Cesinha
Personal information
Full name Cesar Fernando Silva dos Santos
Date of birth (1989-11-29) 29 November 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth São José do Rio Preto, Brazil
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Daegu FC
Number 11
Youth career
2007–2010 Corinthians
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 Corinthians 0 (15)
2010 → Osvaldo Cruz (loan)
2011 União Barbarense
2011 Pão de Açúcar
2012 União Barbarense
2012–2015 Bragantino 43 (5)
2013 → União Barbarense (loan)
2014–2015 → Atlético Mineiro (loan) 6 (0)
2015 → Ponte Preta (loan) 17 (0)
2016–2017 → Daegu FC (loan) 37 (11)
2017– Daegu FC 196 (77)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 September 2023

Cesar Fernando Silva dos Santos (born 29 November 1989), commonly known as Cesinha, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Daegu FC as a forward.

Career

Early years in Brazil

Born in São José do Rio Preto, Brazil, Cesinha graduated with Corinthians youth system, but made his senior debuts while on loan at Osvaldo Cruz.[1] After appearing for União Barbarense and Pão de Açúcar, he returned to the former on 7 December 2011.[2] On 16 May 2012 Cesinha signed for Bragantino.[3] After appearing sparingly, he returned to Barbarense in January of the following year, in a six-month loan deal.[4] Cesinha returned to Braga in June 2013,[5] appearing regularly afterwards. On 3 October of the following year he was loaned to Atlético Mineiro, until May 2015.[6] Cesinha made his Série A debut on 9 October, replacing Luan in a 0–0 away draw against Fluminense.[7] On 6 May 2015 he moved to fellow league team Ponte Preta, until December.[8]

South Korea

In 2016, Cesinha joined South Korean club Daegu FC on loan. Scoring 11 goals, he helped secure the club's promotion that year from K League 2 to the top tier of football in South Korea, K League 1. His loan was made permanent the following year. By June 2020, he had lived in South Korea for five years, one of the criteria to become a citizen of the country. Media reported that Cesinha was keen to become a South Korean citizen and represent the country in international football.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 September 2023[10]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Corinthians 2010 Série A — — 0 0 — 0 0
Osvaldo Cruz (loan) 2010 — — — 8[a] 6 8 6
União Barbarense 2011 — — — 18[a] 4 18 4
Pão de Açúcar 2011 — — — 0 0 0 0
União Barbarense 2012 — — — 22[a] 9 22 9
Bragantino 2012 Série B 11 1 — — — 11 1
2013 Série B 14 2 — — — 14 2
2014 Série B 18 2 5 2 — 12[b] 1 35 5
2016 Série B — — — 0 0 0 0
Total 43 5 5 2 — 12 1 60 8
União Barbarense (loan) 2013 — — — 15[b] 5 15 5
Atlético Mineiro (loan) 2014 Série A 6 0 0 0 — — 6 0
2015 Série A — — 1[c] 0 5[d] 0 6 0
Total 6 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 12 0
Ponte Preta (loan) 2015 Série A 17 0 3 4 2[e] 0 — 22 4
Daegu FC (loan) 2016 K League 2 36 11 2 3 — — 38 14
Daegu FC 2017 K League 1 27 7 0 0 — — 27 7
2018 K League 1 25 8 6 5 — — 31 13
2019 K League 1 35 15 1 0 5[f] 1 — 41 16
2020 K League 1 25 18 2 1 — — 27 19
2021 K League 1 32 9 5 2 6[f] 5 — 43 16
2022 K League 1 29 12 3 0 2[f] 1 — 34 13
2023 K League 1 23 8 1 0 — — 24 8
Total 232 88 22 11 13 7 — 267 106
Career total 281 93 29 13 16 7 80 25 406 138
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in Campeonato Paulista Série A2
  2. ^ a b Appearances in Campeonato Paulista Série A1
  3. ^ Appearance in Copa Libertadores
  4. ^ Appearances in Campeonato Mineiro
  5. ^ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  6. ^ a b c Appearances in AFC Champions League

Honours

Atlético Mineiro

Daegu FC

Individual

References

  1. ^ "A2: Osvaldo Cruz vai dar coração pela vitória neste domingo" [A2: Osvaldo Cruz will give their heart for a win in this Sunday] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 27 February 2010. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  2. ^ "A2: Ex-Audax é anunciado como o quinto reforço do União Barbarense" [A2: Former Audax player is announced as União Barbarense's fifth addition] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 7 December 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Bragantino anuncia Rafael Caldeira, do Santos, Malaquias, do Mirassol, e mais três" [Bragantino announces Rafael Caldeira, from Santos, Malaquias, from Mirassol, and three more] (in Portuguese). BOL. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  4. ^ "União apresenta mais três reforços; Cesinha e Juliano estão de volta ao clube" [União presents three further additions; Cesinha and Juliano are back to the club] (in Portuguese). SBN Notícias. 10 December 2012. Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Atacante volta ao Braga para disputar a Série B" [Forward returns to Braga to play the Série B] (in Portuguese). Bragantino's official website. 22 June 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  6. ^ "Atlético-MG confirma Cesinha como novo reforço para o ataque alvinegro" [Atlético-MG confirms Cesinha as the new addition for the alvinegro attack] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 3 October 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  7. ^ "Em jogo ruim, Flu e Galo ficam no 0 a 0; Cristóvão é chamado de burro" [In a poor game, Flu and Galo draw blank; Cristóvão is called donkey] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 9 October 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  8. ^ "Ponte assina com Felipe Azevedo e integra ex-atacante do Galo a elenco" [Ponte signs with Felipe Azevedo and adds former Galo forward to squad] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  9. ^ Jhoo, Dong-chan (30 June 2020). "Daegu FC's ace Cesinha wants to become Korean". The Korea Times. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Brazil - Cezinha - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 September 2019.

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