| Wilder Cartagena | |
| Fullname: | Wilder José Cartagena Mendoza |
| Birth Date: | 23 September 1994[1] |
| Birth Place: | Lima, Peru[2] |
| Height: | 1.80 m[3] |
| Currentclub: | Orlando City |
| Clubnumber: | 16 |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 2012 |
| Youthclubs1: | Alianza Lima |
| Years1: | 2012–2014 |
| Clubs1: | Alianza Lima |
| Caps1: | 25 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs2: | Vitória Setúbal |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2015–2017 |
| Clubs3: | Universidad San Martín |
| Caps3: | 100 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 2018 |
| Clubs4: | Veracruz |
| Caps4: | 24 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2019 |
| Clubs5: | Alianza Lima |
| Caps5: | 30 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs6: | Godoy Cruz |
| Caps6: | 17 |
| Goals6: | 3 |
| Years7: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs7: | Ittihad Kalba |
| Caps7: | 22 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs8: | → Orlando City (loan) |
| Caps8: | 35 |
| Goals8: | 2 |
| Years9: | 2022 |
| Clubs9: | → Orlando City B (loan) |
| Caps9: | 1 |
| Goals9: | 1 |
| Years10: | 2024– |
| Clubs10: | Orlando City |
| Caps10: | 19 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2013– |
| Nationalteam1: | Peru |
| Nationalcaps1: | 36 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 20 July 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 29 June 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.
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]
After a string of good performances with Universidad San Martin, his current club, he has earned a call-up to the Peru national football team, replacing the injured Beto da Silva.
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.[7] He was acquired by the club permanently in December 2023.[8]
In May 2018, he was named in Peru's provisional 24 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[9]
| Peru | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 36 | 0 | ||||
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