Cesinha (footballer, born 1989)

Cesinha
Cesinha with Daegu FC in 2025
Personal information
Full name Cesar Fernando Silva dos Santos
Date of birth (1989-11-29) 29 November 1989
Place of birth São José do Rio Preto, Brazil
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Daegu FC
Number 11
Youth career
2007–2010 Corinthians
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 Corinthians 0 (0)
2010 → Osvaldo Cruz (loan) 8 (6)
2011 União Barbarense 18 (4)
2011 Pão de Açúcar 0 (0)
2012 União Barbarense 22 (9)
2012–2015 Bragantino 55 (6)
2013 → União Barbarense (loan) 15 (5)
2014–2015 → Atlético Mineiro (loan) 11 (0)
2015 → Ponte Preta (loan) 17 (0)
2016–2017 → Daegu FC (loan) 36 (11)
2017– Daegu FC 258 (102)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2026

Cesar Fernando Silva dos Santos (born 29 November 1989), commonly known as Cesinha, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Daegu FC as a forward.

Career

Early years in Brazil

Born in São José do Rio Preto, Brazil, Cesinha graduated with Corinthians youth system, but made his senior debuts while on loan at Osvaldo Cruz.[1] After appearing for União Barbarense and Pão de Açúcar, he returned to the former on 7 December 2011.[2] On 16 May 2012, Cesinha signed for Bragantino.[3] After appearing sparingly, he returned to Barbarense in January of the following year, in a six-month loan deal.[4] Cesinha returned to Braga in June 2013,[5] appearing regularly afterwards. On 3 October of the following year he was loaned to Atlético Mineiro, until May 2015.[6] Cesinha made his Série A debut on 9 October, replacing Luan in a 0–0 away draw against Fluminense.[7] On 6 May 2015 he moved to fellow league team Ponte Preta, until December.[8]

South Korea

In 2016, Cesinha joined South Korean club Daegu FC on loan. Scoring 11 goals, he helped secure the club's promotion that year from K League 2 to the top tier of football in South Korea, K League 1. His loan was made permanent the following year. By June 2020, he had lived in South Korea for five years, one of the criteria to become a citizen of the country. Media reported that Cesinha was keen to become a South Korean citizen and represent the country in international football.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 17 May 2026[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Corinthians 2010 Série A ——00——00
Osvaldo Cruz (loan) 2010 Paulista A2 —86———86
União Barbarense 2011 Paulista A2 —184———184
Pão de Açúcar 2011 Paulista A2 —00———00
União Barbarense 2012 Paulista A2 —229———229
Bragantino 2012 Série B 111————111
2013 Série B 142————142
2014 Série B 18212152——355
Total 43512152——608
União Barbarense (loan) 2013 Paulista —155———155
Atlético Mineiro (loan) 2014 Série A 60—00——60
2015 Série A —50—1[a]0—60
Total 60500010—120
Ponte Preta (loan) 2015 Série A 170—342[b]0—224
Daegu FC (loan) 2016K League 2 3611—23——3814
Daegu FC 2017K League 1 277—00——277
2018K League 1 258—65——3113
2019K League 1 3515—105[c]1—4116
2020K League 1 2518—21——2719
2021K League 1 329—526[c]5—4316
2022K League 1 2912—302[c]1—3413
2023K League 1 238—10——248
2024K League 1 3011—00—2[d]23213
2025K League 1 2512—11——2613
2026K League 2 72—00——72
Daegu total 294113—231213722332134
Career total 3331188025301416722471166
  1. ↑ Appearance in Copa Libertadores
  2. ↑ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  3. 1 2 3 Appearances in AFC Champions League
  4. ↑ Appearances in Relegation play-offs

Honours

Atlético Mineiro

Daegu FC

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "A2: Osvaldo Cruz vai dar coração pela vitória neste domingo" [A2: Osvaldo Cruz will give their heart for a win in this Sunday] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 27 February 2010. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "A2: Ex-Audax é anunciado como o quinto reforço do União Barbarense" [A2: Former Audax player is announced as União Barbarense's fifth addition] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 7 December 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Bragantino anuncia Rafael Caldeira, do Santos, Malaquias, do Mirassol, e mais três" [Bragantino announces Rafael Caldeira, from Santos, Malaquias, from Mirassol, and three more] (in Portuguese). BOL. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "União apresenta mais três reforços; Cesinha e Juliano estão de volta ao clube" [União presents three further additions; Cesinha and Juliano are back to the club] (in Portuguese). SBN Notícias. 10 December 2012. Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "Atacante volta ao Braga para disputar a Série B" [Forward returns to Braga to play the Série B] (in Portuguese). Bragantino's official website. 22 June 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  6. ↑ "Atlético-MG confirma Cesinha como novo reforço para o ataque alvinegro" [Atlético-MG confirms Cesinha as the new addition for the alvinegro attack] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 3 October 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  7. ↑ "Em jogo ruim, Flu e Galo ficam no 0 a 0; Cristóvão é chamado de burro" [In a poor game, Flu and Galo draw blank; Cristóvão is called donkey] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 9 October 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  8. ↑ "Ponte assina com Felipe Azevedo e integra ex-atacante do Galo a elenco" [Ponte signs with Felipe Azevedo and adds former Galo forward to squad] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  9. ↑ Jhoo, Dong-chan (30 June 2020). "Daegu FC's ace Cesinha wants to become Korean". The Korea Times. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  10. ↑ "Brazil - Cezinha - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
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