26 Facts About Mauro Manotas

Mauro Andres Manotas Paez was born on 15 July 1995 and is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX club Atlas.

Uniautonoma faced off with Deportes Quindio in the 2014 relegation playoffs, and Mauro Manotas scored the winning goal in the second leg to keep his team in the top flight.

On 13 May 2015, Mauro Manotas signed with MLS club Houston Dynamo.

Mauro Manotas made 12 appearances and scored 1 goal across all competitions in his first season with Houston.

Mauro Manotas was named MLS Player of the Week for his performance against the Timbers.

Mauro Manotas ended the season with 9 goals and 1 assist from 25 games across all competitions.

Mauro Manotas ended the MLS regular season with 10 goals and 5 assists from 33 appearances, all career highs.

Mauro Manotas enjoyed a strong start to the season, scoring 5 goals through the first 10 games.

Mauro Manotas scored 8 goals in the final 8 games of the season, but his strong finish was not enough to help Houston make the playoffs.

Mauro Manotas finished 4th in the MLS Golden Boot race with 19 goals.

The first came in the 5th minute as Mauro Manotas headed in an Alberth Elis cross from his knees.

The second came in the 25th minute when Mauro Manotas took a pass from Elis, dribbled past one defender before firing a left-footed shot from the top of the box that bounced off the post and in.

Mauro Manotas ended the season with 19 goals in MLS play and 25 in all competitions, both Dynamo single season records.

On 22 February 2019, Mauro Manotas was rewarded for his strong 2018 season with a new contract from the Dynamo.

Mauro Manotas's performance saw him named to the CONCACAF Champions League Team of the Week.

Mauro Manotas was named to the MLS Team of the Week as for performance against the Crew.

The first from Mauro Manotas was a penalty kick while the second capped off a counter attack with Mauro Manotas being involved in the build up before tipping in the cross from Memo Rodriguez.

Mauro Manotas was named to the Team of the Week for the second straight week.

Mauro Manotas was rewarded for his performance against Toronto by being named to the Team of the Week.

Mauro Manotas ended the season with 15 goals in all competitions and a career high 8 assists, all coming in MLS games.

Mauro Manotas celebrated the goal by putting the ball under his shirt and putting his thumb in his mouth, a nod to the birth of his first child earlier in the week.

On 8 December 2020, Mauro Manotas was sold to Liga MX side Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente for an undisclosed transfer fee.

Mauro Manotas featured for the Colombia national under-20 football team at the 2015 South American U-20 Championship.

Mauro Manotas made 3 appearances and scored 1 goal as Colombia finished second and qualified for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

When Mauro Manotas moved to Houston, he initially lived with a host family.

In 2019, Mauro Manotas married his long time girlfriend Paola, who he had known since he was 15.