César Haydar

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César Haydar
Personal information
Full name César Rafael Haydar Villarreal
Date of birth (2001-03-31) 31 March 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Suán, Colombia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Deportes Tolima
Number 4
Youth career
Barranquilla
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Barranquilla 16 (0)
2019–2020 Atlético Junior 8 (0)
2020–2023 Red Bull Bragantino 3 (0)
2022–2023Atlético Junior (loan) 33 (2)
2023– Deportes Tolima 28 (1)
International career
2019 Colombia U-20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:09, 13 December 2021 (UTC)

César Rafael Haydar Villarreal (born 31 March 2001) is a Colombian footballer who plays for Deportes Tolima in Categoría Primera A as a central defender.

Club career[edit]

Haydar was born in Suán, Atlántico Department, and started his career with local side Asefusa FC. In 2018 he joined Atlético Junior and was immediately assigned to their reserve team, Barranquilla FC, in the Categoría Primera B.[1]

Haydar made his senior debut on 1 August 2018, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Cúcuta Deportivo. Promoted to the first team the following March,[1] he made his Categoría Primera A debut on 30 March 2019, playing the full 90 minutes in a draw at Jaguares de Córdoba for the same scoreline.[2]

Personal life[edit]

Haydar's uncle Alberto was also a footballer and a defender.[2] He too represented Junior in the 90s, but died in 2015.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Conoce a nuestros canteranos convocados para enfrentar a Jaguares" [Know our youngsters called up to face Jaguares] (in Spanish). Atlético Junior. 30 March 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b ""Nunca sentí nervios, estuve lleno de confianza": César Haydar" ["I did not feel nervous, I was full of confidence"] (in Spanish). El Heraldo. 1 April 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Fallece electrocutado exjugador del Junior Alberto Haydar Fontalvo" [Dies electrocuted the former Junior player Alberto Haydar Fontalvo] (in Spanish). El Heraldo. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2020.

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