Julio César Domínguez Juárez[a] (born 8 November 1987), sometimes known as Cata, is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga MX club Atlético San Luis.[3]
 Domínguez with Cruz Azul in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Julio César Domínguez Juárez[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 November 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Arriaga, Chiapas, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Atlético San Luis | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2006 | Cruz Azul | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2023 | Cruz Azul | 562 | (16) |
| 2023– | Atlético San Luis | 20 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007 | Mexico U20 | 11 | (0) |
| 2006 | Mexico U23 | 5 | (0) |
| 2007–2022 | Mexico | 24 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 June 2022 | |||
Club career edit
Cruz Azul edit
Isaac Mizrahi, impressed by Domínguez's performance in Cruz Azul's reserve team, allocated him for the first team in the final fixture of Clausura 2006.[4] At the age of 18, Domínguez made his debut on 29 April 2006 in a home match against Pachuca which resulted in a 3–2 win for Cruz Azul.[5]
Domínguez scored his first and second league goals on 14 November 2007 against Pachuca during the Apertura 2007 repechage.[6]
He has remained with Cruz Azul, having originally started as a pure centre-back, Domínguez has proven his versatility with solid performances as a right-back.[7]
On 1 June 2023, Cruz Azul announced that they would not renew the player's contract. Domínguez left the club after 20 years.[8]
Atlético San Luis edit
On 15 June 2023, Domínguez joined Atlético San Luis.[9]
International career edit
Youth edit
Domínguez first started with the under-20 national team. Domínguez was regarded as one of the brightest young defensive players that Mexico had.
Senior edit
Domínguez made his debut for the senior national team on 22 August 2007 in a friendly against Colombia.[10] After a five-year absence from the national team, Mexico national team manager Miguel Herrera called him up for friendlies against the national football teams of Honduras and Panama in 2014.[10] He would then be called up again against Netherlands and Belarus.
Domínguez was called up by Miguel Herrera for the 2015 Copa América, playing all 3 games against Ecuador, Chile and Bolivia.[10]
Domínguez was called up again in 2018 during Ricardo Ferretti's interim of the national team but did not see any playing time.[10]
Career statistics edit
International edit
- As of match played 14 June 2022[11]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 2007 | 3 | 0 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 0 | |
Honours edit
Cruz Azul
Notes edit
- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Domínguez and the second or maternal family name is Juárez.
References edit
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 5 July 2007. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013.
- ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2014: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 15 December 2014. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2015.
- ^ Julio César Domínguez – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- ^ Reséndiz, Mac (30 April 2021). "'Cata' Domínguez no es ídolo en Cruz Azul porque no es extranjero: Mizrahi". ESPN. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Cruz Azul felicita al Cata Domínguez por aniversario de su debut y afición lo destroza". Mediotiempo. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Mexico 2007/08". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Julio César Domínguez Juárez". LigaMX.net. LIGA BBVA Bancomer MX. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
- ^ "Cata Domínguez: "Di todo por Cruz Azul, amo a este club"". AS México. 1 June 2023.
- ^ "Cata Domínguez sigue en la Liga MX y ficha con Atlético de San Luis". Marca México. 14 June 2023.
- ^ a b c d "What happened the last time "Cata" Domínguez played with the Mexican National Team". Today in 24. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Julio César Domínguez at National-Football-Teams.com
External links edit
- Julio César Domínguez at National-Football-Teams.com
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