Marcos Mondaini
FullnameMarcos Gustavo Mondaini
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Birth date14 February 1985 (age 41)
Birth placeSáenz Peña, Argentina
CurrentclubRocafuerte
PositionWinger, Attacking Midfielder, Striker
Youthyears 12002–2004
Youthclubs 1Boca Juniors
Years 12004–2010
Clubs 1Boca Juniors
Caps 16
Goals 10
Years 22006–2007
Clubs 2→ Emelec (loan)
Caps 241
Goals 212
Years 32008
Clubs 3→ Barcelona SC (loan)
Caps 321
Goals 33
Years 42009
Clubs 4→ Nacional (loan)
Caps 411
Goals 43
Years 52010
Clubs 5→ Atlético Nacional (loan)
Caps 526
Goals 54
Years 62011
Clubs 6Fénix
Caps 60
Goals 60
Years 72011
Clubs 7→ Chivas USA (loan)
Caps 724
Goals 73
Years 82012–2019
Clubs 8Emelec
Caps 8227
Goals 837
Years 92019–2020
Clubs 9Guayaquil City
Caps 911
Goals 90
Years 102020
Clubs 10Rocafuerte
Caps 102
Goals 100

Marcos Gustavo Mondaini (born 14 February 1985) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Career

South America

Mondaini began his career in the youth ranks of top Argentine side Boca Juniors, debuting with the first team during the 2004 Apertura season. While with Boca, Mondaini appeared in six league matches.

Mondaini spent the 2006–07 season on loan with Ecuadorian club Emelec. During his one season with Emelec he appeared in 41 matches and scored 12 goals. After the season, he was recognized as the top player in Ecuador's Serie A for 2006. In 2008, he returned to Ecuador to play for Emelec's arch-rival, Barcelona SC.[1] While with Barcelona SC he appeared in 21 matches and scored 3 goals. After returning briefly to Boca, Mondaini was loaned out to Uruguay's Nacional. While with Nacional he helped the club in capturing the 2008–09 league title. He also participated in the 2009 Copa Libertadores for Nacional appearing in seven matches and scoring two goals as the club reached the semi-final stage.

In 2010, he joined Colombia's Atlético Nacional. On 31 July 2010, "The devil", in his debut, scored his first goal for Atlético Nacional in a 3–1 defeat against Deportivo Cali in the third round of the Torneo Finalización of Colombia.[2]

United States

Mondaini was loaned from Centro Atlético Fénix of the Uruguayan Primera División to C.D. Chivas USA of Major League Soccer on 1 March 2011.[3] He scored his first goal for his new club on 30 April in a 3–0 win over New England Revolution.

On 7 May 2011 he made a tackle from behind with no chance of getting the ball on Real Salt Lake's Javier Morales, sending him off the field with a dislocated ankle and two broken bones. Morales was out for several months. Mondaini received a suspension of four games: 3 games for the tackle plus 1 game for the red card.[4]

After one season in MLS, Mondaini signed with his former Ecuadorian club Emelec in January 2012.[5]

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Boca Juniors2004-0520000020
2005 Apertura00000000
Total20000020
Emelec20064112–004112
Total4112–004112
Boca Juniors2007 Clausura30001040
2007 Apertura00000000
Total30001040
Barcelona SC2008213–00213
Total213–00213
Nacional2009 Clausura113–72185
Total113–72185
Boca Juniors2009 Apertura10000010
Total10000010
Atlético Nacional20103840000384
Total3840000384
Fénix2011 Clausura00–0000
Chivas USA20112430000243
Total2430000243
Emelec20123710–1315011
2013417–120537
2014326–81407
2015297–90387
Total13930–42216932
Career total270550050432959

Honours

Club

Boca Juniors

Emelec

Individual

Emelec

References

  1. ^ Hincha Amallilo Archived 23 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Deportivo Cali venció 3–1 a Atlético Nacional – ESPN Deportes". ESPN. 1 January 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  3. ^ Chivas USA Communications (1 March 2011). "Chivas USA acquires Argentine forward Marcos Mondaini | Chivas USA". Cdchivasusa.com. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  4. ^ "Mondaini suspended four games, fined for Morales tackle | MLSsoccer.com". Archived from the original on 2011-05-15.
  5. ^ "Emelec confirma a Mondaini y anuncia a de Jesús". Archived from the original on 11 January 2012. Retrieved 2012-01-06.