César Nicolás Fuentes González (, born 12 April 1993) is a Chilean footballer that currently plays for

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club Colo-Colo as a midfielder.

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. Fuentes won the Apertura 2013-14 with O'Higgins. In the tournament, he played in 15 of 18 matches. In 2014, he won the

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against Deportes Iquique, playing the 90 minutes of this match that O'Higgins won at the penalty shoot-out. He participated with the club in the

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where they faced

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, Cerro Porteño and Lanús, being third and being eliminated in the group stage.

Universidad Catolica

On 12 June 2015, Fuentes signed for 4 years with Universidad Católica.

Colo Colo

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

International career

He was part of the

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, who played the

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in Argentina and joined the first team for the

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based in Turkey, where they reached the quarter-finals. He was called up to the Chile under-23 squad for the

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as an overage player alongside Brayan Cortés and Matías Zaldivia. He made five appearances and scored one goal, winning the silver medal At senior level, he was a substitute player in the 2026 World Cup qualification match against Venezuela on 17 October 2023.

Honors

O'Higgins * Primera División de Chile (1): 2013–A *

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Universidad Católica * Primera División de Chile (4): 2016–A, 2016–C,

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Chile U23 *

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Silver Medal:

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Individual * Medalla Santa Cruz de Triana: 2014

References

External links

César Fuentes
at Football-Lineups * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fuentes, Cesar 1993 births Living people Footballers from Rancagua Chilean men's footballers Chile men's under-20 international footballers Chilean Primera División players O'Higgins F.C. footballers Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers Colo-Colo footballers Men's association football midfielders Footballers at the 2023 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in football Pan American Games silver medalists for Chile Pan American Games competitors for Chile