Mauro Daniel Quiroga (born 7 December 1989) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a striker. He is popularly known by his nickname "Comandante".
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Quiroga with Curicó Unido in 2018 | |||
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| Full name | Mauro Daniel Quiroga | ||
| Date of birth | (1989-12-07) 7 December 1989 (age 32) | ||
| Place of birth | Concepción, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
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Current team |
Emelec (on loan from Pachuca) | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Gimnasia Concepción | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2012 | Gimnasia Concepción | 28 | (28) |
| 2010–2012 | → Las Palmas (loan) | 55 | (12) |
| 2012–2013 | Lugo | 5 | (3) |
| 2013–2014 | Deportivo Alavés | 22 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | Atlético Rafaela | 4 | (0) |
| 2016 | Gimnasia Concepción | 10 | (5) |
| 2016–2017 | San Martín Tucumán | 26 | (9) |
| 2017–2018 | Argentinos Juniors | 6 | (1) |
| 2018 | → Curicó Unido (loan) | 25 | (7) |
| 2019 | Curicó Unido | 14 | (8) |
| 2019–2020 | Necaxa | 32 | (18) |
| 2020 | Atlético San Luis | 15 | (3) |
| 2021– | Pachuca | 16 | (2) |
| 2021 | → Necaxa (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2022– | → Emelec (loan) | 23 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:13, 18 October 2022 (UTC) | |||
Born in Concepción del Uruguay, Entre Ríos Province, Quiroga began playing football with Gimnasia y Esgrima de Concepción del Uruguay before making a move to Europe,[1] where he spent two seasons in Segunda División with UD Las Palmas, both on loan.[2]
In late July 2012, Quiroga signed for another club in the Spanish second level, freshly promoted CD Lugo. Roughly a year later he joined Deportivo Alavés, still in the second tier.[3]
In July 2014, Quiroga moved to Atlético de Rafaela,[4] making his Argentine Primera División debut on 13 September by featuring 12 minutes in a 1–0 home win against Estudiantes de La Plata.[5]
On 9 July 2019 Club Necaxa confirmed, that they had signed Quiroga.[6]
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Apertura 2019 Liga MX Best XI | |
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