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Wilder Cartagena
Cartagena with Orlando City in 2024
Personal information
Full name Wilder José Cartagena Mendoza
Date of birth (1994-09-23) 23 September 1994 (age 30)[1]
Place of birth El Carmen, Ica, Peru[2]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
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 24 (1)
2014–2015 Vitória Setúbal 0 (0)
2015–2018 Universidad San Martín 100 (3)
2018–2019 Veracruz 25 (0)
2019 Alianza Lima 30 (0)
2020–2021 Godoy Cruz 17 (3)
2021–2023 Kalba FC 22 (0)
2022–2023 → Orlando City (loan) 35 (2)
2022 → Orlando City B (loan) 1 (1)
2024– Orlando City 27 (0)
International career‡
2013– Peru 40 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2024

Wilder José Cartagena Mendoza (born 23 September 1994) is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Major League Soccer club Orlando City and the Peru national team.[4]

Early life

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Cartagena spent most of his free time playing football on the streets and on a bad pitch. El Carmen was badly affected by an earthquake that collapsed Cartagena's school, which forced him to go study in Lima. While studying in Lima he made friends who were playing youth football with various clubs and it was there he tried out for Alianza Lima and was accepted. Cartagena started out playing as a goalkeeper for Alianza Lima, but following a scrimmage between his school, which he did not play as a goalkeeper for, and the academy of Alianza Lima, the club moved him into midfield.[2]

Club career

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Alianza Lima

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Wilder Cartagena was promoted to the Alianza Lima first team in January 2012.[4] He soon made his Torneo Descentralizado league debut on matchday one in a 2–2 home draw against León de Huánuco.[5] He was used again as a starter by manager José Soto on matchday 27 in away match against Juan Aurich.[6]

In the 2013 season, Cartagena made many more appearances for the senior side. On 30 November, Cartagena scored his first senior goal for the club when he equalized in a match against UCV, helping the match to end 1–1.[7]

Vitória Setúbal

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On 21 January 2014, Cartagena signed a contract through June 2015 with Primeira Liga club Vitória Setúbal. Cartagena spoke about how he wished to establish himself at the club and that he hoped his performance at the club would improve his chances to be called up to the Peru senior team.[8] However, Cartagena failed to make an appearance for the club and only was put on the bench once during a match on 28 September against Nacional, which Vitória won 2–0.[9]

Universidad San Martín

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On 12 January 2015, Cartagena returned to Peru and joined Torneo Descentralizado club Universidad San Martín due to a lack of playing opportunities at Vitória Setúbal, signing a one year contract.[10] On 15 February, Cartagena made his debut for the club at Cienciano in the Torneo del Inca in a match that ended in a 1–0 loss.[11] At the conclusion of the 2015 season, Cartagena had his contract renewed through the 2016 season.[12]

On 5 July 2016, Cartagena scored his first goal for the club and the second of his senior career, again against UCV, in a match that ended in a 2–2 draw.[13] At the conclusion of the 2016 season, Cartagena once again had his contract renewed for another season.[14]

In the 2017 season, Cartagena made the most appearances of his career up to that point in a single season, logging 38 appearances and one goal.[15]

Veracruz

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On 7 January 2018, Cartagena was announced as a Liga MX club Veracruz signing.[16] On 28 January, Cartagena made his debut for the club in a 1–1 draw against Santos Laguna and played the full match.[17] In total, Cartagena would make just 13 appearances for the club across the 2017–18 season.[15]

In the following season, Cartagena made one less appearance in the league, but he made his Copa MX debut in a 3–0 loss at Club América.[15][18]

Return to Alianza Lima

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On 5 January 2019, Cartagena rejoined Alianza Lima in the Peruvian Primeira División on a one year deal.[19] On 15 February, Cartagena made his first appearance for the club since his return in a 3–0 win over Sport Boys.[20] On 6 March, Cartagena made his senior international cup debut in the Copa Libertadores against Argentinian club River Plate, resulting in a 1–1 draw.[21] In total, Cartagena made 30 domestic appearances and five international appearances for his first club across the 2019 season, but he did not sign a new contract with the club.[15]

Godoy Cruz

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On 21 January 2020, Cartagena was announced as a Argentine Primera División club Godoy Cruz signing.[22] On 23 February, Cartagena made his debut for the club in a 3–0 loss at Boca Juniors, playing the full match.[23] Six days later, Cartagena scored his first goal for the club, the opening goal of a 3–1 loss to Unión.[24] On 14 March, Cartagena made his first and only Copa de la Superliga appearance in a 4–1 loss to Boca Juniors.[25] Cartagena would only make five appearances across all competitions for the club in the 2020 season.[15]

In the following season, Cartagena would only make two more appearances in two Godoy Cruz losses.[15]

In the 2022 season, Cartagena began to make regular appearances for the club again, making 11 appearances and scoring two more goals before he left the club.[15]

Kalba FC

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On 28 July 2021, Cartagena was announced as a UAE Pro League club Kalba FC signing.[26] On 20 August, Cartagena made his debut for the club in a 1–0 loss at Sharjah FC.[27] On 25 October, Cartagena made his UAE League Cup debut in a 1–0 loss at Al Orooba.[28] Across the 2021–22 season, Cartagena made 25 appearances across all competitions.

Orlando City

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On 2 August 2022, Cartegena joined Major League Soccer club Orlando City on loan from the remainder of the 2022 season with an option to extend through 2023.[29] On 13 August, Cartagena made his debut for the club when he came on as a 91st-minute substitute for Facundo Torres in a 1–0 victory at the New York Red Bulls.[30][31] Four days later, Cartagena was a single appearance with Orlando City's reserve affiliate Orlando City B against Rochester New York in which he scored the third goal of a 5–2 victory.[15][32]

On 30 July 2023, Cartagena scored his first goal for the club in a Leagues Cup match against Santos Laguna. Cartagena's goal, which was scored in added time, allowed Orlando City to progress to the knockout state of the competition.[33] On 2 September, during a match against FC Cincinnati, Cartagena was involved in a scuffle with the opposition players in which he received a red card for his role. Cartagena was fined four days later by the MLS Disciplinary Committee for failing to leave the pitch in a timely manner after his ejection.[34] Cartagena was acquired by the club permanently in December with a guaranteed contract through 2025.[35]

International career

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In May 2018, Cartegena was named in Peru's provisional 24 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[36]

Cartegena represented Peru at the 2021 Copa América[37] and the 2024 Copa América.[38]

Personal life

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Cartagena has a daughter. Cartagena describes his relationship with fellow Orlando City player Pedro Gallese as a "brotherhood" as they have played for the same clubs in the past and their families are very close together.[2]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 30 November 2024[39]
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental[b] Other[c] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Alianza Lima 2012 Torneo Descentralizado 3 0 — — — 3 0
2013 21 1 — — — 21 1
Total 24 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 1
Vitória Setúbal 2014–15 Primeira Liga 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Universidad San Martín 2015 Torneo Descentralizado 25 0 9 0 — — 34 0
2016 37 2 — — — 37 2
2017 38 1 — — — 38 1
Total 100 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 109 3
Veracruz 2017–18 Liga MX 13 0 0 0 — — 13 0
2018–19 12 0 1 0 — — 13 0
Total 25 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 0
Alianza Lima 2019 Peruvian Primeria División 30 0 0 0 5 0 — 35 0
Godoy Cruz 2019–20 Argentine Primera División 4 1 1 0 — — 5 1
2021 2 0 0 0 — — 2 0
2022 11 2 0 0 — — 11 2
Total 17 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 3
Kalba FC 2021–22 UAE Pro League 22 0 3 0 — — 25 0
Orlando City B (loan) 2022 MLS Next Pro 1 1 — — — 1 1
Orlando City (loan) 2022 Major League Soccer 8 0 1 0 — 0 0 9 0
2023 27 2 1 0 1 0 6[d] 2 35 4
Orlando City 2024 27 0 — 4 0 7[e] 0 39 0
Total 62 2 2 0 5 0 13 2 83 4
Career total 281 10 16 0 10 0 13 2 321 12
  1. ^ Includes Copa Inca, Copa MX, Copa de la Superliga, UAE League Cup, and U.S. Open Cup
  2. ^ Includes Copa Libertadores and CONCACAF Champions Cup
  3. ^ Includes MLS Cup Playoffs and Leagues Cup
  4. ^ Three appearances and one goal in Leagues Cup and three appearances and one goal in MLS Cup playoffs
  5. ^ Three appearances in Leagues Cup and four appearances in MLS Cup Playoffs

International

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As of match played 15 November 2024[40]
Peru
Year Apps Goals
2017 2 0
2018 3 0
2020 1 0
2021 10 0
2022 5 0
2023 8 0
2024 11 0
Total 40 0

Honours

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Orlando City

References

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  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. ^ a b c Get to Know: Wilder Cartagena (Video). Orlando City SC. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Wilder Cartagena". Orlando City SC. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Player – Wilder Cartagena". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  5. ^ "Match: Alianza Lima 2–2 León de Huánuco". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  6. ^ "Match: Juan Aurich 1–0 Alianza Lima". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  7. ^ "Alianza Lima vs. César Vallejo". Soccerway. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  8. ^ "Vitória de Setúbal contrata médio internacional sub-20 peruano Wilder Cartagena". SAPO (in Portuguese). 21 January 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  9. ^ "Vitória Setúbal vs. Nacional". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  10. ^ "Wilder Cartagena es nuevo jugador de la San Martín". Peru.com (in Spanish). 12 January 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  11. ^ "Cienciano vs. Universidad San Martín". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  12. ^ "San Martín fichó a Mario Tajima, Saúl Salas, Marcos Ortiz y Junior Huerta". América Televisión (in Spanish). 18 December 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  13. ^ "César Vallejo vs. Universidad San Martín". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  14. ^ "Alianza Lima: Wilder Cartagena sonó como refuerzo pero renovó con San Martín". América Televisión (in Spanish). 20 December 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  15. ^ a b c d e f g h "Peru – W. Cartagena". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  16. ^ @ClubTiburones (7 January 2018). "¡Bienvenido @wicarta19 a tu nueva casa 🏟!" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 February 2025 – via Twitter.
  17. ^ "Veracruz vs. Santos Laguna". Soccerway. 28 January 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  18. ^ "América vs. Veracruz". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  19. ^ "Wilder Cartagena consolida su regreso a Alianza Lima". Andina (in Spanish). 6 January 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  20. ^ "Alianza Lima vs. Sport Boys". Soccerway. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  21. ^ "Alianza Lima vs. River Plate". Soccerway. 6 March 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  22. ^ "Wilder Cartagena fue oficializado por Godoy Cruz". ESPN (in Spanish). 21 January 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  23. ^ "Boca Juniors vs. Godoy Cruz". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  24. ^ "Godoy Cruz vs. Unión". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  25. ^ "Godoy Cruz vs. Boca Juniors". Soccerway. 14 March 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  26. ^ "Wilder Cartagena: "Estoy con muchas ganas de dar lo mejor de mí en el Ittihad Kalba"". América Televisión (in Spanish). 28 July 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  27. ^ "Sharjah vs. Kalba". Soccerway. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  28. ^ "Al Orooba vs. Kalba". Soccerway. 25 October 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  29. ^ "Orlando City SC Acquires Peruvian National Team Midfielder Wilder Cartagena". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  30. ^ "Orlando City Shuts Out New York Red Bulls in 1-0 Road Victory". Orlando City. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  31. ^ "RBNYvsORL 08–13–2022". Major League Soccer. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  32. ^ "Orlando City B vs. Rochester New York". Soccerway. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  33. ^ "Match report: Wilder Cartagena scores late game-winner to punch Orlando City's ticket to Leagues Cup knockout stage". Orlando City. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  34. ^ "Orlando City, Red Bulls players fined by MLS Disciplinary Committee". Major League Soccer. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  35. ^ "Orlando City SC Acquires Peruvian National Team Midfielder Wilder Cartagena". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  36. ^ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad – Final 23-man lists". goal.com. Goal. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  37. ^ Peruvian Football Federation [@SeleccionPeru] (10 June 2021). "¡Un mismo objetivo! Estos son los futbolistas convocados por el profesor Ricardo Gareca para disputar la @CopaAmerica 2021" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 June 2021 – via Twitter.
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  39. ^ "W. Cartagena".
  40. ^ "Wilder Cartagena". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
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