César Montes

César Montes

Montes while playing for Mexico at the Summer Olympics in 2016
Personal information
Full name	César Jasib Montes Castro
Date of birth	(1997-02-24) 24 February 1997
Place of birth	Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Playing position	Center back
Club information
Current team	Monterrey
Number	3
Youth career
2013–2014	Pob. Miguel Alemán
2014–2015	Monterrey
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–	Monterrey	47	(4)
National team
2016	Mexico Olympic	6	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:37, 10 Aug 2016 (UTC).

César Jasib Montes Castro (born 24 February 1997)^[2] is a Mexican professional footballer, who plays as a defender for Monterrey in the Liga MX.

Club career

On 2 August 2015, Montes played his first match with Rayados against Portuguese team Benfica on the inauguration of the Estadio BBVA Bancomer. Montes came in as a substitute for the second half, and at minute 48' he score the first ever-goal in the Estadio BBVA Bancomer. Monterrey defeated Benfica 3-0.

Montes made his officially debut for Rayados on 29 July 2015, against Correcaminos UAT in a Copa MX match. Monterrey defeated Correcaminos 1-3.

Style of play

Cesar Montes is one of the most promising Mexican defenders. Cesar is a tall defender who excels at aerial duels. He is an accurate tackler and although he has a lanky stature he is usually able to body out strikers. He is good with the ball for a defender.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 July 2016

¹Includes Copa MX.

References

Mexico men's football squad – 2016 Summer Olympics
1 Talavera 2 Abella 3 Silva 4 Montes 5 Pérez 6 Torres Nilo 7 Pizarro 8 Lozano 9 Peralta (c) 10 Guzmán 11 Bueno 12 Lajud 13 Salcedo 14 Aguirre 15 E. Gutiérrez 16 Cisneros 17 González 18 Torres 20 López 21 Fierro Coach: R. Gutiérrez