Mauro Quiroga

Argentine footballer

Mauro Quiroga
Personal information
Quiroga with Curicó Unido in 2018
Full name	Mauro Daniel Quiroga
Date of birth	(1989-12-07) 7 December 1989 (age 34)
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

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".

Club career

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

Individual

Liga MX Golden Boot (Shared): Apertura 2019

References

^ "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.