César Huerta had a dream debut with the Mexican national team, scoring the equalizer against Australia.
The night of Saturday September 9 was the official presentation of Cesar Huerta (22) for the Mexican fans. The winger came on from the complement in the 60th minute and made his debut with the Mexican senior team, scoring the equalizer against his Australian counterpart.
‘El Chino’, as he is known, only received his first call-up to El Tri during the FIFA Date in September, following his excellent performances in the Mexican league with the UNAM Pumas. A situation that earned him a call from Jaime Lozano and from which he managed to take advantage from his first minutes in the national shirt.
Huerta is currently one of the most disruptive players in Aztec football and dreams of earning a place in ‘Jimmy’s’ starting XI heading into the 2026 World Cup, but a goal won’t be enough to fill the national strategist’s eyes and he will try to continue. take advantage of the opportunities that present themselves, as Lozano himself confirmed that the Auriazul striker will continue to receive calls in future calls.
But who is he, where did he debut and what is his career? GOAL we tell you:
PROFESSIONAL DEBUT
César Huerta is a product of the basic forces of the Guadalajara Sports Club. In 2018, ‘El Chino’ made his professional debut with Chivas, but failed to find a place in the team’s starting eleven.
A year later, the red and white board decided to loan him to Zacatepec in the Mexican promotion to continue his training process, but he lasted only six months in the Morelos squad.
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That same year, in 2019, César returned to Verde Valle to be part of the team led by Luis Fernano Tena, but only appeared in five matches during the season.
After having little activity, the Jalisco player was loaned out again, but this time to Monarcas Morelia, a side that left its place to the newly created Mazatlán. In the Pacific, Huerta took part in all competitions
BACK TO CHIVAS
Once experienced in the Maximum Circuit, Chivas requested the return of his youth player for Guard1anes 2021, but he could only play 8 matches. For Grita México 2022, Huerta had his first major campaign with the red and white team, where he managed to play 18 matches and where he would score his first goal with the team that gave him the opportunity to make his debut.
Despite the above, Huerta would not be considered to continue his career at Chivas, so they released his letter to negotiate with the team he desired.
TRANSFER TO PUMAS
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Finally, ‘El Chino’ was transferred to Pumas UNAM as a free agent in Clausura 2023, after not being part of the project led by Fernando Hierra and Veljko Paunovic.
Since his arrival at Pedregal, Huerta stood out in the university team’s attack by registering 39 games played, 7 goals And 3 assists.
Under the guidance of Antonio Mohamed, César has shown his best level of football since his debut, a situation that saw him considered in the Mexican national team’s World Cup process.
DEBUT WITH MEXICO
César Huerta made his debut in Mexico’s friendly against Australia on the AT&T Stadium pitch, replacing Alexis Vega 60 minutes into the second half.
Just 23 minutes after taking the field, Huerta scored his first goal for the Mexican national team, earning him a draw against the Socceroos, with a powerful left-footed volley after a pass from Johan Vásquez.
Source: Goal