Óscar Santis


Óscar Alexander Santis Cayax, commonly known as Lelito, is a Guatemalan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga Bantrab club Antigua 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

2024: Debut season

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.

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

International

No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
14 June 2021Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala33–010–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
224 April 2022PayPal Park, San Jose, United States112–04–0Friendly
324 April 2022PayPal Park, San Jose, United States113–04–0Friendly
410 June 2022Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic151–11–12022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B
524 September 2022Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States171–41–4Friendly
619 November 2022Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States202–03–1Friendly
724 March 2023FFB Stadium, Belmopan, Belize222–02–12022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B
810 September 2023Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala261–11–12023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A
913 October 2023Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago272–02–32023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A
1011 October 2024Synthetic Track and Field Facility, Leonora, Guyana371–03–12024–25 CONCACAF Nations League A
1111 October 2024Synthetic Track and Field Facility, Leonora, Guyana373–13–12024–25 CONCACAF Nations League A
126 June 2025Estadio Cementos Progreso, Guatemala City, Guatemala431–04–22026 FIFA World Cup qualification
136 June 2025Estadio Cementos Progreso, Guatemala City, Guatemala433–24–22026 FIFA World Cup qualification
146 June 2025Estadio Cementos Progreso, Guatemala City, Guatemala434–24–22026 FIFA World Cup qualification
1516 June 2025Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States441–01–02025 CONCACAF Gold Cup
169 September 2025Rommel Fernández Stadium, Panama City, Panama501–11–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification-
1714 October 2025Cuscatlán Stadium, San Salvador, El Salvador521–01–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification-
1818 November 2025Estadio El Trébol, Guatemala City, Guatemala543–03–12026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Suchitepéquez
Comunicaciones
Dinamo Tbilisi
  • Georgian Cup runner-up: 2024
  • Georgian Super Cup runner-up: 2024
Antigua
Individual
  • CONCACAF League Best Young Player: 2021
  • CONCACAF Gold Cup Best XI: 2025