When Mauro Manotas joined the Houston Dynamo four years ago, he had a goal in mind: to leave a mark on the club.
Now, finally entrusted with a starting role after biding his time, the Colombian is blazing a trail up Houston’s all-time scoring list.
His 8th-minute strike against FC Dallas in 2018’s first Texas Derby match on Saturday was Manotas’ 34th goal across all competitions, which moves him into a tie for fourth with former Dynamo Giles Barnes on the club’s all-time scoring list across all competitions.
For comparison, it took Barnes 10,387 minutes to get his 34 goals.