César Garza Cantú (born 1 July 2005) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX club Monterrey and the Mexico national under-20 team. He is set to join Scottish Premiership club Dundee on a one-year loan deal on 1 January 2025.
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| Full name | César Garza Cantú | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 1 July 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | San Pedro Garza García, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Monterrey | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 243 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2023 | Monterrey | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Monterrey | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | → Dundee (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Mexico U20 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 Septembef 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editMonterrey
editBorn in San Pedro Garza García in the Mexican state of Nuevo León, Garza joined Monterrey's Youth Academy in 2017 through the Rayados en la Mira program, starting with the U-13 category and progressing through the U-16, U-18, and U-23 teams.[1]
On 22 October 2023, Garza made his senior professional debut for the club in a 1–0 away win over UNAM, coming on the 75th minute for Jonathan González.[2] Garza would score his first goal for the club on 8 November, the third goal in Monterrey's 3–0 win against Santos Laguna.[3]
Following the end of the 2024 Apertura season in which the club finished as runners-up, Garza was linked to Scottish club Dundee which was due to their partnership with each other.[4] Monterrey announced his departure on 21 December 2024.[1]
Loan to Dundee
editOn 22 December 2024, Dundee announced the signing of Garza on a one-year loan deal. [5] He received the number 14, which was last worn by Lee Ashcroft prior to his departure in the previous season.
International career
editIn March 2024, Garza received his first Mexico U20 national team call up for friendliest against Honduras and Costa Rica. He was part of the Mexico squad that won the 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in León, Mexico, after defeating the United States 2–1 in the final.[5]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 2 November 2024[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Monterrey | 2023–24 | Liga MX | 8 | 1 | – | 2[a] | 0 | – | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Liga MX | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Dundee (loan) | 2024–25 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
- ^ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup
Honors
editMexico U20
References
edit- ^ a b Jiménez, Andrés (21 December 2024). "Much Success, César Garza!". Rayados. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ Jiménez, Andrés (23 October 2023). "César Garza debuta en primera división en triunfo de Rayados ante Pumas". Rayados. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ "Rayados de Monterrey es el nuevo Sublíder de la Liga MX al vencer a los Guerreros de Santos Laguna". Marca. 8 November 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ^ Jiménez, Andrés (21 November 2024). "CF Monterrey signs sports agreement with Dundee FC". Rayados. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Cesar Garza to join the Dee". dundeefc.co.uk. Dundee FC. 22 December 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ César Garza at Soccerway