César Yanis
Squad number 21 · Cobresal
Their 2026 World Cup
César Yanis travelled to the 2026 World Cup with Panama, wearing number 21, without ever getting on the pitch. His side played 3 matches (3 defeats) and bowed out in the group stage (Group L), beaten by England 2-0.
Midfield went to A. Murillo (3 matches, 270′) and C. Harvey (3 matches, 268′).
Another 6 players in the Panama squad ended up the same way, without a single minute. The full run is on the Panama team page.
Biography
César Augusto Yanis Velasco (born 28 January 1996) is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as left winger for Chilean club Cobresal, on loan from Costa Rican club San Carlos, and the Panama national team.
Club career Born in Panama City, Yanis played for local sides San Francisco, Chorrillo and Costa del Este. On 31 August 2021, he moved abroad and joined Spanish Segunda División side Real Zaragoza on a one-year loan deal. In 2025, Yanis moved to Chile and joined Cobresal on loan from San Carlos. In December 2025, he renewed with them for a season.
International career Yanis made his debut for the Panama national team in a 0–0 friendly tie with Nicaragua on 26 February 2020. On 17 July 2021, Yanis scored his first goal for Panama against Honduras.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · text adapted from the article.
See all the tournament stats on the World Cup data hub.
Photo: Bryan Berlin · Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)