César Alberto Ibáñez Jiménez (born 1 April 1992) is a Mexican professional

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for

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in the

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Club career

Considered one of the best young

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players. On 8 November 2008 César made his 1st division debut at the age of 16 in a 2–1 win over Monarcas Morelia. Oddly, he had only played one game in the 2nd Division of Mexican football. On 29 April 2010 scouts from Spanish team

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wanted him to join the club's B team. Ibáñez declined the offer for a move to

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, choosing to stay with

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. on Apertura 2011 he will play with the Mexican club Santos Laguna on loan.

International career

He has been called up to the Mexico U-17 team . César was a starter on the Mexico U-17 team that beat the Brazil U-17 team at the

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Honours

Santos Laguna *

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: Clausura 2012, Clausura 2015 *

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: Apertura 2014 *

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Mexico Youth *

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ibanez, Cesar 1992 births Living people Mexican footballers Mexico youth international footballers Mexico under-20 international footballers Atlas F.C. footballers Santos Laguna footballers Atlético San Luis footballers Correcaminos UAT footballers Deportivo CAFESSA Jalisco footballers Liga MX players Ascenso MX players Liga Premier de México players Tercera División de México players Association football midfielders Footballers at the 2011 Pan American Games Footballers from Guadalajara, Jalisco Pan American Games gold medalists for Mexico Pan American Games medalists in football Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games