Roy Mauro (born 16 November 1990) is a Belgian

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Career

Beerschot

Mauro played in the youth department of

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until in 2007, where he was included in the

Germinal Beerschot Koninklijke Beerschot Antwerpen Club (), simply known as Beerschot AC, was a Belgian football club based in southern Antwerp. Beerschot played in the Belgian Pro League from 1999–2000 (as Germinal Beerschot) until 2012–13, when they were ...

academy. In 2008, he signed his first professional deal; a four-year contract. On 8 May 2009, Mauro made his debut in the first team on the penultimate matchday of the 2008–09 season, coming off the bench in the 73rd minute for

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in a 3–1 home victory against

Mechelen Mechelen (; french: Malines ; traditional English name: MechlinMechelen has been known in English as ''Mechlin'', from where the adjective ''Mechlinian'' is derived. This name may still be used, especially in a traditional or historical contex ...

. The following two seasons, Mauro played on loan for

Turnhout Turnhout () is a Belgium, Belgian Municipalities in Belgium, municipality and city located in the Flemish Region, Flemish Provinces of Belgium, province of Antwerp (province), Antwerp. The municipality comprises only the city of Turnhout proper. ...

. In the 2011–12 season he returned to Beerschot, but was loaned out to KV Turnhout for another six months. At the end of the following season he left for

Sint-Niklaas Sint-Niklaas (; french: Saint-Nicolas, ) is a Belgian city and municipality located in the Flemish province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Sint-Niklaas proper and the towns of Belsele, Nieuwkerken-Waas, and . Sint-Nikl ...

Later career

In July 2014, Mauro signed with

Hoogstraten Hoogstraten () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises Hoogstraten, Meer, Meerle, Meersel-Dreef, Minderhout and Wortel (Meersel-Dreef includes the northernmost point in Belgium). Hoogstraten (o ...

. From the 2016–17 season he began playing for

Berchem Berchem () is a southern Districts of Antwerp, district of the municipality and city of Antwerp in the Flemish Region of Belgium. Berchem is located along the old ''Grote Steenweg'' (Dutch language, Dutch for 'Big Paved Road') that has connected ...

. In January 2021 he moved to Londerzeel. He left the club in late 2022 due to personal reasons, and instead joined

from January 2023.

References

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Roy Mauro
at Guardian Football * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mauro, Roy 1990 births Living people Belgian footballers Association football defenders Belgian Pro League players Challenger Pro League players Belgian National Division 1 players Beerschot A.C. players KFC Turnhout players K. Berchem Sport players Sportkring Sint-Niklaas players K.R.C. Mechelen players Footballers from Antwerp