César Yanis

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Yanis and the second or maternal family name is Velasco.

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.

César Yanis

Yanis with Panama in 2024
Personal information
Full name	César Augusto Yanis Velasco
Date of birth	(1996-01-28) 28 January 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Panama City, Panama
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Cobresal (on loan from San Carlos)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2016	San Francisco	9	(0)
2016–2017	Chorrillo	7	(0)
2017–2020	Costa del Este	67	(6)
2021	Deportivo del Este	16	(3)
2021	→ Zaragoza (loan)	2	(0)
2022–2023	Potros del Este	25	(11)
2022	→ Zamora (loan)	14	(1)
2023–	San Carlos	63	(9)
2025–	→ Cobresal (loan)	12	(1)
International career‡
2020–	Panama	55	(5)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Panama CONCACAF Gold Cup Runner-up 2023 United States–Canada Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 June 2025

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.^[2]

In 2025, Yanis moved to Chile and joined Cobresal on loan from San Carlos.^[3]

International career

Yanis made his debut for the Panama national team in a 0–0 friendly tie with Nicaragua on 26 February 2020.^[4]

On 17 July 2021, Yanis scored his first goal for Panama against Honduras.^[5]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 24 June 2025

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Panama	2020	6	0
	2021	18	2
	2022	13	1
	2023	9	0
	2024	4	1
	2025	5	1
Total		55	4

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	17 July 2021	BBVA Stadium, Houston, United States	Honduras	2–1	2–3	2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2	12 November 2021	Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras	Honduras	2–2	3–2	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3	15 November 2022	Al Hamriya Sports Club Stadium, Al Hamriyah, United Arab Emirates	Venezuela	2–0	2–2	Friendly
4	1 July 2024	Inter&Co Stadium, Orlando, United States	Bolivia	3–1	3–1	2024 Copa América
5	10 June 2025	Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama	Nicaragua	1–0	3–0	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Panama

• CONCACAF Gold Cup runner-up: 2023^[6]
• CONCACAF Nations League runner-up: 2024–25^[7]