Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mauricio Alejandro Molina Uribe | ||
Date of birth | 30 April 1980 | ||
Place of birth | Medellín, Colombia | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Playing position | Attacking midfielder, Center midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Independiente Medellín | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Youth career | |||
1997–1998 | Envigado | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1998–2001 | Envigado | 83 | (25) |
2001–2002 | Santa Fé | 16 | (5) |
2002–2003 | Independiente Medellín | 43 | (14) |
2003–2004 | Morelia | 24 | (1) |
2004–2005 | Al Ain | 10 | (0) |
2005–2007 | Independiente Medellín | 16 | (5) |
2006 | → San Lorenzo (loan) | 24 | (0) |
2007 | → Olimpia (loan) | 17 | (5) |
2007–2008 | Red Star Belgrade | 11 | (2) |
2008–2009 | Santos | 20 | (8) |
2009–2010 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 46 | (21) |
2011–2015 | FC Seoul | 159 | (46) |
2016– | Independiente Medellín | 39 | (9) |
National team | |||
2001–2003 | Colombia | 13 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 December 2016. |
Mauricio Alejandro Molina Uribe (born 30 April 1980) is a Colombian football midfielder who plays for Independiente Medellín.
Molina started his career in Colombian side Envigado at the age of 16. He soon made his way up to the first team and was transferred to Independiente Santa Fé. around his stint through Santa Fe, After a serious injury he returned to the pitch in 2002 playing for Independiente Medellín where he led the team to its first national championship in 45 years and the third overall. In 2003 he helped the team reach the semi-finals of the Copa Libertadores. After the successful campaign with Independiente Medellín he moved to CA Morelia of Mexico until 2004. After Morelia, Molina went to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to play for the Al Ain FC where he stayed for a semester, after which he returned to his best memories with Independiente Medellin for another semester. Molina then played for San Lorenzo de Almagro of Argentina from 2005 to 2006. In 2007, Molina signed with Paraguayan Club Olimpia de Asunción where he played the first semester of the year. After a very successful campaign with the team in which he was the co-scorer with 10 goals, Molina was transfer for the second semester of 2007 to the Serbian club FK Crvena Zvezda, also known as Red Star Belgrade, in which Molina makes his debut in the European football.
Molina prepares to include himself in the lines of a great club: Brazilian Santos. He made his debut as a Santos player on 13 February 2008, starting against Cúcuta Deportivo of Colombia in the 2008 Copa Libertadores.