Oscar Santis
![]() Santis in 2024 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Oscar Alexander Santis Cayax[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1999-03-25) 25 March 1999 (age 25) | ||
Place of birth | Guatemala City, Guatemala | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2018 | Suchitepéquez | 23 | (0) |
2019–2022 | Comunicaciones | 109 | (28) |
2023–2024 | Antigua | 32 | (7) |
2024– | Dinamo Tbilisi | 20 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2018 | Guatemala U20 | 4 | (2) |
2021– | Guatemala | 34 | (9) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 June 2024 |
Oscar Alexander Santis Cayax (born 25 March 1999) is a Guatemalan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Erovnuli Liga club Dinamo Tbilisi and the Guatemala national team.
Club career
C.D. Suchitepéquez
Oscar Santis started his senior career with Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala club C.D. Suchitepéquez coming from the youth side. He would make his senior debut on 4 October 2015 in a 3-1 league win against Antigua at the age of 16.[3]
Comunicaciones F.C.
Oscar Santis signed with Comunicaciones F.C. on 2019.[4]
During the 2021 CONCACAF League, Santis was a member of the Comunicaciones squad that ultimately won the tournament.[5] Santis had 10 appearances and three goals in the tournament, which were scored in a hat-trick against Deportivo Saprissa in the first leg of the quarter-finals.[6] He was named the best young player of the tournament.[7]
Antigua GFC
Santis signed with Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala club Antigua GFC on 2023. Santis tallied 32 goals in 124 appearances across all competitions, winning the 2021 CONCACAF League and Liga Nacional de Guatemala 2021-22 Clausura with Comunicaciones.[8]
FC Dinamo Tbilisi
In 2024, Oscar Santis signed with Georgia’s Erovnuli Liga club FC Dinamo Tbilisi on a two year contract with a possibility of extension.[9]
On 2 March 2024, Santis made his Erovnuli Liga debut for FC Dinamo Tbilisi resulting in a win.[10] On 3 April 2024, Santis made his first contribution to a goal in Europe, assisting teammate Vakhtang Salia in a 2-2 league draw against Dila Gori.[11] Santis would score his first European goal against FC Iberia 1999 on 10 May 2024, in which the match resulted in a 1-0 win at home.[12] On 11 July 2024, Oscar Santis would participate with Dinamo Tbilisi in a 2024–25 UEFA Conference League match against FK Mornar, becoming the third Guatemalan to participate in a UEFA tournament. He played the entire match and recorded an assist in a 2-1 defeat.[13][14]
International career
Guatemala Youth Career
Santis debuted internationally on his youth team with the Guatemala U-20 team on 2 November 2018, and scored his first goal for the team against Guyana in the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in a 4–0 victory.[15]
Guatemala Senior Career
On 24 February 2021, he made his senior debut in a friendly match against Nicaragua in a 1–0 victory.[16] On 4 June 2021, at the 2022 World Cup qualifying match against St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Santis scored his first senior goal for Guatemala in a 10–0 victory.[17]
Oscar Santis was not selected for Guatemala's 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad due to an injury.[18]
Personal life
Oscar Santis has a younger brother, Diego Santis, who currently plays for Liga Nacional club Antigua.[19][20]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 10 August 2024[1]
Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Suchitepéquez | 2015-16 | Liga Nacional de Guatemala | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2016-17 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||||
2017-18 | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||||
Total | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
Comunicaciones | 2019-20 | Liga Nacional de Guatemala | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
2020-21 | 35 | 10 | — | — | — | 35 | 10 | |||||
2021-22 | 46 | 11 | — | 10[a] | 3 | — | 56 | 14 | ||||
2022-23 | 26 | 7 | — | 5[b] | 1 | — | 31 | 8 | ||||
Total | 109 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 32 | ||
Antigua | 2022-23 | Liga Nacional de Guatemala | 15 | 5 | — | — | — | 15 | 5 | |||
2023-24 | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | 17 | 2 | |||||
Total | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 7 | ||
Dinamo Tbilisi | 2024 | Erovnuli Liga | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 24 | 2 |
Career Total | 184 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 203 | 41 |
- ^ Appearance(s) in CONCACAF League
- ^ Two appearances and one goal in 2022 CONCACAF League, three appearances in 2022 CONCACAF Champions League
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League
- ^ Appearance(s) in Georgian Super Cup
International
- As of match played 14 June 2024[21]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Guatemala | 2021 | 9 | 1 |
2022 | 11 | 5 | |
2023 | 8 | 3 | |
2024 | 6 | 0 | |
Total | 34 | 9 |
- As of match played 5 June 2024
- Scores and results list Guatemala's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Santis goal.[21]
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 4 June 2021 | Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala | 3 | ![]() | 3–0 | 10–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | [22] |
2 | 24 April 2022 | PayPal Park, San Jose, United States | 11 | ![]() | 2–0 | 4–0 | Friendly | [23] |
3 | 3–0 | |||||||
4 | 10 June 2022 | Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 15 | ![]() | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B | [24] |
5 | 24 September 2022 | Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States | 17 | ![]() | 1–4 | 1–4 | Friendly | [25] |
6 | 19 November 2022 | Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States | 20 | ![]() | 2–0 | 3–1 | Friendly | [26] |
7 | 24 March 2023 | FFB Stadium, Belmopan, Belize | 22 | ![]() | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B | [27] |
8 | 10 September 2023 | Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala | 26 | ![]() | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2023-24 CONCACAF Nations League A | [28] |
9 | 13 October 2023 | Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | 27 | ![]() | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2023-24 CONCACAF Nations League A | [29] |
Honours
Comunicaciones
Dinamo Tbilisi
- Georgian Super Cup runner-up: 2024[31]
Individual
- CONCACAF League Best Young Player: 2021[7]
References
- ^ a b Oscar Santis at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "Oscar Santis". Comunicaciones FC. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ "SUCHITEPÉQUEZ VS. ANTIGUA GFC 3 - 1: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Óscar Santis jugará con Comunicaciones". goal.com. Goal. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Comunicaciones' first SCL title among top SCL moments". concacaf.com. Concacaf. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ "Quarter-Finals 1". concacaf.com. Concacaf. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Comunicaciones' Santis wins 2021 SCL Youth Revelation Award". concacaf. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ "Antigua GFC anuncia el fichaje de Óscar Santis". lared1061.com. Lared. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "Dinamo Tbilisi presents Oscar Santis as its new reinforcement". euro.eseuro.com. Euro Es Euro. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "El futbolista guatemalteco fue titular y jugó sus primeros 90 minutos en Georgia". espndeportes.espn.com. ESPN Deportes. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "Oscar Santis da asistencia en empate del Dinamo Tbilisi en Georgia". espndeportes.espn.com. ESPN Deportes. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ "El delantero guatemalteco marcó el gol del triunfo del FC Dinamo Tbilisi ante el líder de Georgia". espndeportes.espn.com. ESPN Deportes. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ "Oscar Santis conoce rival al que enfrentará en la UEFA Conference League". www.espn.com.ar. ESPN Argentina. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ "¡BUEN DEBUT! ASÍ LE FUE A ÓSCAR SANTIS EN CONFERENCE LEAGUE". emisorasunidas.com. Emisoras Unidas Guatemala. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Guyana thumped 4–0 by Guatemala". Stabroek News. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ "Oscar Santis debuta con la Selección de Guatemala ante Nicaragua" [Oscar Santis debuts with the Guatemala national team against Nicaragua]. ESPN Deportes.com (in Spanish). ESPN Inc. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ Coronado, Oscar (5 June 2021). "Guatemala cumple su papel de favorita y golea 10–0 a San Vicente y las Granadinas" [Guatemala fulfills its role as favorite and beats Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 10–0]. Agencia Guatemalteca de Noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ "¿SENTIRÁ GUATEMALA LA AUSENCIA DE OSCAR SANTIS?". OneFootball.
- ^ "Los Santis del fútbol: 'Lelo' guía a sus hijos, Oscar y Diego, en su expedición por Liga Nacional". ESPN. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ^ "Antigua GFC oficializa el fichaje de Diego Santis para la próxima temporada". ESPN. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ a b Oscar Santis at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "GUATEMALA VS. ST. VINCENT / GRENADINES 10 - 0: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ "EL SALVADOR VS. GUATEMALA 0 - 4: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ "DOMINICAN REPUBLIC VS. GUATEMALA 1 - 1: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ "COLOMBIA VS. GUATEMALA 4 - 1: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ "GUATEMALA VS. NICARAGUA 3 - 1: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ "BELIZE VS. GUATEMALA 1 - 2: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ "GUATEMALA VS. PANAMA 1 - 1: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ "TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO VS. GUATEMALA 3 - 2: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ "Comunicaciones, campeón de Guatemala del Torneo Clausura 2022". guatemala.com. Guatemala.com. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "დინამო თბილისი 1 : 2 ტორპედო ქუთაისი". gff.ge. Georgian Football Federation. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
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- Profile at the Dinamo Tbilisi website
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