Wilder_Cartagena
Wilder Cartagena
Peruvian footballer (born 1994)
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]
| 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) |
| 2022–2023 | → Orlando City (loan) | 35 | (2) |
| 2022 | → Orlando City B (loan) | 1 | (1) |
| 2024– | Orlando City | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013– | Peru | 31 | (0) |
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*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 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]
In May 2018, he was named in Peru's provisional 24 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[8]
International
- 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 | ||||
Orlando City
- "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.
- "Wilder Cartagena". Orlando City SC. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- "Player – Wilder Cartagena". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- "Match: Alianza Lima 2–2 León de Huánuco". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- "Match: Juan Aurich 1–0 Alianza Lima". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- "Orlando City SC Acquires Peruvian National Team Midfielder Wilder Cartagena". www.orlandocitysc.com.
- "Orlando City SC Acquires Peruvian National Team Midfielder Wilder Cartagena". www.orlandocitysc.com.
- "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad – Final 23-man lists". goal.com. Goal. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- "Wilder Cartagena". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- Wilder Cartagena at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Wilder Cartagena at Soccerway
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