César Montes

Mexico · DF

2026 World Cup squad profile

Team
Mexico
Position
DF
Squad role
Projected starter
Position rank
#1
Intl caps
65
Intl goals
4
Intl assists
3
0.66(model rating, 0–1)
0.4%

See César Montes on the full Mexico scoring list →

Recent form

Steady

2023/24 international form vs the player's multi-season baseline (7.28 vs 7.18).

Major tournament stats

TournamentMPMinGAxGShKPPrgPPrgCTklInt
Copa América 20243237000.131524604
World Cup 20223290010.111503941
All tournaments6527010.2421028545
Event data from StatsBomb open data, covering the World Cup, Euro, Copa América and AFCON finals. Small per-tournament samples. Totals shown, not per-90 rates.
▸How to read this table— 11 columns explained
MP
Matches played in the tournament.
Min
Total minutes on the pitch.
G
Goals scored (penalties in normal play included; shootouts excluded).
A
Assists: passes that directly led to a goal.
xG
Expected goals: summed per-shot quality (StatsBomb's model).
Sh
Shots taken.
KP
Key passes: passes that led to a shot.
PrgP
Progressive passes: completed passes moving the ball ≥10m toward goal.
PrgC
Progressive carries: carries advancing ≥5m toward goal.
Tkl
Tackles won.
Int
Interceptions.

Tournament scouting radar

Defending

Tackles won / 90
0.68
30
Interceptions / 90
0.85
31
Ball recoveries / 90
3.24
47
Blocks / 90
0.85
7
Clearances / 90
5.46
93
Pressures / 90
4.95
5

Passing & progression

Prog. passes / 90
17.42
85
Key passes / 90
0.34
45
Prog. carries / 90
14.52
97
Pass completion %
82.9%
47

Possession

Carries / 90
42.35
72
Dribbles / 90
0.34
52

Per-90 rates from major-tournament event data (StatsBomb), ranked vs 128 defenders with ≥270 minutes in the same finals. Higher = better.

International profile

César Montes has 65 caps and 4 international goals for Mexico, a DF projected to start. Big-5 European league career stats aren't available for this player, but the model still rates their 2026 outlook.

Scoring outlook: Mexico →Mexico squad & model →

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