César Garza
Mexican footballer
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César Garza Cantú (born 1 July 2005) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX club UNAM, on loan from Monterrey and for the Mexico national under-20 team.
 Garza in 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
UNAM (on loan from Monterrey) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2023 | Monterrey | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Monterrey | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | → Dundee (loan) | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | → UNAM (loan) | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Mexico U20 | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 October 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Monterrey
Born 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
On 22 December 2024, Dundee announced the signing of Garza on a one-year loan deal, receiving the number 14.[5] On 5 January 2025, Garza made his first team debut for the Dark Blues as a substitute in a league victory away to St Johnstone.[6] Garza made his first start for Dundee four days later in a home draw against Rangers.[7]
International career
In 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]
In 2025, Garza was called up by coach Eduardo Arce to represent Mexico at the FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Chile.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 1 February 2026[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Monterrey | 2023–24 | Liga MX | 8 | 1 | — | — | 2[c] | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 10 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | |||||
| Dundee (loan) | 2024–25 | Scottish Premiership | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| UNAM | 2025–26 | Liga MX | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
- Includes Scottish Cup
- Includes Scottish League Cup
- Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup
Honors
Mexico U20