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.Hincha Amallilo 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.
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. 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.
After one season in MLS, Mondaini signed with his former Ecuadorian club Emelec in January 2012.
Career statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBoca Juniors2004-05200000202005 Apertura00000000Total20000020Emelec20064112–004112Total4112–004112Boca Juniors2007 Clausura300010402007 Apertura00000000Total30001040Barcelona SC2008213–00213Total213–00213Nacional2009 Clausura113–72185Total113–72185Boca Juniors2009 Apertura10000010Total10000010Atlético Nacional20103840000384Total3840000384Fénix2011 Clausura00–0000Chivas USA20112430000243Total2430000243Emelec20123710–13150112013417–1205372014326–814072015297–90387Total13930–42216932Career total270550050432959
Honours
Club Boca Juniors Copa Libertadores (1): 2007
Emelec Serie A Runner-up (2): 2006, 2012 Serie A (2): 2013, 2014
Individual Emelec Serie A Assist Leader (2): 2006, 2012 Serie A Best Foreign Player: 2006 Serie A Best Player: 2006
References
External links MLS player profile
Estadio.com article, Oct. 5, 2006