César Blackman
Panamanian footballer (born 1998)
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César Rodolfo Blackman Camarena (born 2 April 1998) is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Slovak First Football League club Slovan Bratislava and the Panama national team.
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| Full name | César Rodolfo Blackman Camarena | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 2 April 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Panama City, Panama | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Slovan Bratislava | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Chorrillo | 43 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2023 | DAC Dunajská Streda | 108 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Slovan Bratislava | 84 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Panama U17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Panama U20 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Panama | 42 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 September 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 08:10, 24 June 2026 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
Born in Panama City, Panama, Blackman was trained by the CD Universitario, then known as Chorrillo FC. He made his professional debut for the club on 8 November 2015, in a league match against Sporting San Miguelito. He started the match, and his team was defeated 1–2.
He then took his first steps in Europe by joining Slovak club Dunajská Streda in September 2017. He made his debut for his new club on 13 September 2017, in a Slovak Cup match against Lokomotíva Devínska Nová Ves. He started the match, and his team won 3–0.[1]
In the summer of 2023, Blackman joined Slovan Bratislava. The transfer was officially announced on 14 June 2023, and he signed a three-year contract, keeping him at the club until June 2026.[2]
International career
Blackman was called up to the Panama national team for the first time by manager Julio Dely Valdés in March 2019. He earned his first cap during that international break, on 23 March 2019 against Brazil. He came on as a substitute for Michael Murillo, and the two teams drew 1–1.
In June 2024, Blackman was included in the list of Panamanian players selected by Thomas Christiansen to participate in the 2024 Copa América.[3]
Blackman was included in the list of 26 Panamanian players called up by manager Thomas Christiansen to participate in the World Cup in 2026.[4][5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 9 September 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chorillo | 2015–16 | LPF | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | LPF | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18 | LPF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 43 | 1 | ||||
| DAC Dunajská Streda | 2017–18 | Slovak First Football League | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Slovak First Football League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Slovak First Football League | 26 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | – | 36 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | Slovak First Football League | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | – | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Slovak First Football League | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 20 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | Slovak First Football League | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | – | 36 | 2 | ||
| Total | 108 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 0 | – | 135 | 4 | |||
| Slovan Bratislava | 2023–24 | Slovak First Football League | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 2 |
| 2024–25 | Slovak First Football League | 27 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 15[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 1 | |
| 2025–26 | Slovak First Football League | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12[e] | 1 | — | 40 | 3 | ||
| 2026–27 | Slovak First Football League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7[d] | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Total | 84 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 209 | 8 | 22 | 1 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 277 | 10 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- One appearance in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, seven appearances in UEFA Conference League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Conference League
International
- As of match played 23 June 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Panama | 2019 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 42 | 3 | |
- Scores and results list Panama’s goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Blackman goal.[6]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 27 June 2024 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, United States |  United States | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2024 Copa América |
| 2 | 18 November 2024 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama |  Costa Rica | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League |
| 3 | 18 November 2025 |  El Salvador | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Panama
- CONCACAF Gold Cup runner-up: 2023[7]
- CONCACAF Nations League runner-up: 2024–25[8]
Individual
- Slovak Super Liga Goal of the Month:June/July 2020[9]
- Slovak Super Liga Team of the Season: 2020-21[10]
- Slovak Super Liga U-21 Team of the Season: 2019-20,[10] 2020-21[10]
