Jonathan Eduardo Cantillana Zorrilla (; born 26 May 1992) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Lalitpur City. Born in

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...

, he plays for the Palestine national team.

Club career

A product of

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youth system, Cantillana made his professional debut playing on loan at

San Antonio Unido Club Social y Deportivo San Antonio Unido, usually referred to as SAU is a football club located in the port city of San Antonio, Chile, situated in the Valparaíso Region. It was founded on July 21, 1961. Its football team currently plays in Segu ...

in the

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. On 16 June 2016, Cantillana joined Malaysian side

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. He moved to Indonesian side

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on 8 September 2019. In 2024, Cantillana joined Libyan club Al-Shomooa SC alongside his Palestinian-Chilean compatriot

Camilo Saldaña Camilo Ignacio Saldaña Inostroza (; born 13 July 1999) is a Association football, footballer who plays as a left-back for Libyan club Al-Madina SC. Born in Chile, he plays for the Palestine national football team, Palestine national team. Club ...

. In September of the same year, he switched to Maldivian club

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International career

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

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away to

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at the

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Personal life

Cantillana is

Palestinian Palestinians () are an Arab ethnonational group native to the Levantine region of Palestine. *: "Palestine was part of the first wave of conquest following Muhammad's death in 632 CE; Jerusalem fell to the Caliph Umar in 638. The indigenous p ...

through his great-grandfather's heritage.

Career statistics

:''Scores and results list Palestine's goal tally first.''

Honour

Palestine *

Bangabandhu Cup The Bangabandhu Cup, also known as the Bangabandhu Gold Cup, is an international football tournament organised by the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) as a tribute to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman who is the founding father of Banglad ...

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

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