Melvin Cartagena

Melvin Cartagena
Personal information
Full name Melvin Alberto Cartagena Portillo
Date of birth (1999-07-30) 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)

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.

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]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
El Salvador 202120
2022–
202350
2024120
202550
Total240

References

  1. ↑ "St. Kitts and Nevis vs. El Salvador - 12 June 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  2. ↑ "Melvin Cartagena". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
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