Mauro Molina (Argentine footballer)
# Mauro Molina (Argentine footballer)

Mauro Julián Molina (born 29 July 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Temperley, on loan from Independiente.

## Career

Molina joined Independiente's youth system in 2005. He began his senior career with the club in the Primera División in 2017. His professional debut came on 9 December, appearing for the final moments of a 1–2 win over Arsenal de Sarandí. 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. Molina didn't feature competitively in 2019–20, partly due to injury and the COVID-19 pandemic. In September 2020, Molina was loaned to Primera B Nacional with Temperley.

On 15 February 2022, Molina joined Primera Nacional club Quilmes until the end of the year.

## Personal life

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

## Career statistics

    As of 26 October 2020.

Club statistics :

| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | 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 |
| Independiente | 2018–19 | Primera División | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Independiente | 2019–20 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Independiente | 2020–21 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Independiente | Total | 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 | Career total | Career total | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |

* ↑ Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
