José Agustín Mauri (born 16 May 1996) is a professional

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who plays as a midfielder for Argentine

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club

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. Born in Argentina, Mauri is of Italian descent and has represented Italy internationally at youth level.

Club career

Parma

Mauri made his debut for Parma as a substitute on 3 December 2013 in the fourth round of the Coppa Italia, replacing Gianni Munari for the last 27 minutes of a 4–1 home win against A.S. Varese 1910 at the

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. On 11 April 2015, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 win against

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, with his team in last position and the opponents leading the league. He described it as "the happiest day of my life".

AC Milan

At the start of the 2015–16 season, Mauri joined AC Milan on a four-year deal on a free transfer. However, Milan also paid €4 million to unknown parties. Mauri made his first full debut on 1 December, playing 99 minutes of a Coppa Italia game against

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, with Milan winning 3–1 after extra time. He made his Serie A debut for Milan against Chievo Verona on 13 March 2016, playing the last five minutes of the 0–0 away draw.

Empoli

On 30 August 2016, he was loaned out to Serie A club

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for the season.

Talleres

On 27 September 2019, he moved to

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side Talleres de Córdoba.

Sporting Kansas City

On 5 August 2021, Mauri signed with MLS side

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on a one-and-a-half year deal. In April 2022, the club mutually agreed to terminate contract of Mauri.

Sarmiento

On 12 December 2022, Mauri returned to Argentina, joining

club

, signing a one-year contract.

International career

As one of his grandmothers was Italian, Mauri is eligible for both Argentina and Italy. Despite playing for Italy's youth international squads, Mauri declined a call-up to the Italian U20 squad, declaring his desire to represent solely Argentina in international competition.

Personal life

His older brother

Juan Mauri Juan Alberto Mauri (born 29 December 1988) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a midfielder. He also holds Italian citizenship. Club career He made his Primera B Nacional debut for Olimpo on 24 October 2009 in a game against All Boys. In Au ...

is also a football player and signed with Milan at the same time as José did.

Career statistics

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mauri, Jose 1996 births Living people Footballers from La Pampa Province Men's association football midfielders Italian men's footballers Italy men's youth international footballers Argentine men's footballers Italian people of Argentine descent Argentine people of Italian descent Serie A players Parma Calcio 1913 players AC Milan players Empoli FC players Talleres de Córdoba footballers Sporting Kansas City players Major League Soccer players