César Huerta

César Saúl Huerta Valera is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a winger for Belgian Pro League club Anderlecht and the Mexico national team.

Club career

Huerta's career began at the youth academy of his hometown club, Guadalajara. He made his professional debut on 10 November 2018, coming off the bench in a league match against León.
After a brief spell with Ascenso MX club Atlético Zacatepec, Huerta joined Monarcas Morelia on loan. Six months later, he moved to Mazatlán following the franchise's relocation.
On 27 July 2020, Mazatlán made their debut in an official match, with Huerta scoring the very first official goal for the club.

Upon returning to Guadalajara, Huerta was unable to secure a place in the starting lineup and requested a transfer. On 1 June 2022, Universidad Nacional reached an agreement to sign him.

On 10 January 2025, Huerta joined Belgian Pro League club Anderlecht on a four-year deal.
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.
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.

Huerta was called up by Mario Arteaga to be part of the squad that participated at the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship and subsequently won. He was also called up to participate at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

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.
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.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	9 September 2023	AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States		2–2	2–2	Friendly
2.	7 September 2024	Rose Bowl, Pasadena, United States		2–0	3–0	Friendly
3.	15 October 2024	Estadio Akron, Zapopan, Mexico		2–0	2–0	Friendly

Mexico U17

Mexico

Individual