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| Full name | César Garza Cantú | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (2005-07-01)1 July 2005 (age 20) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | San Pedro Garza García, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Dundee (on loan fromMonterrey) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2023 | Monterrey | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Monterrey | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | →Dundee (loan) | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Mexico U20 | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 October 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
César Garza Cantú (born 1 July 2005) is a Mexican professionalfootballer who plays as amidfielder forScottish Premiership clubDundee, on loan fromLiga MX clubMonterrey and for theMexico national under-20 team.
Born inSan Pedro Garza García in the Mexican state ofNuevo León, Garza joinedMonterrey'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 overUNAM, coming on the 75th minute forJonathan González.[2] Garza would score his first goal for the club on 8 November, the third goal in Monterrey's 3–0 win againstSantos Laguna.[3]
Following the end of the2024 Apertura season in which the club finished as runners-up, Garza was linked to Scottish clubDundee which was due to their partnership with each other.[4] Monterrey announced his departure on 21 December 2024.[1]
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 theDark Blues as a substitute in a league victory away toSt Johnstone.[6] Garza made his first start for Dundee four days later in a home draw againstRangers.[7]
In March 2024, Garza received his firstMexico U20 national team call up for friendliest againstHonduras andCosta Rica. He was part of the Mexico squad that won the2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship inLeón, Mexico, after defeating theUnited States 2–1 in the final.[5]
In 2025, Garza was called up by coachEduardo Arce to represent Mexico at theFIFA U-20 World Cup held in Chile.[8]
| 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 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Liga MX | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Dundee (loan) | 2024–25 | Scottish Premiership | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
Mexico U20
