# Oscar Santis

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.

## 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.

#### 2024 season

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.

#### 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. 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.

## 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.

### Guatemala 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.

## Personal life

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

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 8 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Domestic Cup | Domestic Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Suchitepéquez | 2015-16 | Liga Nacional de Guatemala | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Suchitepéquez | 2016-17 | Liga Nacional de Guatemala | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 |
| Suchitepéquez | 2017-18 | Liga Nacional de Guatemala | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 0 |
| Suchitepéquez | Total | Total | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Comunicaciones | 2019-20 | Liga Nacional de Guatemala | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Comunicaciones | 2020-21 | Liga Nacional de Guatemala | 35 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 10 |
| Comunicaciones | 2021-22 | Liga Nacional de Guatemala | 46 | 11 | — | — | 10 | 3 | — | — | 56 | 14 |
| Comunicaciones | 2022-23 | Liga Nacional de Guatemala | 26 | 7 | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 8 |
| Comunicaciones | Total | Total | 109 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 32 |
| Antigua | 2022-23 | Liga Nacional de Guatemala | 15 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 5 |
| Antigua | 2023-24 | Liga Nacional de Guatemala | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 2 |
| Antigua | Total | Total | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 7 |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 2024 | Erovnuli Liga | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 3 |
| Antigua (loan) | 2024-25 | Liga Nacional | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| Career Total | Career Total | Career Total | 203 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 225 | 48 |
* ↑ Includes Georgian Cup
* ↑ Appearance(s) in CONCACAF League
* ↑ Two appearances and one goal in 2022 CONCACAF League, three appearances in 2022 CONCACAF Champions League
* ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League
* ↑ Appearance(s) in Georgian Super Cup
* ↑ Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions Cup

### International

    As of match played 16 March 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Guatemala | 2021 | 9 | 1 |
| Guatemala | 2022 | 11 | 5 |
| Guatemala | 2023 | 8 | 3 |
| Guatemala | 2024 | 10 | 2 |
| Guatemala | 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 39 | 11 |
    As of match played 11 October 2024
    Scores and results list Guatemala's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Santis goal.
List of international goals scored by Oscar Santis :
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 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 |
| 2 | 24 April 2022 | PayPal Park, San Jose, United States | 11 | El Salvador | 2–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 24 April 2022 | PayPal Park, San Jose, United States | 11 | El Salvador | 3–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 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 |
| 5 | 24 September 2022 | Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States | 17 | Colombia | 1–4 | 1–4 | Friendly |
| 6 | 19 November 2022 | Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States | 20 | Nicaragua | 2–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 7 | 24 March 2023 | FFB Stadium, Belmopan, Belize | 22 | Belize | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B |
| 8 | 10 September 2023 | Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala | 26 | Panama | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2023-24 CONCACAF Nations League A |
| 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 |
| 10 | 11 October 2024 | Synthetic Track and Field Facility, Leonora, Guyana | 37 | Guyana | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League A |
| 11 | 11 October 2024 | Synthetic Track and Field Facility, Leonora, Guyana | 37 | Guyana | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League A |

## Honours

Comunicaciones
* CONCACAF League: 2021
* Liga Nacional de Guatemala: Clausura 2022
Dinamo Tbilisi
* Georgian Cup runner-up: 2024
* Georgian Super Cup runner-up: 2024
Individual
* CONCACAF League Best Young Player: 2021