Oscar Santis

Oscar Santis
Santis in 2024
Personal information
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 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Dinamo Tbilisi
Number 18
Youth career
2014-2017 Suchitepéquez
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Suchitepéquez 23 (0)
2019–2022 Comunicaciones 109 (28)
2022–2024 Antigua 32 (7)
2024– Dinamo Tbilisi 22 (2)
International career‡
2018 Guatemala U20 4 (2)
2021– Guatemala 35 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 September 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

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C.D. Suchitepéquez

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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.

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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

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Santis signed with Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala club Antigua GFC on 2022, at the end of the 2022-23 Apertura season from Comunicaciones. 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

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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

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Guatemala youth career

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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

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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

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Oscar Santis has a younger brother, Diego Santis, who currently plays for Liga Nacional club Antigua.[19][20]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 25 August 2024[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Domestic Cup Continental Other Total
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 22 2 0 0 2[c] 0 2[d] 0 26 2
Career Total 186 37 0 0 17 4 2 0 205 41
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in CONCACAF League
  2. ^ Two appearances and one goal in 2022 CONCACAF League, three appearances in 2022 CONCACAF Champions League
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in Georgian Super Cup

International

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As of match played 5 September 2024[21]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Guatemala 2021 9 1
2022 11 5
2023 8 3
2024 7 0
Total 35 9
As of match played 5 September 2024
Scores and results list Guatemala's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Santis goal.[21]
List of international goals scored by Oscar Santis
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 4 June 2021 Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala 3  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3–0 10–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification [22]
2 24 April 2022 PayPal Park, San Jose, United States 11  El Salvador 2–0 4–0 Friendly [23]
3 3–0
4 10 June 2022 Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 15  Dominican Republic 1–1 1–1 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B [24]
5 24 September 2022 Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States 17  Colombia 1–4 1–4 Friendly [25]
6 19 November 2022 Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States 20  Nicaragua 2–0 3–1 Friendly [26]
7 24 March 2023 FFB Stadium, Belmopan, Belize 22  Belize 2–0 2–1 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B [27]
8 10 September 2023 Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala 26  Panama 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  Trinidad and Tobago 2–0 2–3 2023-24 CONCACAF Nations League A [29]

Honours

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Comunicaciones

Dinamo Tbilisi

Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b Oscar Santis at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Oscar Santis". Comunicaciones FC. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  3. ^ "SUCHITEPÉQUEZ VS. ANTIGUA GFC 3 - 1: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  4. ^ "Óscar Santis jugará con Comunicaciones" (in Spanish). Goal. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Comunicaciones' first SCL title among top SCL moments". Concacaf. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Quarter-Finals 1". Concacaf. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Comunicaciones' Santis wins 2021 SCL Youth Revelation Award". Concacaf. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Antigua GFC anuncia el fichaje de Óscar Santis" (in Spanish). Lared 106.1. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  9. ^ "Dinamo Tbilisi presents Oscar Santis as its new reinforcement". Euro Es Euro. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  10. ^ "El futbolista guatemalteco fue titular y jugó sus primeros 90 minutos en Georgia" (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Oscar Santis da asistencia en empate del Dinamo Tbilisi en Georgia" (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  12. ^ "El delantero guatemalteco marcó el gol del triunfo del FC Dinamo Tbilisi ante el líder de Georgia" (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  13. ^ "Oscar Santis conoce rival al que enfrentará en la UEFA Conference League" (in Spanish). ESPN Argentina. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  14. ^ "¡BUEN DEBUT! ASÍ LE FUE A ÓSCAR SANTIS EN CONFERENCE LEAGUE" (in Spanish). Emisoras Unidas Guatemala. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  15. ^ "Guyana thumped 4–0 by Guatemala". Stabroek News. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ 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.
  18. ^ "¿SENTIRÁ GUATEMALA LA AUSENCIA DE OSCAR SANTIS?". OneFootball (in Spanish). 22 June 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  19. ^ "Los Santis del fútbol: 'Lelo' guía a sus hijos, Oscar y Diego, en su expedición por Liga Nacional" (in Spanish). ESPN. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  20. ^ "Antigua GFC oficializa el fichaje de Diego Santis para la próxima temporada" (in Spanish). ESPN. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  21. ^ a b Oscar Santis at National-Football-Teams.com
  22. ^ "GUATEMALA VS. ST. VINCENT / GRENADINES 10 - 0: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  23. ^ "EL SALVADOR VS. GUATEMALA 0 - 4: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  24. ^ "DOMINICAN REPUBLIC VS. GUATEMALA 1 - 1: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  25. ^ "COLOMBIA VS. GUATEMALA 4 - 1: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  26. ^ "GUATEMALA VS. NICARAGUA 3 - 1: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  27. ^ "BELIZE VS. GUATEMALA 1 - 2: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  28. ^ "GUATEMALA VS. PANAMA 1 - 1: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  29. ^ "TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO VS. GUATEMALA 3 - 2: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  30. ^ "Comunicaciones, campeón de Guatemala del Torneo Clausura 2022". guatemala.com (in Spanish). Guatemala.com. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  31. ^ "დინამო თბილისი 1 : 2 ტორპედო ქუთაისი". gff.ge (in Georgian). Georgian Football Federation. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
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  • Profile at the Dinamo Tbilisi website
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