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	1.73 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	12	(0)
International career‡
2018	Guatemala U20	4	(2)
2021–	Guatemala	31	(9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 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 in 2015 with Guatemalan club C.D. Suchitepéquez. ^[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. ^[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]

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. ^[12]

Guatemala Senior Career

On 24 February 2021, he made his senior debut in a friendly match against Nicaragua in a 1–0 victory. ^[13]

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. ^[14]

Oscar Santis was not selected for the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup Guatemala squad due to an injury. ^[15]

Personal life

Oscar Santis has a younger brother, Diego Santis, who currently plays for Comunicaciones F.C. ^[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 May 2024 ^[17]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Domestic Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Suchitepéquez	2015-16	Liga Nacional de Guatemala	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2016-17		10	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
	2017-18		12	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
	Total		23	0	0	0	0	0	23	0
Comunicaciones	2019-20	Liga Nacional de Guatemala	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2020-21		35	10	0	0	0	0	35	10
	2021-22		46	11	0	0	10 [lower-alpha 1]	3	56	14
	2022-23		26	7	0	0	5 [lower-alpha 2]	1	31	8
	Total		109	28	0	0	15	4	124	32
Antigua	2022-23	Liga Nacional de Guatemala	15	5	0	0	0	0	15	5
	2023-24		17	2	0	0	0	0	17	2
	Total		32	7	0	0	0	0	32	7
Dinamo Tbilisi	2024	Erovnuli Liga	12	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
Career Total			176	35	0	0	15	4	191	39

1. Ten Appearance(s) in 2021 CONCACAF League
2. Two appearances and one goal in 2022 CONCACAF League, three appearances in 2022 CONCACAF Champions League

International

As of match played 24 March 2024 ^[18]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Guatemala	2021	9	1
	2022	11	5
	2023	8	3
	2024	3	0
Total		31	9

International goals

Scores and results list Guatemala's goal tally first. ^[19]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	4 June 2021	Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	3–0	10–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.	25 April 2022	PayPal Park, San Jose, United States	El Salvador	2–0	4–0	Friendly
3.				3–0
4.	10 June 2022	Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	Dominican Republic	1–1	1–1	2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B
5.	25 September 2022	Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States	Colombia	1–4	1–4	Friendly
6.	19 November 2022	Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States	Nicaragua	2–0	3–1
7.	24 March 2023	FFB Stadium, Belmopan, Belize	Belize	2–0	2–1	2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B
8.	10 September 2023	Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala	Panama	1–1	1-1	2023-24 CONCACAF Nations League A
9.	14 October 2023	Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago	Trinidad and Tobago	2-0	2-3

Honours

Comunicaciones

• CONCACAF League: 2021 ^[20]
• Liga Nacional de Guatemala: Clausura 2022

Individual

• CONCACAF League Best Young Player: 2021 ^[21]

References

1. Oscar Santis at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
2. "Oscar Santis". Comunicaciones FC. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
3. "Óscar Santis". fotmob.com. FOTMOB. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
4. "Óscar Santis jugará con Comunicaciones". goal.com. Goal. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
5. "Comunicaciones' first SCL title among top SCL moments". concacaf.com. Concacaf. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
6. "Quarter-Finals 1". concacaf.com. Concacaf. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
7. "Comunicaciones' Santis wins 2021 SCL Youth Revelation Award". concacaf.com. Concacaf. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
8. "Antigua GFC anuncia el fichaje de Óscar Santis". lared1061.com. Lared. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
9. "Dinamo Tbilisi presents Oscar Santis as its new reinforcement". euro.eseuro.com. Euro Es Euro. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
10. "El futbolista guatemalteco fue titular y jugó sus primeros 90 minutos en Georgia". espndeportes.espn.com. ESPN Deportes. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
11. "Oscar Santis da asistencia en empate del Dinamo Tbilisi en Georgia". espndeportes.espn.com. ESPN Deportes. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
12. "Guyana thumped 4–0 by Guatemala". Stabroek News . 3 November 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
13. "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.
14. 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.
15. "¿SENTIRÁ GUATEMALA LA AUSENCIA DE OSCAR SANTIS?". OneFootball.
16. "Los Santis del fútbol: 'Lelo' guía a sus hijos, Oscar y Diego, en su expedición por Liga Nacional". espn.co.cr. ESPN. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
17. Oscar Santis at Soccerway
18. Oscar Santis at National-Football-Teams.com
19. "Oscar Santis". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
20. "Comunicaciones' first SCL title among top SCL moments". concacaf.com. Concacaf. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
21. "Comunicaciones' Santis wins 2021 SCL Youth Revelation Award". concacaf.com. Concacaf. Retrieved 15 December 2021.

External links

• Profile at the Dinamo Tbilisi website

• Oscar Santis at National-Football-Teams.com