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Oscar Santis
Santis with Guatemala in 2024
Personal information
Full name Oscar Alexander Santis Cayax[1]
Date of birth (1999-03-25) 25 March 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth Mazatenango, Guatemala
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Antigua
(on loan from 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 29 (3)
2025 → Antigua (loan) 23 (7)
International career‡
2018 Guatemala U20 4 (2)
2021– Guatemala 48 (15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:00, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:00, 2 July 2025 (UTC)

Oscar Alexander Santis Cayax (born 25 March 1999), commonly known as Lelito, 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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Suchitepéquez

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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

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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

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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

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2024: Debut season

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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] 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.

2025: Loan to Antigua

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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] On 1 February 2025, after a 0–0 draw against Marquense, a video of Santis shouting racist insults towards the fans went viral on social media. He later apologized for the incident.[17]

International career

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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.[18]

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.[19] 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.[20]

Oscar Santis was not selected for Guatemala's 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad due to an injury.[21]

On 6 June 2025, Santis had four goal contributions in a 4-2 win against Dominican Republic in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification. He recorded an assist and scored a hat-trick that would earn him man of the match.[22]

Personal life

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Oscar Santis has a younger brother, Diego Santis, who currently plays for Liga Nacional club Antigua.[23][24]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 18 May 2025[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Domestic Cup[a] 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[b] 3 — 56 14
2022-23 26 7 — 5[c] 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 29 3 1 0 2[d] 0 2[e] 0 34 3
Antigua (loan) 2024-25 Liga Nacional 23 7 0 0 2[f] 1 0 0 25 7
Career Total 216 45 1 0 19 5 2 0 238 50
  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
  6. ^ Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions Cup

International

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As of match played 2 July 2025[25]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Guatemala[N1] 2021 9 1
2022 11 5
2023 8 3
2024 10 2
2025 10 4
Total 48 15
As of match played 16 June 2025
Scores and results list Guatemala's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Santis goal.[25]
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 [26]
2 24 April 2022 PayPal Park, San Jose, United States 11  El Salvador 2–0 4–0 Friendly [27]
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 [28]
5 24 September 2022 Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States 17  Colombia 1–4 1–4 Friendly [29]
6 19 November 2022 Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States 20  Nicaragua 2–0 3–1 Friendly [30]
7 24 March 2023 FFB Stadium, Belmopan, Belize 22  Belize 2–0 2–1 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B [31]
8 10 September 2023 Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala 26  Panama 1–1 1–1 2023-24 CONCACAF Nations League A [32]
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 [33]
10 11 October 2024 Synthetic Track and Field Facility, Leonora, Guyana 37  Guyana 1–0 3–1 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League A [34]
11 3–1
12 6 June 2025 Estadio Cementos Progreso, Guatemala City, Guatemala 43  Dominican Republic 1–0 4–2 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification [35]
13 3–2
14 4–2
15 16 June 2025 Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States 44  Jamaica 1–0 1–0 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup [36]

Honours

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Suchitepéquez

Comunicaciones

Dinamo Tbilisi

Antigua

Individual

Notes

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    National Football Teams awards a goal to Santis on 21 March 2025 against Guyana, however CONCACAF awards this goal to José Martínez.[40]

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" [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.
  10. ^ "Dinamo Tbilisi presents Oscar Santis as its new reinforcement". Euro Es Euro. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  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.
  16. ^ Ortega, Juan Carlos (26 December 2024). "Óscar Santis, tras su aventura en Europa, regresa a Antigua GFC" [Oscar Santis, after his adventure in Europe, returns to Antigua GFC]. La Hora Guatemala (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  17. ^ "Oscar Santis rompe el silencio: su descargo tras los dichos racistas contra la afición de Marquense". MSN. 1 February 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  18. ^ "Guyana thumped 4–0 by Guatemala". Stabroek News. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  19. ^ "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.
  20. ^ 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.
  21. ^ "¿SENTIRÁ GUATEMALA LA AUSENCIA DE OSCAR SANTIS?". OneFootball (in Spanish). 22 June 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  22. ^ "Oscar Santis hat-trick lifts Guatemala past Dominican Republic in 2026 World Cup qualifier". The Economic Times. 6 June 2025.
  23. ^ "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.
  24. ^ "Antigua GFC oficializa el fichaje de Diego Santis para la próxima temporada" (in Spanish). ESPN. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  25. ^ a b Oscar Santis at National-Football-Teams.com
  26. ^ "GUATEMALA VS. ST. VINCENT / GRENADINES 10 - 0: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  27. ^ "EL SALVADOR VS. GUATEMALA 0 - 4: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  28. ^ "DOMINICAN REPUBLIC VS. GUATEMALA 1 - 1: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  29. ^ "COLOMBIA VS. GUATEMALA 4 - 1: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  30. ^ "GUATEMALA VS. NICARAGUA 3 - 1: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  31. ^ "BELIZE VS. GUATEMALA 1 - 2: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  32. ^ "GUATEMALA VS. PANAMA 1 - 1: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  33. ^ "TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO VS. GUATEMALA 3 - 2: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  34. ^ "Guyana vs. Guatemala 1-3: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  35. ^ "Guatemala 4-2 Dominican Rep (Jun 6, 2025) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  36. ^ "Jamaica vs Guatemala: Concacaf Gold Cup stats & head-to-head". BBC. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  37. ^ "Comunicaciones, campeón de Guatemala del Torneo Clausura 2022". guatemala.com (in Spanish). Guatemala.com. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  38. ^ "დინამო თბილისი 1 : 2 ტორპედო ქუთაისი". gff.ge (in Georgian). Georgian Football Federation. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  39. ^ "Díaz, Jiménez, Richards headline Gold Cup Best XI". CONCACAF. 9 July 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  40. ^ "Guyana 3 - 2 Guatemala". Retrieved 21 March 2025.
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