Mauro Molina (Argentine footballer)

Mauro Molina
Personal information
Full name Mauro Julián Molina
Date of birth (1999-07-29) 29 July 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Florencio Varela, Argentina
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Quilmes
(on loan from Independiente)
Youth career
2005–2017 Independiente
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Independiente 6 (0)
2020–2021 → Temperley (loan) 29 (3)
2022– → Quilmes (loan) 11 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:35, 26 July 2022 (UTC)

Mauro Julián Molina (born 29 July 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Temperley, on loan from Independiente.[1]

Career

Molina joined Independiente's youth system in 2005.[2] He began his senior career with the club in the Primera División in 2017.[1][3] His professional debut came on 9 December, appearing for the final moments of a 1–2 win over Arsenal de Sarandí.[1][4] Seven appearances followed across 2018–19, as did his first senior goal in a 4–0 Copa Argentina win over Atlas on 6 March 2019.[1] Molina didn't feature competitively in 2019–20, partly due to injury and the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] In September 2020, Molina was loaned to Primera B Nacional with Temperley.[6]

On 15 February 2022, Molina joined Primera Nacional club Quilmes until the end of the year.[7]

Personal life

In August 2020, it was announced that Molina had tested positive for COVID-19 amid the pandemic; he isolated with mild symptoms.[8]

Career statistics

As of 26 October 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
Independiente 2017–18 Primera División 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 1 0
2018–19 5 0 1 1 0 0 1[a] 0 0 0 7 1
2019–20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020–21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 6 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 1
Temperley (loan) 2020–21 Primera B Nacional 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0 0 0
Career total 6 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 1
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Mauro Molina profile". Soccerway. 17 March 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Vamos los pibes". Olé. 7 January 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Mauro Molina profile". BDFA. 17 March 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Independiente le ganó sobre la hora a Arsenal y ahora apunta a la Copa Sudamericana". La Nación. 9 December 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Se lesionó Mauro Molina". OneFootball. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Temperley acordó el préstamo del delantero Mauro Molina de Independiente". Grupo la Provincia. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  7. ^ Mauro Molina es nuevo futbolista de Quilmes..., twitter.com, 15 February 2022
  8. ^ "Mauro Molina, de Independiente, dio positivo de coronavirus". Clarín. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.