Wilder Cartagena facts for kids
Cartagena with Orlando City in 2024
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Wilder José Cartagena Mendoza | ||
| Date of birth | 23 September 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | El Carmen, Ica, Peru | ||
| Height | 1.80 m | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | 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) |
| 2015–2017 | Universidad San Martín | 100 | (3) |
| 2018 | 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) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013– | Peru | 40 | (0) |
† Appearances (Goals). |
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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.
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Early life
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.
Club career
Wilder Cartagena was promoted to the Alianza Lima first team in January 2012. He soon made his Torneo Descentralizado league debut on matchday one in a 2–2 home draw against León de Huánuco. He was used again as a starter by manager José Soto on matchday 27 in away match against Juan Aurich.
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. He was acquired by the club permanently in December 2023.
International career
In May 2018, Cartegena was named in Peru's provisional 24 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
Cartegena represented Peru at the 2021 Copa América and the 2024 Copa América.
Personal life
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.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | 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 | 2 | 35 | 4 | ||
| Orlando City | 2024 | 27 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 7 | 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 | ||
International
| 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
Orlando City
- U.S. Open Cup: 2022
See also
In Spanish: Wilder Cartagena para niños
