Melvin Cartagena
Salvadoran footballer (born 1999)
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Melvin Alberto Cartagena Portillo (born 30 July 1999) is a Salvadoran professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primera División club Águila and the El Salvador national team.
Full name
Melvin Alberto Cartagena Portillo
Date of birth
30 July 1999
Place of birth
Santa Ana, El Salvador
Height
1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Melvin Alberto Cartagena Portillo | ||
| Date of birth | 30 July 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Ana, El Salvador | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Águila | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | C.D. FAS | 5 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Once Deportivo | 36 | (0) |
| 2023- | Águila | 60 | (1) |
| Total | 101 | (1) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | El Salvador U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021– | El Salvador | 24 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 09:26, 12 June 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 09:26, 30 July 2026 (UTC) | |||
International career
Cartagena made his debut with the El Salvador national team in a 4–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification win over St Kitts and Nevis on 12 June 2021.[1]
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 21 June 2025[2]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Salvador | 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | – | ||
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 0 | |
