Mauro Quiroga

Mauro Daniel Quiroga (born 7 December 1989) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a striker for Chilean club Deportes Antofagasta. He is popularly known by his nickname "Comandante".

Club career
Born in Concepción del Uruguay, Entre Ríos Province, Quiroga began playing football with Gimnasia y Esgrima de Concepción del Uruguay before making a move to Europe, where he spent two seasons in Segunda División with UD Las Palmas, both on loan.

In late July 2012, Quiroga signed for another club in the Spanish second level, freshly promoted CD Lugo. Roughly a year later he joined Deportivo Alavés, still in the second tier.

In July 2014, Quiroga moved to Atlético de Rafaela, making his Argentine Primera División debut on 13 September by featuring 12 minutes in a 1–0 home win against Estudiantes de La Plata.

On 9 July 2019 Club Necaxa confirmed, that they had signed Quiroga.

In 2024, he returned to Chile after his stint with Curicó Unido in 2018–19 and joined Deportes Antofagasta.

Honours
Individual
 * Liga MX Golden Boot (Shared): Apertura 2019