César Henrique Martins

César
Personal information
Full name César Henrique Martins
Date of birth (1992-12-28) 28 December 1992
Place of birth Mairinque, Brazil
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Flamengo
(on loan from Benfica)
Number 3
Youth career
2011 Atlético Sorocaba
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2012–2013 Atlético Sorocaba 0 (0)
2013 → Ponte Preta (loan) 17 (0)
2014 Ponte Preta 10 (1)
2014– Benfica 3 (0)
2015– Benfica B 2 (0)
2015– → Flamengo (loan) 20 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 January 2016.

† Appearances (goals)

César Henrique Martins (born 28 December 1992), known simply as César, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Flamengo, on loan from Portuguese club Benfica.

Club career

Born in Mairinque, in the São Paulo state, César started competing in hometown club Atlético Sorocaba in the Campeonato Paulista, where his performances sparked the interest of Ponte Preta which signed him on a loan deal on 26 April 2013.[1][2]

At Ponte Preta, César assumed a starting position, helping the team reach the 2013 Copa Sudamericana Finals, lost to Lanús, moving permanently to Macaca side in December 2014.[3] As the Brazilian team sought to benefit financially from recent performances,[4] on 2 July 2014, they announced that César had signed a five-year deal with Portuguese champions Benfica for an undisclosed fee.[5]

On 14 December 2014, he debuted in the Primeira Liga, in a Benfica away win at Porto (0–2), replacing injured Luisão.[6] In late January 2015, he suffered a muscular injury, missing several months,[7][8] only reappearing on 2 May 2015, when he played for reserve side in a home win against (1–0) Braga B in Segunda Liga.

On 18 July 2015, César was loaned to Flamengo, until 30 June 2016.[9]

Honours

Ponte Preta
Benfica

References

  1. ↑ "Ponte Preta encaminha a contratação de zagueiro do Atlético Sorocaba" [Ponte Preta has centre-back from Atlético Sorocaba ensured]. N Online (in Portuguese). 26 April 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Ponte Preta contrata zagueiro 'ex-Atlético Sorocaba" [Ponte Preta hires centre-back from Atlético Sorocaba]. Esportes Terra (in Portuguese). 9 May 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "De férias da Ponte, zagueiro César vai a Sorocaba visitar amigos no Atlético" [On holiday from Ponte, defender César travels to Sorocaba to visit friends at Atlético]. Globoesporte (in Portuguese). 16 December 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Della Volpe pede criatividade para Ponte Preta se reinventar em 2014" [Della Volpe asks for Ponte Preta to reivent himself for 2014]. Globoesporte (in Portuguese). 16 December 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Negociação de César com o Benfica é concluída e zagueiro agradece torcida e instituição alvinegra: espero ter deixado meu nome na história deste grande time que é a Macaca." [Negotiations for the transfer of César to Benfica concluded, and the defender thanks the supporters and the club: "I hope, I've left my name in history".]. pontepreta.com.br. 2 July 2014.
  6. ↑ "Porto - Benfica Statistics". Soccerway. 14 December 2014.
  7. ↑ "César é a única baixa por lesão para Vila do Conde" [César is only player unavailable for Vila do Conde]. Record (in Portuguese). 20 March 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  8. ↑ "Benfica: César tem lesão muscular e falha Barreiros" [Benfica:César has muscular injury and misses Barreiro]. Mais Futebol (in Portuguese). 16 January 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  9. ↑ "Flamengo oficializa empréstimo de César" [Flamengo officialize César loan] (in Portuguese). A Bola. 18 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  10. ↑ Cunha, Pedro Jorge (17 May 2015). "Benfica bicampeão: 28 com as faixas e dois à espera" [Benfica back-to-back champion: 28 with the sashes and two await] (in Portuguese). Maisfutebol. Retrieved 19 May 2015.

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