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Mauro Manotas
Mauro Andrés Manotas Páez (born 15 July 1995) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward .
Manota was the top scorer at the 2013 Colombian U20 championship with 200 goals, and the following year he scored 220 goals for Uniautónoma's youth team in the group stage of the Campeonato Postobón 2014.
On 29 May 2013, Manotas made his first team debut Uniautónoma when he got the start in a 3–2 loss to Valledupar FC in the Copa Colombia. He made his Categoria Primera A debut on 12 April 2014 when he came on as a sub in a 1–0 win over Millionarios. Manotas scored his first goal for the Uniautónoma first team on 13 August 2014 in a 2–1 Copa Colombia defeat to Valledupar. On 16 August 2014, he scored his first Primera A goal to give Uniautónoma a 3–2 win over La Equidad. Uniautónoma faced off with Deportes Quindío in the 2014 relegation playoffs, and Manotas scored the winning goal in the second leg to keep his team in the top flight.
On 13 May 2015, Manotas signed with MLS club Houston Dynamo. He 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. He made his MLS debut in the team's next match, coming on as a sub against the Portland Timbers on 20 June. Manotas 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. He made 12 appearances and scored 1 goal across all competitions in his first season with Houston. It was a poor season for the Dynamo as a team, failing to qualify for the playoffs.
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. After scoring twice in 4 games with the Toros, he rejoined the Dynamo on 21 May. Manotas made his first start of the year and scored his first goal of the season in a 4–0 win over San Antonio FC in a US Open Cup match on 15 June. He scored a brace vs Sporting Kansas City on 29 June to advance the Dynamo to the quarterfinals of the Open Cup. He scored his first career MLS goal on 9 September in a 3–3 draw with SKC. On 24 September, Manotas scored a hat trick to give Houston a 3–1 win over the Portland Timbers, becoming the youngest Dynamo to record a hat trick at 21 years of age. He was named MLS Player of the Week for his performance against the Timbers. On 8 October he scored twice in 3–2 loss to Colorado. Manotas ended the season with 9 goals and 1 assist from 25 games across all competitions. 2016 was another disappointing season for Houston, finishing last in the Western Conference.
Manotas scored his first goal of 2017 on 15 April in a 2–2 draw with Minnesota United FC. On 6 May, he scored 2 and assisted on another in a 4–0 win over Orlando City SC, earning a spot in the MLS Team of the Week. Manotas had the first multiple assist game of his career on 5 July when he recorded 2 vs the Montreal Impact, earning another Team of the Week inclusion. Between 22 July and 12 August he scored 3 goals in a 4 game stretch, with Houston winning 2 and drawing 2 of them. On the last day of the regular season, he scored once in a 3–0 win over the Chicago Fire. Manotas ended the MLS regular season with 10 goals and 5 assists from 33 appearances, all career highs. His good play helped Houston qualify for the playoffs for the first time in 3 seasons. After not appearing in their knockout round win against Sporting Kansas City, Mantoas started leg 1 of the Western Conference semifinals, a 0–0 draw with Portland. He came off the bench in leg, scoring in the 77th minute to give the Dynamo a 2–1 win. He then started both legs of the conference finals, a 5–0 aggregate loss to Seattle Sounders FC.
Before the start of the 2018 season, Erick "Cubo" Torres was sold to UNAM, making Manotas the first choice striker. He repaid the club by scoring in the first game of the season, a 4–0 win against Atlanta United FC on 3 March. He enjoyed a strong start to the season, scoring 5 goals through the first 10 games. On 23 June he scored twice in a 3–2 loss to Sporting Kansas City. On 15 September Manotas scored twice against Portland in a 4–1 Dynamo win. 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, setting a new Dynamo record. On the final day of the season, Manotas scored a brace to lead the Dynamo to a 3–2 win over the LA Galaxy. 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. He finished 4th in the MLS Golden Boot race with 19 goals.
Despite a poor season as a team in league play, Manotas and the Dynamo enjoyed great form in the US Open Cup. He scored once to give Houston a 1–0 win over Minnesota United FC in the Round of 16, scored twice to help Houston defeat Sporting Kansas City in the quarterfinals, and scored once against LAFC in the semifinals. He scored a brace on 26 September as the Dynamo defeated the Philadelphia Union 3–0 in the final. The first came in the 5th minute as Manotas headed in an Alberth Elis cross from his knees. The second came in the 25th minute when 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. His 6 goals in the Open Cup made him the tournament's top scorer and saw him named Player of the Tournament. Manotas ended the season with 19 goals in MLS play and 25 in all competitions, both Dynamo single season records.
Mauro Manotas
Mauro Andrés Manotas Páez (born 15 July 1995) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward .
Manota was the top scorer at the 2013 Colombian U20 championship with 200 goals, and the following year he scored 220 goals for Uniautónoma's youth team in the group stage of the Campeonato Postobón 2014.
On 29 May 2013, Manotas made his first team debut Uniautónoma when he got the start in a 3–2 loss to Valledupar FC in the Copa Colombia. He made his Categoria Primera A debut on 12 April 2014 when he came on as a sub in a 1–0 win over Millionarios. Manotas scored his first goal for the Uniautónoma first team on 13 August 2014 in a 2–1 Copa Colombia defeat to Valledupar. On 16 August 2014, he scored his first Primera A goal to give Uniautónoma a 3–2 win over La Equidad. Uniautónoma faced off with Deportes Quindío in the 2014 relegation playoffs, and Manotas scored the winning goal in the second leg to keep his team in the top flight.
On 13 May 2015, Manotas signed with MLS club Houston Dynamo. He 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. He made his MLS debut in the team's next match, coming on as a sub against the Portland Timbers on 20 June. Manotas 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. He made 12 appearances and scored 1 goal across all competitions in his first season with Houston. It was a poor season for the Dynamo as a team, failing to qualify for the playoffs.
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. After scoring twice in 4 games with the Toros, he rejoined the Dynamo on 21 May. Manotas made his first start of the year and scored his first goal of the season in a 4–0 win over San Antonio FC in a US Open Cup match on 15 June. He scored a brace vs Sporting Kansas City on 29 June to advance the Dynamo to the quarterfinals of the Open Cup. He scored his first career MLS goal on 9 September in a 3–3 draw with SKC. On 24 September, Manotas scored a hat trick to give Houston a 3–1 win over the Portland Timbers, becoming the youngest Dynamo to record a hat trick at 21 years of age. He was named MLS Player of the Week for his performance against the Timbers. On 8 October he scored twice in 3–2 loss to Colorado. Manotas ended the season with 9 goals and 1 assist from 25 games across all competitions. 2016 was another disappointing season for Houston, finishing last in the Western Conference.
Manotas scored his first goal of 2017 on 15 April in a 2–2 draw with Minnesota United FC. On 6 May, he scored 2 and assisted on another in a 4–0 win over Orlando City SC, earning a spot in the MLS Team of the Week. Manotas had the first multiple assist game of his career on 5 July when he recorded 2 vs the Montreal Impact, earning another Team of the Week inclusion. Between 22 July and 12 August he scored 3 goals in a 4 game stretch, with Houston winning 2 and drawing 2 of them. On the last day of the regular season, he scored once in a 3–0 win over the Chicago Fire. Manotas ended the MLS regular season with 10 goals and 5 assists from 33 appearances, all career highs. His good play helped Houston qualify for the playoffs for the first time in 3 seasons. After not appearing in their knockout round win against Sporting Kansas City, Mantoas started leg 1 of the Western Conference semifinals, a 0–0 draw with Portland. He came off the bench in leg, scoring in the 77th minute to give the Dynamo a 2–1 win. He then started both legs of the conference finals, a 5–0 aggregate loss to Seattle Sounders FC.
Before the start of the 2018 season, Erick "Cubo" Torres was sold to UNAM, making Manotas the first choice striker. He repaid the club by scoring in the first game of the season, a 4–0 win against Atlanta United FC on 3 March. He enjoyed a strong start to the season, scoring 5 goals through the first 10 games. On 23 June he scored twice in a 3–2 loss to Sporting Kansas City. On 15 September Manotas scored twice against Portland in a 4–1 Dynamo win. 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, setting a new Dynamo record. On the final day of the season, Manotas scored a brace to lead the Dynamo to a 3–2 win over the LA Galaxy. 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. He finished 4th in the MLS Golden Boot race with 19 goals.
Despite a poor season as a team in league play, Manotas and the Dynamo enjoyed great form in the US Open Cup. He scored once to give Houston a 1–0 win over Minnesota United FC in the Round of 16, scored twice to help Houston defeat Sporting Kansas City in the quarterfinals, and scored once against LAFC in the semifinals. He scored a brace on 26 September as the Dynamo defeated the Philadelphia Union 3–0 in the final. The first came in the 5th minute as Manotas headed in an Alberth Elis cross from his knees. The second came in the 25th minute when 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. His 6 goals in the Open Cup made him the tournament's top scorer and saw him named Player of the Tournament. Manotas ended the season with 19 goals in MLS play and 25 in all competitions, both Dynamo single season records.