Mauro dos Santos

Mauro Javier dos Santos (born 7 July 1989), known as Mauro dos Santos, is an Argentine former footballer who played as a defender.

Mauro dos Santos

Personal information
Full name	Mauro Javier dos Santos
Date of birth	(1989-07-07) 7 July 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth	Santo Tomé, Argentina
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	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

Club career

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]

Rajasthan United

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]

CD El Ejido

In July 2022, CD El Ejido secured the services of Mauro for the upcoming season.^[17]

Career statistics

Club

As of 7 May 2022^[18][19]

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

1. Appearance(s) in Copa del Rey
2. Appearance(s) in Copa Argentina