| Josue Cartagena | |
| Birth Date: | 15 November 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Panorama City, California, United States |
| Height: | 173 cm |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Flower City Union |
| Clubnumber: | 4 |
| Collegeyears1: | 2016 |
| College1: | COC Cougars |
| Collegecaps1: | 19 |
| Collegegoals1: | 2 |
| Collegeyears2: | 2018 |
| College2: | Taft Cougars |
| Collegecaps2: | 23 |
| Collegegoals2: | 0 |
| Collegeyears3: | 2019–2021 |
| College3: | Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros |
| Collegecaps3: | 30 |
| Collegegoals3: | 3 |
| Years1: | 2022 |
| Clubs1: | Chattanooga Red Wolves |
| Caps1: | 10 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2023– |
| Clubs2: | Flower City Union |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | April 2, 2023 |
Josue Cartagena (born November 15, 1998) is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Flower City Union, in the National Independent Soccer Association.
Cartagena attended and played soccer at James Monroe High School.[1]
Cartagena attended College of the Canyons in 2016 to play college soccer, going on to make 19 appearances for the Cougars, scoring two goals.[1] Cartagena played his second year of eligibility at Taft College in 2018, where he played 23 goals and added two assists to his name.[2] 2019 saw Cartagena transfer again, this time to California State University, Dominguez Hills, playing 30 games, scoring three goals and tallying a single assist in two seasons.[3]
On January 25, 2022, Cartagena signed with USL League One club Chattanooga Red Wolves.[4] [5] He made his professional debut on April 2, 2022, appearing as an injury-time substitute in a 1–1 draw with Forward Madison.[6] On March 15, 2023, Cartagena and Chattanooga mutually agreed to part ways.[7]