Óscar Santis

Óscar Alexander Santis Cayax (; born 25 March 1999), commonly known as Lelito, is a Guatemalan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Malaysia Super League club DPMM FC of Brunei and the Guatemala national team.

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.

Comunicaciones Oscar Santis signed with Comunicaciones on 2019.

During the 2021 CONCACAF League, Santis was a member of the Comunicaciones squad that ultimately won the tournament. 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. He was named the best young player of the tournament.

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.

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

Return 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. 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.

Loan to DPMM In July 2026, Santis was unveiled as having signed for Bruneian club DPMM FC of the Malaysia Super League for the 2026–27 season, on loan from Antigua. The club had set their sights on Santis since April. He made his DPMM debut on 23 August in a 0–1 victory against Penang.

International career

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.

Senior career On 24 February 2021, he made his senior debut in a friendly match against Nicaragua in a 1–0 victory. 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.

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

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.

Santis competed in the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup. In the quarterfinal against Canada, Santis completed a cross to Rubio Rubin in the 69th minute. The game would end 1–1, with Guatemala advancing on penalty kicks. Guatemala would later lose 2–1 in the semifinal against the United States.

Personal life Oscar Santis has a younger brother, Diego Santis, who also plays for Antigua.

Career statistics Club

Scores and results list Guatemala's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Santis goal.

Honours Comunicaciones CONCACAF League: 2021

Dinamo Tbilisi Georgian Cup runner-up: 2024 Georgian Super Cup runner-up: 2024

Antigua Liga Bantrab: 2025 Clausura, 2025 Apertura

Individual CONCACAF League Best Young Player: 2021