Mauro Molina (Argentine footballer)

Mauro Molina
Personal information
Full name	Mauro Julián Molina
Date of birth	29 July 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Florencio Varela, Argentina
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Quilmes; (on loan from Independiente)
Youth career
2005–2017	Independiente
Senior career*
Years	Team
2017–	Independiente
2020–2021	→ Temperley (loan)
2022–	→ Quilmes (loan)
	*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]

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

As of 26 October 2020.^[1]

Club statistics
Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	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

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^ "Se lesionó Mauro Molina". OneFootball. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
^ "Temperley acordó el préstamo del delantero Mauro Molina de Independiente". Grupo la Provincia. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
^ Mauro Molina es nuevo futbolista de Quilmes..., twitter.com, 15 February 2022
^ "Mauro Molina, de Independiente, dio positivo de coronavirus". Clarín. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.