Mauro Formica
Formica playing for Blackburn in 2011
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Mauro Abel Formica | ||
| Date of birth | 4 April 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Rosario, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
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Current team
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Newell's Old Boys | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Newell's Old Boys | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2011 | Newell's Old Boys | 76 | (17) |
| 2011–2013 | Blackburn Rovers | 49 | (5) |
| 2013 | → Palermo (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2013– | Cruz Azul | 55 | (8) |
| 2015– | → Newell's Old Boys (loan) | 26 | (4) |
| National team | |||
| 2005–2006 | Argentina U-17 | 4 | (2) |
| 2011 | Argentina | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 April 2015 (UTC). |
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Mauro Abel Formica (born 4 April 1988) is an Argentine footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Newell's Old Boys in the Argentine Primera División. He is nicknamed El Gato (The Cat).
Having signed a professional contract, Formica made his professional debut for Newell's Old Boys on 29 September 2006 at the age of 18, in a match against Club Atlético Colón, as the teams drew 1–1. After two-years since professional at Newell's Old Boys, Formica soon established himself in the first team in 2008–09 and in Torneo Apertura on 13 December 2008, Formica scored his first goal in a 3–0 win over Racing Club. Soon after, on the opening game of the season, Formica scored his first goal (and scored another) and set up a goal for Leandro Armani in a 3–0 win over Gimnasia. Soon in mid-May, Formica scored three goals in three consecutive games, against River Plate, Arsenal de Sarandí and Rosario Central. After the end of the season, Formica made sixteen appearance (having missed four appearance due to slight injury) and scoring seven.
The following season, Formica continued to retain his first team and in Torneo Inicial, Formica scored four goals in nineteen appearance. Shortly after the end of Torneo Inicial, Formica played his first game of Copa Libertadores in a 0–0 draw against Emelec in the first leg but the club was eliminated in the second leg, with a 2–1 score for Emelec. On the final game of the season of Torneo Final, Formica scored twice and set up a goal for Lucas Bernardi in a 6–1 win over Gimnasia, the team which he scored his first goal.
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