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)
2022−2023 → Orlando City (loan) 32 (1)
2022 → Orlando City B (loan) 1 (1)
2024− Orlando City 0 (0)
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)

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

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

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

Career statistics

International

Statistics accurate as of match played on 14 October 2021.[9]
Peru
Year Apps Goals
2017 2 0
2018 3 0
2020 1 0
2021 10 0
Total 16 0

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. ^ 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 28 January 2022.

External links

Orlando City SC – current squad
Peru squad – 2018 FIFA World Cup
Peru squad – 2021 Copa América fourth place
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