Julio César Domínguez
Mexican footballer (born 1987)
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Julio César Domínguez Juárez[a] (born 8 November 1987), sometimes known as Cata, is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.[3]
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Domínguez with Cruz Azul in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Julio César Domínguez Juárez[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 November 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Arriaga, Chiapas, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2006 | Cruz Azul | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2023 | Cruz Azul | 560 | (16) |
| 2023–2026 | Atlético San Luis | 69 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007 | Mexico U20 | 11 | (0) |
| 2006 | Mexico U23 | 5 | (0) |
| 2007–2022 | Mexico | 24 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 June 2022 | |||
Domínguez spent the majority of his career with Cruz Azul, where he holds the record for most appearances.
Club career
Cruz Azul
Isaac Mizrahi, impressed by Domínguez's performance in Cruz Azul's reserve team, allocated him for the first team in the final fixture of Clausura 2006.[4] At the age of 18, Domínguez made his debut on 29 April 2006 in a home match against Pachuca which resulted in a 3–2 win for Cruz Azul.[5]
Domínguez scored his first and second league goals on 14 November 2007 against Pachuca during the Apertura 2007 repechage.[6]
He remained with Cruz Azu for 20 years, having originally started as a pure centre-back. Domínguez has proven his versatility with performances as a right-back.[7]
On 1 June 2023, Cruz Azul announced that they would not renew the player's contract. Domínguez left the club after 20 years.[8]
Atlético San Luis
On 15 June 2023, Domínguez joined Atlético San Luis.[9]
International career
Youth
Domínguez first started with the under-20 national team. Domínguez was regarded as one of the brightest young defensive players that Mexico had.
Senior
Domínguez made his debut for the senior national team on 22 August 2007 in a friendly against Colombia.[10] After a five-year absence from the national team, Mexico national team manager Miguel Herrera called him up for friendlies against the national football teams of Honduras and Panama in 2014.[10] He would then be called up again against Netherlands and Belarus.
Domínguez was called up by Miguel Herrera for the 2015 Copa América, playing all 3 games against Ecuador, Chile and Bolivia.[10]
Domínguez was called up again in 2018 during Ricardo Ferretti's interim of the national team but did not see any playing time.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 21 March 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cruz Azul | 2005–06 | Mexican Primera División | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2006–07 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 0 | ||||
| 2007–08 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 0 | ||||
| 2008–09 | 37 | 3 | — | 9 | 0 | — | 46 | 3 | ||||
| 2009–10 | 30 | 1 | — | 6 | 0 | — | 36 | 1 | ||||
| 2010–11 | 24 | 1 | — | 9 | 0 | — | 33 | 1 | ||||
| 2011–12 | 29 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | ||||
| 2012–13 | Liga MX | 30 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 35 | 1 | — | 10 | 1 | — | 45 | 2 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 34 | 1 | — | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 1 | |||
| 2015–16 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 2 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 33 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 33 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 2 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 42 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 49 | 1 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 27 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 2 | |||
| 2020–21 | 40 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 41 | 1 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 35 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 33 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 560 | 16 | 38 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 655 | 17 | ||
| Atlético San Luis | 2023–24 | Liga MX | 37 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 39 | 2 | ||
| 2024–25 | 25 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||||
| 2025–26 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 69 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 74 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 629 | 18 | 38 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 729 | 19 | ||
- In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Domínguez and the second or maternal family name is Juárez.
International
- As of match played 14 June 2022[11]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 2007 | 3 | 0 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 0 | |
