Santiago Cartagena

Santiago Cartagena Listur (born 1 September 2002) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Deportivo Maldonado.

Club career A youth academy graduate of Nacional, Cartagena made his professional debut on 7 September 2020 in a 5–1 league win against Cerro. He came on as an 80th-minute substitute for Gabriel Neves and scored his team's final goal in injury time. In April 2021, Cartagena and his Nacional teammate Axel Pérez joined Montevideo City Torque on a loan deal until 31 December 2022.

International career Cartagena is a former Uruguay youth international. He was part of Uruguay under-17 team which participated at the 2019 South American U-17 Championship.

In May 2024, Cartagena was named in the first ever Uruguay local national team squad. He made his Uruguay local team debut on 31 May 2024 in a goalless draw against Costa Rica.

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