Mauro Manotas

Mauro Manotas
Personal information
Full name Mauro Andrés Manotas Páez
Date of birth (1995-07-15) 15 July 1995
Place of birth Sabanalarga, Colombia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Houston Dynamo
Number 9
Youth career
2013–2014 Uniautónoma
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Uniautónoma 25 (5)
2015– Houston Dynamo 93 (31)
2016 → Rio Grande Valley FC Toros (loan) 4 (2)
National team
2015 Colombia U20 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 September 2018

Mauro Andrés Manotas Páez (born 15 July 1995) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Houston Dynamo in Major League Soccer.[1]

Club career

Uniautónoma

He was the top soccer in 2013 Colombian U20 championship with 21 goals, and the following year he scored 22 goals for Uniautónoma's youth team in the group stage of the Campeonato Postobón 2014. His numbers led coach Jaime de la Pava to call Manotas to the senior squad alongside his partner in the youth team Walmer Pacheco.

On 16 August 2014, Mauro Manotas scored his first goal for Uniautónoma in the Categoría Primera A against La Equidad. On 25 September 2014 Manotas earn a call up to Colombia national under-20 football team.[2] Uniautónoma faced off with Deportes Quindío in 2014 in a relegation playoff, and Manotas scored the winning goal to keep his team in the top flight.[3] On 13 May 2015, Manotas joined the Houston Dynamo.[4]

Houston Dynamo

Manotas made his Dynamo debut on 17 June 2015 in a 2–0 win vs the Austin Aztex in the US Open Cup and got an assist in stoppage time.[5] He made his MLS debut in the team's next match, coming on as a sub against the Portland Timbers on 20 June. He got his first Dynamo start on 30 June in an Open Cup match vs the Colorado Rapids and scored the winning goal, which was his first as a Dynamo.

After only getting 3 substitute appearances in the team's first 6 games of the 2016 season, Manotas went on loan to the Rio Grande Valley Toros, the Dynamo's USL affiliate. He rejoined the Dynamo on 21 May and got a goal his first start of the year on 15 June vs San Antonio FC. He scored a brace vs Sporting Kansas City on 29 June to advance the Dynamo to the quarter-finals of the Open Cup. Manotas scored a hat trick vs Portland on 24 September, becoming the youngest Dynamo to record a hat trick at 21 years of age.[6]

Manotas had the first multiple assist game of his career on 5 July 2017 when he recorded 2 vs the Montreal Impact. He ended the season in good form and set a personal best for goals in a season with 10. His good form continued into the MLS Playoffs where he scored a late goal against Portland in the second leg of the conference semi-finals.

Before the start of the 2018 season, Erick "Cubo" Torres was sold to UNAM.[7] This made Manotas the starting striker for the Dynamo. He repaid the club by scoring in the first game of the season, a 4–0 win against Atlanta United on 3 March.[8] He continued to produce, scoring 5 goals through the first 10 games.[9] Manotas scored 2 against Portland on 15 September in a 4-1 Dynamo win. The goals gave Manotas 18 on the year in all competitions, breaking Will Bruin's franchise record for goals in a season across all competitions of 16. It gave Manotas 14 goals in the MLS on the year, tying Cubo's franchise record for MLS goals in a season.[10] Manotas would help lead the Dynamo to the Open Cup final. He scored a brace on 26 September as the Dynamo defeated the Philadelphia Union 3-0. Manotas's 6 goals in the Open Cup made him the tournament's top scorer.[11] On 29 September against the San Jose Earthquakes Manotas scored and got the winning assist as the Dynamo came back from 2-0 down to win 3-2. The goal was his 15th MLS goal of the year, a Dynamo record.[12]

Career Statistics

As of 29 September 2018[13][14]
Club Performance League Cup Continental Other Total
Club Season League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Colombia League Copa Colombia South America Relegation Playoffs Total
Uniautónoma F.C. 2014 Categoría Primera A 12 3 7 1 — 2 1 21 5
2015 13 2 2 0 0 0 15 2
Uniautónoma Total 25 5 9 1 0 0 2 1 36 7
United States League US Open Cup North America MLS Playoffs Total
Houston Dynamo 2015 Major League Soccer 9 0 3 1 — — 12 1
Rio Grande Valley FC (loan) 2016 United Soccer League 4 2 — — — 4 2
Houston Dynamo 2016 Major League Soccer 22 6 3 3 — — 25 9
2017 33 10 0 0 4 1 37 11
2018 29 15 4 6 33 21
Dynamo Total 93 31 10 10 0 0 4 1 95 42
Career Totals 122 38 19 11 0 0 6 2 135 51

Honors

Club

Houston Dynamo

Individual

Houston Dynamo

Dynamo Young Player of the Year: 2016,[15] 2017[16]

References

  1. ↑ "M. MANOTAS" (in Italian). Soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  2. ↑ http://www.lametronoticia.com/walmer-pacheco-y-mauro-manotas-convocados-a-la-seleccion-colombia-sub-20/
  3. ↑ Cali, Casa Editorial El País. "Uniautónoma derrotó a Deportes Quindío y permanece en la A". elpais.com.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-31.
  4. ↑ "Mauro Manotas". houstondynamo.com. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  5. ↑ 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup – Round 4: Houston Dymano vs. Austin Aztex, retrieved 2018-05-31
  6. ↑ "Mauro Manotas". houstondynamo.com. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  7. ↑ "Houston Dynamo announce transfer of Cubo Torres to Pumas UNAM". mlssoccer.com. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  8. ↑ Quillen, Ian (3 March 2018). "Houston Dynamo 4, Atlanta United 0 | 2018 MLS Match Recap". matchcenter.mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  9. ↑ "Mauro Manotas". houstondynamo.com. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  10. ↑ "Recap: Houston Dynamo 4, Portland Timbers 1". houstondynamo.com. September 15, 2018. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Recap: Houston Dynamo 3, Philadelphia Union 0". houstondynamo.com. September 26, 2018. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Recap: Houston Dynamo: 3, San Jose Earthquakes: 2". houstondynamo.com. September 29, 2018. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Mauro Manotas". houstondynamo.com. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  14. ↑ "M. Manotas". soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  15. ↑ "DYNAMO AWARDS". houstondynamo.com. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Houston Dynamo announce 2017 team award winners". houstondynamo.com. December 21, 2017. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
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