Mauro dos Santos

Mauro Javier dos Santos (born 7 July 1989), known as Mauro dos Santos, is an Argentine footballer who plays as a defender for I-League club Rajasthan United.[1]

Mauro dos Santos
Personal information
Full name Mauro Javier dos Santos
Date of birth (1989-07-07) 7 July 1989
Place of birth Santo Tomé, Argentina
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Rajasthan United
Number 5
Youth career
Banfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2012 Banfield 68 (0)
2012–2014 Murcia 66 (3)
2014–2015 Almería 29 (1)
2015–2017 Eibar 42 (0)
2017–2018 Leganés 14 (0)
2019–2020 Tenerife 8 (0)
2020 → Albirex Niigata (loan) 40 (3)
2021 Godoy Cruz 10 (0)
2022– Rajasthan United 11 (0)
National team
Argentina U20 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:33, 18 April 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Santo Tomé, Mauro graduated from Banfield's youth setup, and made his professional debut on 22 June 2008, in a 2–3 away defeat against River Plate.[2] He was handed his first start on 26 October, in a 0–0 draw at Gimnasia LP.[3]

After more than three full seasons with Banfield, Mauro moved abroad, signing a one-year deal with Real Murcia.[4] He made his debut for the club on 21 August 2012, against Córdoba CF.[5] On 24 July of the following year, Mauro renewed his link with the Pimentoneros for a further year,[6] and scored his first professional goal on 29 September, the first of a 2–1 home win against CD Numancia.[7]

On 22 July 2014 Mauro signed a one-year deal with La Liga side UD Almería.[8] He made his debut in the competition on 23 August, starting in a 1–1 home draw against RCD Espanyol.[9]

Mauro scored his first goal in the Spanish top level on 21 September, netting his side's second in a 2–1 away win against Real Sociedad through a header.[10] On 21 July 2015 he moved to fellow league team SD Eibar, after suffering relegation with the Andalusians.[11]

On 11 July 2017, Mauro signed a two-year contract with CD Leganés, still in the top tier.[12] On 26 December 2018, he terminated his contract with the club,[13] and signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with CD Tenerife in the second division the following 8 January.[14]

Rajasthan United

On 2 February 2022, it was announced that I-League club Rajasthan United signed Mauro on a season-long deal.[15]

On 8 March 2022, he made his debut for the club against Aizawl, in a 1–0 win.[16][17]

Career statistics

Club
As of 18 April 2022[18][19]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Banfield 2008–09 Primera División 40—40
2009–10 90—40130
2010–11 330—40370
2011–12 220—220
Total 680—80760
Murcia 2012–13 Segunda División 29000—290
2013–14 3730020393
Total 6630020683
Almería 2014–15 La Liga 29140—331
Total 29140—331
Eibar 2015–16 La Liga 31020—330
2016–17 11050—160
Total 4207000490
Leganés 2017–18 La Liga 14000—140
Tenerife 2018–19 Segunda División 7000—70
2019–20 101[lower-alpha 1]0—20
Albirex Niigata (loan) 2020 J2 League 40300—403
Godoy Cruz 2020–21 Primera División 1001[lower-alpha 2]0—110
Rajasthan United 2021–22 I-League 11000—110
Career total 28871301003117
  1. Appearances in the Copa del Rey
  2. Appearances in the Copa Argentina

References
  1. "I-League: Rajasthan United sign former La Liga centre back Mauro Dos Santos". InsideSport. 1 February 2022.
  2. Banfield 2-3 River Plate; ESPN FC, 22 June 2008
  3. Gimnasia La Plata 0-0 Banfield; ESPN FC, 26 October 2008
  4. Nico y Mauro, unidos por un "proyecto de ascenso" (Nico and Mauro, united for a "promotion project"); Real Murcia, 1 August 2012 (in Spanish)
  5. Murcia y Córdoba empiezan con tablas (Murcia and Córdoba start with a draw); Marca, 21 August 2012 (in Spanish)
  6. El central Mauro Dos Santos renueva por una temporada (Stopper Mauro Dos Santos renews for a season) Archived 2014-07-26 at the Wayback Machine; Gol de Murcia, 24 July 2013 (in Spanish)
  7. El Murcia tira de oficio y efectividad para vencer al Numancia (Murcia uses work-rate and effectiveness to defeat Numancia); Marca, 29 September 2013 (in Spanish)
  8. El Almería ficha al argentino Mauro Dos Santos, un central fuerte y poderoso en el juego aéreo (Almería signs Argentine Mauro Dos Santos, a stopper powerful and strong in air) Archived 2014-07-25 at the Wayback Machine; UD Almería, 22 July 2014 (in Spanish)
  9. Sergio García amarga la Feria de madrugada (Sergio García bitters the dawn fair); Marca, 23 August 2014 (in Spanish)
  10. Almeria open their account; ESPN FC, 21 September 2014
  11. SD Eibar ficha a Mauro Dos Santos (SD Eibar signs Mauro Dos Santos) Archived 2015-07-24 at the Wayback Machine; SD Eibar, 21 July 2015 (in Spanish)
  12. El argentino Mauro Dos Santos refuerza el centro de la defensa para las dos próximas temporadas (Argentine Mauro Dos Santos bolsters the centre of the defense for the two following seasons); CD Leganés, 11 July 2017 (in Spanish)
  13. "Mauro dos Santos left Leganés". CD Leganés. 26 December 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  14. "Mauro dos Santos, nuevo refuerzo del CD Tenerife" [Mauro dos Santos, new addition of CD Tenerife] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  15. "I-League: Rajasthan United sign former La Liga centre back Mauro Dos Santos". InsideSport. 1 February 2022.
  16. "Rajasthan United edge Aizawl FC to register maiden win in I-League". KhelNow. 8 March 2022.
  17. "Rajasthan United 1 – 0 Aizawl". Soccerway. 8 March 2022.
  18. "Mauro Dos Santos » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  19. Mauro dos Santos at Soccerway
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