Antonio Ceza

Antonio Ceza
Personal information
Full name Antonio Alejandro Ceza Gavilán
Date of birth (2002-11-23) 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
Palestino
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Palestino 43 (3)
2022San 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

A product of Palestino, Ceza was loaned out to San Antonio Unido in the second half of 2022.[2] Back to Palestino, he signed his first professional contract on 18 January 2023[3] 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.[4][5] In the same season, he scored his first goal in the 2–2 against Huachipato on 15 September 2023.[6][7]

A regular player during 2023 and 2024, also taking part in both the Copa Sudamericana and the Copa Libertadores,[8][9] Ceza renewed with Palestino in November 2024 until the 2026 season.[10][11]

International career

In August 2023, Ceza was called up to a training microcycle of the Chile under-23 national team under Eduardo Berizzo.[12][13]

References

  1. ^ "Antonio Ceza". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  2. ^ "San Antonio - Campeonato Nacional 2ª Division 2022". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  3. ^ "Antonio Ceza es profesional: firmó su primer contrato". palestino.cl (in Spanish). 18 January 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  4. ^ @palestino; (11 February 2023). "Debut en primera división para nuestro canterano Antonio Ceza ✅" (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 September 2025 – via Instagram.
  5. ^ Mateluna, Guido (11 February 2023). "Palestino le propinó la cuarta derrota en línea a Deportes Copiapó". Todofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  6. ^ "Huachipato y Palestino firman un empate en dos". El Rancagüino (in Spanish). 15 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Antonio Ceza - Defensa". conmebollibertadores.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  10. ^ "ANTONIO CEZA RENOVÓ CON PALESTINO HASTA 2026". palestino.cl (in Spanish). 12 November 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  11. ^ 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
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "La pega de Berizzo: Todos los Sub 23 nominados en los Microciclos -". Pelotudos.cl (in Spanish). 22 November 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2025.