Mauro Javier dos Santos (born 7 July 1989), known as Mauro dos Santos, is an Argentine

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who plays as a defender for CD El Ejido in the

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Club career

Born in Santo Tomé, Mauro graduated from Banfield's youth setup, and made his professional debut on 22 June 2008, in a 2–3 away defeat against River Plate. He was handed his first start on 26 October, in a 0–0 draw at Gimnasia LP. After more than three full seasons with Banfield, Mauro moved abroad, signing a one-year deal with

Real Murcia Real Murcia Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., commonly known as Real Murcia (, "Royal Murcia"), is a Spanish football club based in Murcia, in the Región de Murcia. Founded in 1919, it currently plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, playing ho ...

. He made his debut for the club on 21 August 2012, against Córdoba CF. On 24 July of the following year, Mauro renewed his link with the ''Pimentoneros'' for a further year, and scored his first professional goal on 29 September, the first of a 2–1 home win against

CD Numancia Club Deportivo Numancia de Soria, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club in Soria, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 April 1945, it plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, holding home games at ''Nuevo Estadio Los ...

. On 22 July 2014, Mauro signed a one-year deal with

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side

UD Almería Unión Deportiva Almería, S.A.D. () is a Spanish professional football club based in Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 26 July 1989 and known as ''Almería Club de Fútbol'' until 2001, when it was renamed ''Unión D ...

. He made his debut in the competition on 23 August, starting in a 1–1 home draw against

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. Mauro scored his first goal in the Spanish top level on 21 September, netting his side's second in a 2–1 away win against Real Sociedad through a header. On 21 July 2015 he moved to fellow league team

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, after suffering relegation with the

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ns. On 11 July 2017, Mauro signed a two-year contract with CD Leganés, still in the top tier. On 26 December 2018, he terminated his contract with the club, and signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with

CD Tenerife Club Deportivo Tenerife, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, in the Canary Islands. Founded in 1912, the club plays in the Segunda División, holding home matches at the Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez Lóp ...

in the second division the following 8 January.

Rajasthan United

On 2 February 2022, it was announced that

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club Rajasthan United signed Mauro on a season-long deal. On 8 March 2022, he made his debut for the club against

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, in a 1–0 win.

CD El Ejido

In July 2022, CD El Ejido secured the services of Mauro for the upcoming season.

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