Antonio Ceza

Antonio Ceza
Personal information
Full name Antonio Alejandro Ceza Gavilán
Date of birth (2002-11-23) 23 November 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
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. He was loaned out to San Antonio Unido in the second half of 2022. Back to Palestino, he signed his first professional contract on 18 January 2023 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. In the same season, he scored his first goal in the 2–2 against Huachipato on 15 September 2023.

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

International career

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

References

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