Wilder Cartagena

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Wilder Cartagena
Personal information
Full name Wilder José Cartagena Mendoza
Date of birth (1994-09-23) 23 September 1994 (age 29)[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Orlando City
Number 16
Youth career
2012 Alianza Lima
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Alianza Lima 25 (1)
2014–2015 Vitória Setúbal 0 (0)
2015–2017 Universidad San Martín 100 (3)
2018 Veracruz 24 (0)
2019 Alianza Lima 30 (0)
2020–2021 Godoy Cruz 17 (3)
2021–2023 Ittihad Kalba 22 (0)
2022–2023Orlando City (loan) 35 (2)
2022Orlando City B (loan) 1 (1)
2024– Orlando City 3 (0)
International career
2013– Peru 31 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:26, 23 March 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:44, 27 March 2024 (UTC)

Wilder José Cartagena Mendoza (born 23 September 1994) is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Orlando City of Major League Soccer and the Peru national team.[3]

Club career[edit]

Wilder Cartagena was promoted to the Alianza Lima first team in January 2012.[3] He soon made his Torneo Descentralizado league debut on matchday one in a 2–2 home draw against León de Huánuco.[4] He was used again as a starter by manager José Soto on matchday 27 in away match against Juan Aurich.[5]

After a string of good performances with Universidad San Martin, his current club, he has earned a call-up to the Peru national football team, replacing the injured Beto da Silva.

On 2 August 2022, Cartegena joined Orlando City of Major League Soccer on loan from the remainder of the 2022 season with an option to extend through 2023.[6] He was acquired by the club permanently in December 2023.[7]

International career[edit]

In May 2018, he was named in Peru's provisional 24 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[8]

Career statistics[edit]

International[edit]

Statistics accurate as of match played on 26 March 2024.[9]
Peru
Year Apps Goals
2017 2 0
2018 3 0
2020 1 0
2021 10 0
2022 5 0
2023 8 0
2024 2 0
Total 31 0

Honours[edit]

Orlando City

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Wilder Cartagena". Orlando City SC. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Player – Wilder Cartagena". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Match: Alianza Lima 2–2 León de Huánuco". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  5. ^ "Match: Juan Aurich 1–0 Alianza Lima". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  6. ^ "Orlando City SC Acquires Peruvian National Team Midfielder Wilder Cartagena". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  7. ^ "Orlando City SC Acquires Peruvian National Team Midfielder Wilder Cartagena". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  8. ^ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad – Final 23-man lists". goal.com. Goal. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  9. ^ "Wilder Cartagena". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 27 March 2024.

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