Antonio Ceza
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antonio Alejandro Ceza Gavilán | ||
| Date of birth | 23 November 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Palestino | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Universidad de Chile | |||
| Palestino | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Palestino | 43 | (3) |
| 2022 | → San Antonio Unido (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 September 2025 | |||
Antonio Alejandro Ceza Gavilán (born 23 November 2002) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a centre-back for Chilean Primera División side Palestino.
Club career
As a youth player, Ceza played as a midfielder for the Universidad de Chile under-14 team before joining Palestino as a centre-back.[2] He was loaned out to San Antonio Unido in the second half of 2022.[3] Back to Palestino, he signed his first professional contract on 18 January 2023[4] and made his debut with them in the 1–3 away win against Deportes Copiapó for the Chilean Primera División on 11 February of the same year.[5][6] In the same season, he scored his first goal in the 2–2 against Huachipato on 15 September 2023.[7][8]
A regular player during 2023 and 2024, also taking part in both the Copa Sudamericana and the Copa Libertadores,[9][10] Ceza renewed with Palestino in November 2024 until the 2026 season.[11][12]
International career
In August 2023, Ceza was called up to a training microcycle of the Chile under-23 national team under Eduardo Berizzo.[13][14]
References
- ^ "Antonio Ceza". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 September 2025.
- ^ Amar, Sebastián (9 February 2026). "Sueña con meterle un gol a U de Chile esta semana luego de que casi se retira: "Pensé que el fútbol..."". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ^ "San Antonio - Campeonato Nacional 2ª Division 2022". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 September 2025.
- ^ "Antonio Ceza es profesional: firmó su primer contrato". palestino.cl (in Spanish). 18 January 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
- ^ @palestino; (11 February 2023). "Debut en primera división para nuestro canterano Antonio Ceza ✅" (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 September 2025 – via Instagram.
- ^ Mateluna, Guido (11 February 2023). "Palestino le propinó la cuarta derrota en línea a Deportes Copiapó". Todofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 September 2025.
- ^ "Huachipato y Palestino firman un empate en dos". El Rancagüino (in Spanish). 15 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
- ^ Ortega, Pablo (16 March 2025). "No convertía hace años, cortó la racha y puso a Palestino en la cima". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 September 2025.
- ^ López, Ignacio (6 March 2025). "Antonio Ceza por fichaje de Iván Román: "Son tocados con una varita"". Radio Agricultura (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 September 2025.
- ^ "Antonio Ceza - Defensa". conmebollibertadores.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 September 2025.
- ^ "ANTONIO CEZA RENOVÓ CON PALESTINO HASTA 2026". palestino.cl (in Spanish). 12 November 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
- ^ Rubio, Jorge (13 November 2024). "Zurdo de Wanderers da el salto en el mercado de pases: ¡jugará copa internacional!". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 September 2025.
El Tino anunció la extensión del contrato de un jugador surgido en el semillero del club: se trata de Antonio Ceza
- ^ "Eduardo Berizzo presentó la nómina de La Roja Sub-23 para nuevo microciclo". TNT Sports Chile (in Spanish). 4 August 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
- ^ "La pega de Berizzo: Todos los Sub 23 nominados en los Microciclos -". Pelotudos.cl (in Spanish). 22 November 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
External links
- Antonio Ceza at Soccerway
- Antonio Ceza at BDFA (in Spanish)