Wilder Cartagena
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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wilder José Cartagena Mendoza | ||
| Date of birth | 23 September 1994 | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| 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) |
| 2022–2023 | → Orlando City (loan) | 35 | (2) |
| 2022 | → Orlando 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) | |||
Club career
Wilder Cartagena was promoted to the Alianza Lima first team in January 2012. He soon made his Torneo Descentralizado league debut on matchday one in a 2–2 home draw against León de Huánuco. He was used again as a starter by manager José Soto on matchday 27 in away match against Juan Aurich.
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. He was acquired by the club permanently in December 2023.
International career
In May 2018, he was named in Peru's provisional 24 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
Career statistics
International
- Statistics accurate as of match played on 26 March 2024.
| 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
Orlando City
References
External links
- Wilder Cartagena at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Wilder Cartagena at Soccerway
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