Wilder Cartagena

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Wilder Cartagena
Personal information
Full name Wilder José Cartagena Mendoza
Date of birth (1994-09-23) 23 September 1994 (age 27)
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Ittihad Kalba
Number 15
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 9 (0)
National team‡
2017− Peru 16 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:53, 20 September 2020 (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 central midfielder for Emirati club Ittihad Kalba and the Peru national team.[2]

Club career[]

Wilder Cartagena was promoted to the Alianza Lima first team in January 2012.[2] He soon made his Torneo Descentralizado league debut on matchday one in a 2–2 home draw against León de Huánuco.[3] He was used again as a starter by manager José Soto on matchday 27 in away match against Juan Aurich.[4]

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.

International career[]

In May 2018, he was named in Peru's provisional 24 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[5]

Career statistics[]

International[]

Statistics accurate as of match played on 14 October 2021.[6]
Peru
Year Apps Goals
2017 2 0
2018 3 0
2020 1 0
2021 10 0
Total 16 0

References[]

  1. ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Player - Wilder Cartagena". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Match: Alianza Lima 2-2 León de Huánuco". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Match: Juan Aurich 1-0 Alianza Lima". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  5. ^ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". goal.com. Goal. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Wilder Cartagena". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 28 January 2022.

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