César Montes

Montes's current-season form is level with last season (Season 24→24), while his Rating held around 24. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 24).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Lokomotiv · 14th	1	0	6.5	24	24
2025/26	Lokomotiv · 3rd	26	4	7.25	24	24
2024/25	Lokomotiv · 6th	16	0	7.01	26	16
2024/25	Almeria · 6th	1	0	6.2	40	0
2023/24	Almeria · 19th	21	0	6.66	64	13
2022/23	Espanyol · 19th	20	3	6.68	70	13
2022/23	Monterrey	16	0	6.74	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 7 earlier seasons in the full career.

Mexico · international

Side	Apps	G
Mexico	72	4
Mexico U23	9	0
Mexico U21	4	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Project playerCentral defender

C. Montes is a 29-year-old central defender at Lokomotiv, rated 24.3 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (81.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.69 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Montes.

On the season, Montes graded 24 for current form (age-blind), on 6 clean sheets and 2.69 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 24 → 24). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 24. At 29 Montes is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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A career still climbing — Montes is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upRemarkably consistent

24.3

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

24.2

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

81.8%

Minutes

near ever-present

2.69

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Lokomotiv finished 3rd of 16 · an upper-table side

Apps

2.69

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.69 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 26 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 16) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 4 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 81.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.16 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.

Watch points

Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 24.3 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.69 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %81.8%

Available fixtures30 of 30

Goals / 900.163

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.163

Defensive actions / 902.69

Player flow

Goal involvements4

Cards / 900.204

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~4), then tapers with age. At 29, Montes sits on 2.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Montes's projected Rating — 24.3 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals4

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles33

Interceptions16

Blocks17

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5

Red cards0

Transfer history

€28M total transfer fees · 3 moves

LokomotivSept 2024 – now€ 6M

AlmeriaSept 2023 – Sept 2024€ 14M

EspanyolJan 2023 – Sept 2023€ 8M

Monterreyuntil Jan 2023

About C. Montes

César Jasib Montes Castro is a 29-year-old centre-back who plays for Lokomotiv, born on February 24, 1997 in Hermosillo, standing 195 cm tall. He is from Mexico. Lokomotiv currently sit 14th of 16 in the Premier League.

This season

In the current season, C. Montes has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 75 minutes, averaging a 6.5 match rating over his last 1 rated games.

Recent matches

August 22, 2026: 2-3 loss away at CSKA Moscow (75 minutes, 6.5 rating)

C. Montes's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Lokomotiv face Dynamo at home in the Premier League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates C. Montes at 24.3 with a Season form score of 24.2. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 14 career titles — among them the Concacaf Gold Cup and the Concacaf Nations League. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, C. Montes has totalled 302 club appearances with 16 goals and 10 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2015/16, with 33 appearances for Monterrey.

C. Montes's career has also included time at Almeria, Espanyol and Monterrey.

On the international stage, C. Montes has represented Mexico, Mexico U23, Mexico U21 — 85 caps and 4 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.