César Haydar

Colombian footballer (born 2001)

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	Kawasaki Frontale (on loan from Red Bull Bragantino)
Number	44
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)
2022–2023	→ Atlético Junior (loan)	33	(2)
2023–2024	→ Deportes Tolima (loan)	28	(1)
2024–	→ Kawasaki Frontale (loan)	0	(0)
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 of Syrian descent^[1] who plays for Kawasaki Frontale in J1 League, on loan from Brazilian Série A club Red Bull Bragantino as a central defender.

Club career

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.^[2]

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,^[2] 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.^[3]

Personal life

Haydar's uncle Alberto was also a footballer and a defender.^[3] He too represented Junior in the 90s, but died in 2015.^[4]

Career Statistics

Club

As of match played 13 September 2024^[5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Barranquilla	2018	Categoría Primera B	12	0	—		—		—		12	0
	2019	Categoría Primera B	4	0	3	0	—		—		7	0
	Total		16	0	3	0	—		—		19	0
Atlético Junior	2019	Categoría Primera A	7	0	1	0	—		—		8	0
	2020	Categoría Primera A	1	0	—		0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
Red Bull Bragantino	2020	Série A	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	2021	Série A	2	0	0	0	0	0	—		2	0
	2022	Série A	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Atlético Junior (loan)	2022	Categoría Primera A	14	1	6	1	—		—		20	2
	2023	Categoría Primera A	4	0	—		0	0	—		4	0
	Total		18	1	6	1	0	0	—		24	2
Deportes Tolima (loan)	2023	Categoría Primera A	24	0	2	1	—		—		26	1
	2024	Categoría Primera A	6	0	—		0	0	—		6	0
	Total		30	0	2	1	0	0	—		32	1
Kawasaki Frontale (loan)	2024	J1 League	1	0	—		—		2^[a]	0	3	0
Career Total			76	1	12	2	0	0	2	0	90	3

^ Appearance(s) in J.League Cup

References

^ "4 محترفين من أصل سوري يقتربون من تمثيل المنتخب السوري". أثر برس (in Arabic). 19 December 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
^ ^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.
^ ^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.
^ "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.
^ César Haydar at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 September 2024.