LA Galaxy, with Manotas scoring the goal for Houston. Prior to matchweek 3, the season was paused due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, with play resuming four months later in July. On 5 September, Manotas scored in the 85th minute to give Houston a 2–1 win over Sporting Kansas City. After the SKC game, Manotas went 12 games without scoring before breaking his drought on 8 November in a 2–1 loss to the Colorado Rapids in the final match of the season. Manotas celebrated the goal by putting the ball under his shirt and putting his thumb in his mouth, a nod to the birth of his first child earlier in the week. It was a poor season for Manotas, recording 3 goals and 2 assists while appearing in 20 of a possible 23 games in a shortened season due to COVID-19, and for the Dynamo as a whole, finishing last in the Western Conference and missing the playoffs for the third straight season. Club Tijuana On 8 December 2020, Manotas was sold to Liga MX side Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente for an undisclosed transfer fee. International career Manotas featured for the Colombia national under-20 football team at the 2015 South American U-20 Championship. He made 3 appearances and scored 1 goal as Colombia finished second and qualified for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Personal life When Manotas moved to Houston, he initially lived with a host family. Ed, who worked security for the Dynamo, and Ingrid Chaves invited Manotas to live with them and their two kids. When Manotas turned 23 he moved to his own place. In 2019, Manotas married his long time girlfriend Paola, who he had known since he was 15. Together they have one child. Career statistics Honours Houston Dynamo U.S. Open Cup: 2018 Individual Houston Dynamo Young Player of the Year: 2016, 2017 Houston Dynamo Team MVP: 2018 Houston Dynamo Players' Player of the Year: 2018 Dynamo Ironman of the Year: 2018 U.S. Open Cup Golden Boot: 2018 U.S. Open Cup Player of the Tournament: 2018 References External links 1995 births Living people Colombian footballers 2015 South American Youth Football Championship players Uniautónoma F.C. footballers Houston Dynamo FC players Rio Grande Valley FC Toros players Designated Players (MLS) Major League Soccer players USL Championship players Colombian expatriate footballers Colombian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate soccer players in the United States People