Mauro Andrés Manotas Páez (born 15 July 1995) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX club Atlas.
On 29 May 2013, Manotas made his first team debut Uniautónoma when he got the start in a 3–2 loss to Valledupar FC in the Copa Colombia.
[1] Uniautónoma faced off with Deportes Quindío in the 2014 relegation playoffs, and Manotas scored the winning goal in the second leg to keep his team in the top flight.
[3] He made his Dynamo debut on 17 June 2015 in a 2–0 win vs the Austin Aztex in the US Open Cup and got an assist in stoppage time.
[6] After only getting 3 substitute appearances in the team's first 6 games of the 2016 season, Manotas went on loan to the Rio Grande Valley Toros, the Dynamo's USL affiliate.
Manotas made his first start of the year and scored his first goal of the season in a 4–0 win over San Antonio FC in a US Open Cup match on 15 June.
[11][12] Manotas had the first multiple assist game of his career on 5 July when he recorded 2 vs the Montreal Impact, earning another Team of the Week inclusion.
After not appearing in their knockout round win against Sporting Kansas City, Mantoas started leg 1 of the Western Conference semifinals, a 0–0 draw with Portland.
[11] Before the start of the 2018 season, Erick "Cubo" Torres was sold to UNAM, making Manotas the first choice striker.
Manotas scored 8 goals in the final 8 games of the season, but his strong finish was not enough to help Houston make the playoffs.
[18] Despite a poor season as a team in league play, Manotas and the Dynamo enjoyed great form in the US Open Cup.
The second came in the 25th minute when Manotas took a pass from Elis, dribbled past one defender before firing a left-footed shot from the top of the box that bounced off the post and in.
[25] In Houston's next MLS match, Manotas scored on a cross from Romell Quioto in the 86th minute to give the Dynamo a 2–1 over the Montreal Impact.
[9][7] After four games without scoring, Manotas got his name back on the scoresheet on 27 April as he helped the Dynamo get a 2–0 win over the Columbus Crew.
[30] Manotas had to return to Colombia in June due to visa issues with his wife, forcing him to miss a few US Open Cup games.
[31] On 20 July Manotas helped the Dynamo get a 3–1 win at Toronto FC, assisting on one goal and scoring one of his own from a fantastic solo effort.
[9][40] On 8 December 2020, Manotas was sold to Liga MX side Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente for an undisclosed transfer fee.