Mauro Daniel Quiroga (born 7 December 1989) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a striker for Chilean club Deportes Antofagasta. He is popularly known by his nickname "Comandante".
 Quiroga with Curicó Unido in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mauro Daniel Quiroga | ||
| Date of birth | 7 December 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Concepción, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Deportes Antofagasta | ||
| 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) |
| 2021–2022 | Pachuca | 16 | (2) |
| 2021 | → Necaxa (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Emelec (loan) | 24 | (7) |
| 2023 | Platense | 19 | (1) |
| 2024– | Deportes Antofagasta | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 February 2024 | |||
Club career edit
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]
In 2024, he returned to Chile after his stint with Curicó Unido in 2018–19 and joined Deportes Antofagasta.[7]
Honours edit
Individual
- Liga MX Golden Boot (Shared): Apertura 2019
References edit
- ^ "Solo falta el gancho" [Just missing the hook]. El Diario (in Spanish). 15 July 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
- ^ Cano, Rafa (29 August 2012). "Quiroga y De Coz buscan su 'vendetta'" [Quiroga and De Coz in search of their 'vendetta']. El Dia de Córdoba (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ "El Alavés refuerza su delantera con Mauro Quiroga" [Alavés strengthen their forward line with Mauro Quiroga]. Marca (in Spanish). 9 July 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- ^ "Mauro Quiroga es refuerzo de Atlético Rafaela" [Mauro Quiroga is an Atlético Rafaela addition] (in Spanish). Diez en Deportes. 31 July 2014. Archived from the original on 8 September 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ "Atlético Rafaela venció en casa al equipo alternativo de Estudiantes" [Atlético Rafaela beat Estudiantes' secondary team at home] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 13 September 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ MAURO QUIROGA, NUEVO JUGADOR DEL NECAXA PARA EL APERTURA 2019, record.com.mx, 9 July 2019
- ^ Huerta, Rodrigo (28 February 2024). "Oficial: Mauro Quiroga vuelve al futbol chileno". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 February 2024.
External links edit
- Mauro Quiroga at BDFutbol
- Mauro Quiroga at Soccerway