Óscar Alexander Santis Cayax (; born 25 March 1999), commonly known as Lelito, is a Guatemalan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Malaysia Super League club DPMM FC 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. 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.
Loan to DPMM In July 2026, Santis was unveiled as having signed for Bruneian club DPMM FC of the Malaysia Super League for the 2026–27 season, on loan from Antigua. The club had set their sights on Santis since April. He made his DPMM debut on 23 August in a 0–1 victory against Penang.
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 is also a footballer.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueDomestic CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSuchitepéquez2015-16Liga Nacional de Guatemala10——— 102016-17100 ———1002017-18120—— —120Total230000000230Comunicaciones2019-20Liga Nacional de Guatemala20——— 202020-213510———35102021-224611—103—56142022-23267—51—318Total10928001540012432Antigua2022-23Liga Nacional de Guatemala155——— 1552023-24172———172Total327000000327Dinamo Tbilisi2024Erovnuli Liga293102020343Antigua2024-25Liga Bantrab2370021002582025-26Liga Bantrab3390032003611Total56160053006119DPMM2026–27Malaysia Super League4020—0060Career Total25354302272028061
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsGuatemala202191202211520238320241022025167202652Total5920
Scores and results list Guatemala's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Santis goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Oscar SantisNo.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition14 June 2021Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala33–010–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification224 April 2022PayPal Park, San Jose, United States112–04–0Friendly33–0410 June 2022Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic151–11–12022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B524 September 2022Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States171–41–4Friendly619 November 2022Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States202–03–1Friendly724 March 2023FFB Stadium, Belmopan, Belize222–02–1 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B 810 September 2023 Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala261–11–1 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A913 October 2023 Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago272–02–3 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A1011 October 2024Synthetic Track and Field Facility, Leonora, Guyana371–03–12024–25 CONCACAF Nations League A113–1126 June 2025Estadio Cementos Progreso, Guatemala City, Guatemala431–04–22026 FIFA World Cup qualification133–2144–21516 June 2025 Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States441–01–0 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup 169 September 2025 Rommel Fernández Stadium, Panama City, Panama501–12026 FIFA World Cup qualification1714 October 2025 Cuscatlán Stadium, San Salvador, El Salvador521–01818 November 2025Estadio El Trébol, Guatemala City, Guatemala543–03–12026 FIFA World Cup qualification1925 September 2026Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica581–02–32026–27 CONCACAF Nations League A202–2
Honours Comunicaciones CONCACAF League: 2021 Liga Bantrab: 2022 Clausura
Dinamo Tbilisi Georgian Cup runner-up: 2024 Georgian Super Cup runner-up: 2024
Antigua Liga Bantrab: 2025 Clausura, 2025 Apertura
Individual CONCACAF League Best Young Player: 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup Best XI: 2025
See also
Notes
References
External links
Profile at the Dinamo Tbilisi website