External links
- Mauro dos Santos at BDFutbol
- Mauro dos Santos at ESPN FC
- Mauro dos Santos at Soccerway
- Mauro dos Santos at J.League ( archive ) (in Japanese)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mauro Javier dos Santos | ||
| Date of birth | 7 July 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Santo Tomé, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| 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 | 15 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | El Ejido | 23 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Real Avilés | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| Argentina U20 | 5 | (0) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mauro Javier dos Santos (born 7 July 1989), known as Mauro dos Santos, is an Argentine former footballer who played as a defender.
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. [1] He was handed his first start on 26 October, in a 0–0 draw at Gimnasia LP. [2]
After more than three full seasons with Banfield, Mauro moved abroad, signing a one-year deal with Real Murcia. [3] He made his debut for the club on 21 August 2012, against Córdoba CF. [4] On 24 July of the following year, Mauro renewed his link with the Pimentoneros for a further year, [5] and scored his first professional goal on 29 September, the first of a 2–1 home win against CD Numancia. [6]
On 22 July 2014, Mauro signed a one-year deal with La Liga side UD Almería. [7] He made his debut in the competition on 23 August, starting in a 1–1 home draw against RCD Espanyol. [8]
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. [9] On 21 July 2015 he moved to fellow league team SD Eibar, after suffering relegation with the Andalusians. [10]
On 11 July 2017, Mauro signed a two-year contract with CD Leganés, still in the top tier. [11] On 26 December 2018, he terminated his contract with the club, [12] and signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with CD Tenerife in the second division the following 8 January. [13]
On 2 February 2022, it was announced that I-League club Rajasthan United signed Mauro on a season-long deal. [14] On 8 March 2022, he made his debut for the club against Aizawl, in a 1–0 win. [15] [16]
In July 2022, CD El Ejido secured the services of Mauro for the upcoming season. [17]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Banfield | 2008–09 | Primera División | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2009–10 | 9 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | 33 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | 22 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 68 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | 76 | 0 | |||
| Murcia | 2012–13 | Segunda División | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 3 | ||
| Total | 66 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 68 | 3 | ||
| Almería | 2014–15 | La Liga | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 33 | 1 | |
| Total | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 33 | 1 | |||
| Eibar | 2015–16 | La Liga | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| Total | 42 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | ||
| Leganés | 2017–18 | La Liga | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| Tenerife | 2018–19 | Segunda División | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | 1 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Albirex Niigata (loan) | 2020 | J2 League | 40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 40 | 3 | |
| Godoy Cruz | 2020–21 | Primera División | 10 | 0 | 1 [b] | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| Rajasthan United | 2021–22 | I-League | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
| CD El Ejido | 2022–23 | Segunda Federación | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 292 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 315 | 7 | ||
