Guido Mainero

Guido Mainero (born 23 March 1995) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for Platense.^[1]

Guido Mainero

Personal information
Date of birth	(1995-03-23) 23 March 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Córdoba, Argentina
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position	Winger[2]
Team information
Current team	Platense
Number	7
Youth career
2002–2014	Instituto
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2018	Instituto	70	(6)
2018–2023	Vélez Sarsfield	14	(0)
2019–2020	→ Defensa y Justicia (loan)	10	(2)
2020–2021	→ Deportes Iquique (loan)	12	(2)
2021–2023	→ Sarmiento (loan)	56	(5)
2024	Instituto	9	(0)
2024–	Platense	41	(8)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:06, 8 July 2025 (UTC)

Career

Mainero joined Instituto's academy in 2002.^[3] He was moved into their first-team for the 2014 Primera B Nacional campaign.^[1][4] He made his professional debut on 5 November 2014 during a win over Boca Unidos, which was the first of thirty-two appearances in his opening three seasons.^[1][5] In his fourth, he netted four goals throughout the year; notably the first against Villa Dálmine in April 2017.^[1] In January 2018, Mainero completed a transfer to Argentine Primera División side Vélez Sarsfield.^[1][6] His first appearance in the top-flight came in a 2–0 defeat to Chacarita Juniors on 5 February.^[1]

In July 2019, Mainero completed a season-long loan move to Defensa y Justicia.^[7] He made twelve appearances in all competitions whilst scoring two goals; in the league versus Talleres and Rosario Central.^[1] His 100th career appearance arrived on 3 March 2020 in the Copa Libertadores versus Santos; in what was his last match for Defensa due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1] He featured for Vélez on 31 October versus Huracán, before departing on loan in November to Chilean team Deportes Iquique.^[1] After debuting against Cobresal on 23 November, Mainero scored on 8 December versus Unión Española.^[1] After returning from loan in June 2021, he was loaned out once again, this time to Sarmiento until the end of 2022.^[8]

Career statistics

As of 29 December 2020.^[1]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Instituto	2014	Primera B Nacional	5	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	5	0
	2015		14	0	1	0	—		—		0	0	15	0
	2016		11	0	1	0	—		—		0	0	12	0
	2016–17		28	4	0	0	—		—		0	0	28	4
	2017–18		12	2	2	0	—		—		0	0	14	2
	Total		70	6	4	0	—		—		0	0	74	6
Vélez Sarsfield	2017–18	Argentine Primera División	8	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	8	0
	2018–19		5	0	1	0	0	0	—		0	0	6	0
	2019–20		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2020–21[nb 1]		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		14	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
Defensa y Justicia (loan)	2019–20	Argentine Primera División	10	2	1	0	—		1[a]	0	0	0	12	2
Deportes Iquique (loan)	2020	Chilean Primera División	4	1	0	0	—		—		0	0	4	1
Career total			98	9	6	0	—		1	0	0	0	105	9

1. Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores

Notes

1. Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.

Honours

Platense

• Argentine Primera División: 2025 Apertura^[9]