Maurício Cortés

Maurício Cortés Armero (born 9 February 1997) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga 2 Comerciantes FC.

Maurício Cortés

Personal information
Full name	Maurício Cortés Armero
Date of birth	(1997-02-09) 9 February 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Tumaco, Colombia
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Comerciantes
Youth career
	Deportivo Cali
	Alianza Deportiva
	La Mazzia
	Selección Valle
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2022	Independiente Medellín	30	(6)
2017	→ La Equidad (loan)	10	(0)
2018	→ Karpaty Lviv (loan)	3	(0)
2018–2019	→ Jaguares de Córdoba (loan)	22	(4)
2021	→ Deportes Quindío (loan)	18	(0)
2022	→ Cúcuta Deportivo (loan)	5	(0)
2023–	Comerciantes	8	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 July 2023

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cortés and the second or maternal family name is Armero.

Club career

Born in Tumaco, Cortés is a product of the football clubs Deportivo Cali, Alianza Deportiva, Club La Mazzia and Selección Valle. After that he had a trial with a Spanish Córdoba CF, but returned to his native Colombia and signed a contract with Independiente Medellín.^[1]

In January 2018 Cortés moved to Ukraine, signing a deal with Ukrainian Premier League side FC Karpaty Lviv.^[2]