Oscar Santis

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Oscar Santis
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Santis with Guatemala 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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2019 Suchitepéquez 23 (0)
2019–2022 Comunicaciones 109 (28)
2022–2024 Antigua 32 (7)
2024– Dinamo Tbilisi 29 (3)
2024- → Antigua (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2018 Guatemala U20 4 (2)
2021– Guatemala 38 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024

Oscar Alexander Santis Cayax (born 25 March 1999) is a Guatemalan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga Nacional club Antigua, on loan from Erovnuli Liga club Dinamo Tbilisi, and the Guatemala national team.

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Club career

Suchitepéquez

Oscar Santis started his senior career with Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala club 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

Oscar Santis signed with Comunicaciones 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

Santis signed with Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala club Antigua 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]

Dinamo Tbilisi

In January 2024, Oscar Santis signed with Georgia’s Erovnuli Liga club Dinamo Tbilisi on a two year contract with a possibility of extension. [9] [10]

2024 Season

On 2 March 2024, Santis made his Erovnuli Liga debut for Dinamo Tbilisi resulting in a win. [11] 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. [12] 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. [13] 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. [14] [15] He would finish his 2024 season with 32 appearances and 3 goals across all competitions.

Loan to Antigua

On 26 December 2024, Antigua and Oscar Santis announced that he will be joining the team once again on loan for the 2024–25 Liga Nacional de Guatemala Clausura. [16]

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. [17]

Guatemala senior career

On 24 February 2021, he made his senior debut in a friendly match against Nicaragua in a 1–0 victory. [18] 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. [19]

Oscar Santis was not selected for Guatemala's 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad due to an injury. [20]

Personal life

Oscar Santis has a younger brother, Diego Santis, who currently plays for Liga Nacional club Antigua. [21] [22]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 5 December 2024 [1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueDomestic Cup [a] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Suchitepéquez 2015-16 Liga Nacional de Guatemala 10———10
2016-17 100———100
2017-18 120———120
Total230000000230
Comunicaciones 2019-20 Liga Nacional de Guatemala 20———20
2020-21 3510———3510
2021-22 4611—10 [b] 3—5614
2022-23 267—5 [c] 1—318
Total10928001540012432
Antigua 2022-23 Liga Nacional de Guatemala 155———155
2023-24 172———172
Total327000000327
Dinamo Tbilisi 2024 Erovnuli Liga 293102 [d] 02 [e] 0343
Career Total19338101742021342
  1. ↑ Includes Georgian Cup
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in CONCACAF League
  3. ↑ Two appearances and one goal in 2022 CONCACAF League, three appearances in 2022 CONCACAF Champions League
  4. ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League
  5. ↑ Appearance(s) in Georgian Super Cup

International

As of match played 15 October 2024 [23]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Guatemala 202191
2022115
202383
2024102
Total3811
As of match played 11 October 2024
Scores and results list Guatemala's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Santis goal. [23]
List of international goals scored by Oscar Santis
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
14 June 2021 Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala3Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3–010–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification [24]
224 April 2022 PayPal Park, San Jose, United States11Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 2–04–0 Friendly [25]
33–0
410 June 2022 Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic15Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 1–11–1 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B [26]
524 September 2022 Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States17Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 1–41–4 Friendly [27]
619 November 2022 Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States20Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 2–03–1 Friendly [28]
724 March 2023 FFB Stadium, Belmopan, Belize22Flag of Belize.svg  Belize 2–02–1 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B [29]
810 September 2023 Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala26Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 1–11–1 2023-24 CONCACAF Nations League A [30]
913 October 2023 Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago27Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 2–02–3 2023-24 CONCACAF Nations League A [31]
1011 October 2024 Synthetic Track and Field Facility, Leonora, Guyana37Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 1–03–1 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League A [32]
113–1

Honours

Comunicaciones

Dinamo Tbilisi

Individual

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  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. 1 2 "Comunicaciones' first SCL title among top SCL moments". Concacaf. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "Quarter-Finals 1". Concacaf. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  7. 1 2 "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" [Antigua GFC announce the signing of Oscar Santis]. La Red (in Spanish). 20 December 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  9. ↑ "ოსკარ სანტისი დინამოელია" [Oscar Santis is a Dinamo player]. fcdinamo.ge (in Georgian). FC Dinamo Tbilisi. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
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  11. ↑ "Oscar Alexander Santis debuta en el futbol de Europa con el Dinamo Tbilisi" [Oscar Alexander Santis debuts in European football with Dinamo Tbilisi]. ESPN Deportes (in Spanish). 2 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  12. ↑ "Oscar Santis da asistencia en empate del Dinamo Tbilisi en Georgia" [Oscar Santis assists in Dinamo Tbilisi's draw in Georgia]. ESPN Deportes (in Spanish). 3 April 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  13. ↑ "Oscar Santis celebra su primer gol en el fútbol de Europa" [Oscar Santis celebrates his first goal in European football]. ESPN Deportes (in Spanish). 10 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  14. ↑ "Oscar Santis conoce rival al que enfrentará en la UEFA Conference League" [Oscar Santis knows the rival he will face in the UEFA Conference League]. ESPN Argentina (in Spanish). 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  15. ↑ Coronado, Oscar (11 July 2024). "¡BUEN DEBUT! ASÍ LE FUE A ÓSCAR SANTIS EN CONFERENCE LEAGUE" [¡GOOD DEBUT! THIS IS HOW IT WENT FOR OSCAR SANTIS IN THE CONFERENCE LEAGUE]. Emisoras Unidas (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 July 2024.
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  19. ↑ 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.
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  21. ↑ "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.
  22. ↑ "Antigua GFC oficializa el fichaje de Diego Santis para la próxima temporada" (in Spanish). ESPN. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
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  30. ↑ "GUATEMALA VS. PANAMA 1 - 1: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
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