Mauricio Molina

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 in 2001. In 2002 he joined Independiente Medellín and later that year 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 to play for Al Ain 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 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 transferred for the second semester of 2007 to Red Star Belgrade, his first European club. In 2008, he joined Brazilian club Santos. He made his debut as a Santos player on 13 February 2008, starting against Cúcuta Deportivo of Colombia in the 2008 Copa Libertadores. He scored his first goal for the club on 24 February, in a 4-1 Campeonato Paulista victory against Ituano. On 27 July 2008, he scored twice in a 5–2 victory against Vasco. At the time he departed the club, he became the 2nd highest scoring foreign player…

At international level, Molina was part of the Colombia national team that won the 2001 Copa América.

Club

International

Scores and results list Colombia's goal tally first.

Independiente Medellin

Categoría Primera A: 2002-II, 2016-I Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

AFC Champions League: 2010 FC Seoul

K League: 2012 Korean FA Cup: 2015 Colombia

Copa América: 2001 Individual

FIFA Club World Cup top scorer: 2010 (three goals) K League Best XI: 2010, 2012 K League Top Assists Award: 2012, 2013