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, on loan from Emirati club Ittihad Kalba, and the Peru national team.[3]

Wilder Cartagena
Personal information
Full name Wilder José Cartagena Mendoza
Date of birth (1994-09-23) 23 September 1994[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Orlando City
(on loan from Ittihad Kalba)
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− Ittihad Kalba 22 (0)
2022− → Orlando City (loan) 8 (1)
2022−2022 → Orlando City B (loan) 1 (1)
International career‡
2013− Peru 16 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:36, 17 October 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:36, 28 January 2022 (UTC)

Club career

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 national football team of Peru, 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]

International career

In May 2018, he was named in Peru's provisional 24 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[7]

Career statistics

International
Statistics accurate as of match played on 14 October 2021.[8]
Peru
YearAppsGoals
201720
201830
202010
2021100
Total160

Honours

Orlando City

References
  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. "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. "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". goal.com. Goal. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  8. "Wilder Cartagena". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
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