderlecht 2024–25 Belgian Pro League 173202[d]0—213
2025–26 111214[e]0—172
Total 2844160—385
Career total 17930183607221035
  1. ↑ Includes Copa MX, Belgian Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in Copa GNP por México
  3. 1 2 Appearances in Leagues Cup
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

International

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As of match played on 18 June 2026[20]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mexico 202361
202492
2025100
202620
Total273
Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Huerta goal.
List of international goals scored by César Huerta
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
19 September 2023AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States Australia2–22–2Friendly
27 September 2024Rose Bowl, Pasadena, United States New Zealand2–03–0Friendly
315 October 2024Estadio Akron, Zapopan, Mexico United States2–02–0Friendly

Honours

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Mexico U17

Mexico

Anderlecht

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. ↑ "César Huerta vuelve a Pumas de la UNAM con la '10'". www.espn.com.mx. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
  14. ↑ "Lista la convocatoria del Tri Sub-17 para el Premundial". Marca (in Spanish). 16 April 2017.
  15. ↑ "Esta será la Selección Mexicana que participará en el Mundial Sub-17". Telemundo Deportes (in Spanish). 14 September 2017.
  16. ↑ "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.
  17. ↑ Hernández, Cesar (9 September 2023). "Mexico fights back to 2-2 draw with Socceroos". ESPN.com. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  18. ↑ "Al Llamado | Convocatoria de la SNM para la Copa Mundial de la FIFA 2026" [Call-up | Mexico national team squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup] (in Spanish). Mexican Football Federation. 31 May 2026. Archived from the original on 1 June 2026. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  19. ↑ César Huerta at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 August 2026.
  20. ↑ César Huerta at National-Football-Teams.com
  21. ↑ "United States 1-2 Mexico: Mauricio Pochettino's side beaten in Gold Cup final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  22. ↑ "Mexico win first Nations League final thanks to Raúl Jiménez double". The Guardian. 24 March 2025. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
  23. ↑ 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.
  24. ↑ "América domina el 11 ideal del Clausura 2024 con Luis Ángel Malagón como el MVP". 4 June 2024.
  25. ↑ https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/liga-mx-roster-for-2024-mls-all-star-game
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