Wilder Cartagena

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]

Wilder Cartagena
Personal information
Full name Wilder José Cartagena Mendoza
Date of birth (1994-09-23) 23 September 1994
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)

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
YearAppsGoals
201720
201830
202010
2021100
Total160

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. "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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