Cesinha (footballer, born 1996)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mário César Belli | ||
| Date of birth | 20 March 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Pedreira, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Jaguariúna | ||
| 2013–2015 | Inter de Limeira | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Inter de Limeira | 9 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Rio Branco-SP | 35 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Comercial-SP | 32 | (2) |
| 2021 | Rio Claro | 19 | (7) |
| 2021–2022 | São Bernardo FC | 16 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Rio Claro | 15 | (4) |
| 2023–2024 | Maringá | 13 | (0) |
| 2024 | Rio Claro | 6 | (2) |
| 2024 | Inter de Limeira | 19 | (2) |
| 2025 | Rio Claro | 13 | (4) |
| 2025 | → Água Santa (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 November 2025 | |||
Mário César Belli (born 20 March 1996), better known as Cesinha, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Career
Revealed by Jaguariúna FC, Cesinha has had stints with several teams in the São Paulo state countryside, most notably Rio Claro, where he was top scorer in the Série A2 in 2021. On 2 March 2024, he scored a remarkable goal from beyond the midfield line against Juventus, at Rua Javari, being speculated to be in contention for the FIFA Puskas Award.[1][2] On 3 April 2024, he was announced as a reinforcement of Inter de Limeira for the 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.[3]
In the 2025 season, Cesinha played again for Rio Claro,[4] and was later loaned to EC Água Santa, where he remained until August.[5]
Honours
- São Bernardo
- Copa Paulista: 2021
- Individual
- 2021 Campeonato Paulista Série A2 top scorer: 7 goals
References
- ^ "Paulista A2: Meia do Rio Claro cita "personalidade" para marcar gol do meio de campo". Futebol Interior (in Portuguese). 5 March 2024. Archived from the original on 8 March 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "Jogador sonha com Puskás após gol de antes do meio-campo na A2 de SP: "Minha parte eu fiz"". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 6 March 2024. Archived from the original on 2 November 2025. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "Destaque do Rio Claro reforça a Inter de Limeira". Grupo Rio Claro (in Portuguese). 3 April 2024. Archived from the original on 2 November 2025. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "Cesinha Belli volta ao Rio Claro para disputar quarta Série A2 pelo clube". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 5 December 2024. Archived from the original on 20 January 2025.
- ^ "Cesinha é do Netuno!". EC Água Santa (in Portuguese). 16 April 2025. Archived from the original on 19 April 2025.