Jonathan Eduardo Cantillana Zorrilla (Arabic: جوناثان كانتيانا; born 26 May 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bhutan Premier League club Thimphu City. Born in Chile, he plays for the Palestine national team.

Jonathan Cantillana
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Eduardo Cantillana Zorrilla[1]
Date of birth (1992-05-26) 26 May 1992 (age 34)
Place of birth Santiago, Chile[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Thimphu City
Youth career
Palestino
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 San Antonio Unido 37 (6)
2014–2016 Palestino 16 (2)
2014San Antonio Unido (loan) 11 (0)
2016Ahli Al-Khaleel (loan)
2016 Kuala Lumpur 12 (7)
2017 Ahli Al-Khaleel
2017 ENPPI
2018–2019 Hilal Al-Quds
2019–2022 PSIS Semarang 59 (14)
2023 PSS Sleman 9 (1)
2024 Al-Shomooa
2024–2025 Maziya
2025 Lalitpur City 2 (3)
2025–2026 Al-Shomooa
2026 Machhindra
International career
2015– Palestine 36 (10)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 November 2024

Club career

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A product of Palestino youth system, Cantillana made his professional debut playing on loan at San Antonio Unido in the Chilean Segunda División.[3]

On 16 June 2016, Cantillana joined Malaysian side Kuala Lumpur FA.[4] He moved to Indonesian side PSIS Semarang on 8 September 2019.[5]

In 2024, Cantillana joined Libyan club Al-Shomooa SC alongside his Palestinian-Chilean compatriot Camilo Saldaña.[6] In September of the same year, he switched to Maldivian club Maziya S&RC.[7]

International career

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Cantillana was born and raised in Chile to Chilean parents of Palestinian descent. He was called up to the Palestine national team, and made his debut on 31 August 2015 in a friendly match away to Lebanon at the Saida Municipal Stadium.[8]

Personal life

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Cantillana is Palestinian through his great-grandfather's heritage.[3]

Career statistics

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As of match played 19 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Palestine 201541
201643
201764
2018 11 2
2019 2 0
2023 3 0
2024 6 0
Total3610
Scores and results list Palestine's goal tally first.[8]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.12 November 2015Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan Malaysia1–06–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.29 March 2016Dura International Stadium, Dura, Palestine Timor-Leste2–07–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.5–0
4.5 October 2016Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan Tajikistan1–13–3Friendly
5.13 June 2017Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram, Palestine Oman1–02–12019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
6.10 October 2017Dura International Stadium, Dura, Palestine Bhutan9–010–02019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
7.10–0
8.14 November 2017Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram, Palestine Maldives7–18–12019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
9.4 October 2018Sylhet District Stadium, Sylhet, Bangladesh Tajikistan1–02–02018 Bangabandhu Cup
10.24 December 2018Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar Iran1–11–1Friendly

Honour

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Palestine

References

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  1. 1 2 "Jonathan Cantillana". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  2. Jonathan Cantillana at WorldFootball.net
  3. 1 2 Lobos, Giuseppina (16 January 2017). "La multicultural travesía de Jonathan Cantillana fuera de Palestino". El Gráfico Chile (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: issuu.com: 10. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  4. "Jonathan Zorrilla hampir pasti sertai KLFA". Stadium Astro. 16 June 2016. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  5. "Selamat Datang, Jonathan". psisfcofficial. 8 September 2019. Archived from the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  6. @futchile_oficial; (29 February 2024). "¡¡Destino Africa 🛫!!" (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 May 2024 via Instagram.
  7. @jonathancantillana_10; (28 September 2024). "Vamos por un nuevo desafío una nueva aventura. Feliz de estar aquí y ser parte del Maziya Sports 🇲🇻" (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 September 2024 via Instagram.
  8. 1 2 "Jonathan Cantillana". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
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