Mauro Javier dos Santos (born 7 July 1989), known as Mauro dos Santos, is an Argentine footballer who plays as a defender for CD El Ejido in the Segunda Federación.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mauro Javier dos Santos | ||
Date of birth | (1989-07-07) 7 July 1989 (age 33) | ||
Place of birth | Santo Tomé, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | CD El Ejido | ||
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– | CD El Ejido | 0 | (0) |
National team | |||
Argentina U20 | 5 | (0) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:33, 7 May 2022 (UTC) |
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 | |||||
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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[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Albirex Niigata (loan) |
2020 | J2 League | 40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 40 | 3 | |
Godoy Cruz | 2020–21 | Primera División | 10 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 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 |