José Machín

This article is about the Equatoguinean footballer. For other uses, see Pepín.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Machínand the second or maternal family name is Dicombo.

José Machín

Machín in an interview in 2020
Personal information
Full name	José Ndong Machín Dicombo [1]
Date of birth	(1996-08-14) 14 August 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth	Bata, Equatorial Guinea [1]
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) [2]
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Monza
Number	7
Youth career
2003–2004	La Floresta
2004–2008	Barcelona
2008–2009	La Floresta
2009–2010	Cambrils
2010–2012	Gimnàstic
2012–2015	Málaga
2015–2016	Roma
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014	Atlético Malagueño	2	(0)
2016–2018	Roma	0	(0)
2016–2017	→ Trapani (loan)	7	(0)
2017	→ Lugano (loan)	5	(0)
2017–2018	→ Brescia (loan)	21	(1)
2018	→ Pescara (loan)	11	(2)
2018–2019	Pescara	17	(1)
2019	→ Parma (loan)	2	(0)
2019–2020	Parma	0	(0)
2019–2020	→ Pescara (loan)	20	(7)
2020	→ Monza (loan)	3	(0)
2020–	Monza	73	(5)
2021	→ Pescara (loan)	19	(2)
International career‡
2011	Equatorial Guinea U16
2015	Equatorial Guinea U20
2015–	Equatorial Guinea	23	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2023

José Ndong Machín Dicombo (Spanish pronunciation: [xoˈsema'tʃin] ; born 14 August 1996), also known as Pepín ( [peˈpin] ), is an Equatoguinean professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie A club Monza and the Equatorial Guinea national team.

Club career

Early career

Born in Bata, Equatorial Guinea, Machín moved to Spain and began his youth career with La Floresta in Tarragona. ^[3] In the middle of 2004 he joined Barcelona's youth setup, ^{[4] [5]} and remained there the next four seasons. ^[6] After returning to La Floresta for a year, ^[7] Machín had stints at Cambrils, ^[8] Gimnàstic de Tarragona, ^[7] and Málaga. ^[7]

Machín played twice for Atlético Malagueño, Málaga's reserve team, in the 2014–15 Tercera División, coming on as a late substitute in 2–0 home wins against Villacarrillo and Guadix. ^[9]

Roma

On 30 January 2015, Machín transferred to Serie A club Roma. ^[10] He became a starter in their Primavera (under-19) side, ^[10] helping Roma win the 2015–16 Campionato Primavera  [ it ]. ^[11] Machín also played friendly matches with the first team in the middle of 2015 and was an unused substitute in several 2015–16 Serie A matches. ^{[11] [12]}

On 5 August 2016, Machín was sent on loan to Serie B club Trapani, ^[13] with whom he played nine games. ^[11] In January 2017, he was sent on a six-month loan to Lugano in the Swiss Super League, ^[14] and in July 2017 Roma sent Machín on loan to Brescia (July 2017). ^[15]

Pescara

In January 2018, Machín was sent on loan to Pescara, ^[16] who excersied the buyout option on 1 July 2018. ^[17]

Parma

On 31 January 2019, he joined Parma on loan with a €2.5m obligation to buy. ^{[18] [19]} On 31 August 2019, Machín joined his former Serie B club Pescara on loan until 30 June 2020. ^[20] He scored seven goals in 20 Serie B matches in the first half of the season. ^[21]

Monza

A Monza fan holding a flag of Equatorial Guinea in the foreground, with Machín entering the pitch in the background

On 31 January 2020, Machín moved on a six-month loan to Serie C club Monza, with an obligation to purchase at the end of the season if certain conditions were met. ^[21] After gaining promotion to Serie B, ^[22] he moved permanently to Monza, playing in the first half of the 2020–21 season. ^[23] Machin moved back to Pescara on 15 January 2021, on a six-month loan to play the second half of the season. ^[24]

He became a key played for Monza during the 2021–22 Serie B season, helping his side gain promotion to the Serie A for the first time in the club's history. ^[22] Machín scored four goals in 25 regular season games, ^[23] as well as a promotion play-off goal in the final against Pisa. ^[25]

After taking part in the 2022–23 Serie A season with Monza, in which he played 25 games, ^[23] on 27 July 2023, Monza renewed Machín's contract until 30 June 2026. ^[22]

International career

Born in Equatorial Guinea, Machín moved to Spain at an early age and obtained dual citizenship. ^[21] He chose to represent his native country, and made his full international debut for Equatorial Guinea on 12 November 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–0 loss against Morocco. ^[26]

Personal life

A few months after joining Barcelona, Machín confessed to being a fan of arch-rivals Real Madrid. ^[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 4 June 2023 ^[23]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Atlético Malagueño	2014–15	Tercera División	2	0	0	0	—		2	0
Roma	2015–16	Serie A	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2016–17	Serie A	—		—		—		0	0
	2017–18	Serie A	—		—		—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Trapani (loan)	2016–17	Serie B	7	0	2	0	—		9	0
Lugano (loan)	2016–17	Swiss Super League	5	0	0	0	—		5	0
Brescia (loan)	2017–18	Serie B	22	1	0	0	—		22	1
Pescara (loan)	2017–18	Serie B	11	2	0	0	—		11	2
Pescara	2018–19	Serie B	17	1	2	0	—		19	1
Parma (loan)	2018–19	Serie A	2	0	0	0	—		2	0
Parma	2019–20	Serie A	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Pescara (loan)	2019–20	Serie B	20	7	0	0	—		20	7
Monza (loan)	2019–20	Serie C	3	0	0	0	—		3	0
Monza	2020–21	Serie B	10	0	3	1	—		13	1
	2021–22	Serie B	25	4	1	0	4 [lower-alpha 1]	1	30	5
	2022–23	Serie A	25	0	2	0	—		27	0
	Total		60	4	6	1	4	1	70	6
Pescara (loan)	2020–21	Serie B	19	2	0	0	—		19	2
Career total			168	17	8	1	4	1	180	19

1. Appearances in play-offs

International

As of match played 20 November 2023 ^[26]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Equatorial Guinea	2015	2	0
	2016	2	0
	2017	1	0
	2018	1	0
	2019	2	0
	2020	2	0
	2021	5	0
	2022	5	0
	2023	3	0
Total		23	0

Honours

Monza

• Serie C Group A: 2019–20

References

1. "José Machín". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
2. "José Machín". AC Monza. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
3. Sport (31 January 2020). "El ex barcelonista José Machín ficha por el Monza de Berlusconi y Gall". sport (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 August 2023.
4. "Líala, Eto'o" ("Fuss, Eto'o") - Page 1; Mundo Deportivo, Retrieved 12 November 2015 (in Spanish)
5. "Líala, Eto'o" ("Fuss, Eto'o") - Page 2; Mundo Deportivo, Retrieved 12 November 2015 (in Spanish)
6. 2007–08 FC Barcelona youth system squads; Mundo Deportivo. Retrieved 12 November 2015 (in Spanish)
7. "Il filo di Roma-Parma: José Machin". Voce Giallorossa (in Italian). Retrieved 4 August 2023.
8. Recitales para inmortalizar (Recitals to immortalize); FC Barcelona official website. Retrieved 12 November 2015 (in Spanish)
9. "Ficha Técnica JOSE MACHIN DICOMBO - Atco. Malagueño - 3ª División G9". www.futbolsevillano.com. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
10. "Il filo di Roma-Parma: José Machin". Voce Giallorossa (in Italian). Retrieved 4 August 2023.
11. "Primavera, Roma campione d'Italia. Batte la Juventus ai rigori". La Gazzetta dello Sport - Tutto il rosa della vita. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
12. Maggi, Filippo (28 August 2015). "La terza infornata di giovani in ritiro: Ivan, Bonazzoli, Oneto." Football Scouting | Campionato Primavera | Calcio Giovanile (in Italian). Retrieved 4 August 2023.
13. Giallorossi.net (5 August 2016). "UFFICIALE: Machin al Trapani, la formula del trasferimento". Giallorossi.net, notizie esclusive, news e calciomercato (in Italian). Retrieved 4 August 2023.
14. "Ufficiale: Machin al Lugano". Ticinonline (in Italian). 11 January 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
15. Bertelli, Luca (7 August 2017). "Brescia, il secondo colpo è Machin: ha giocato nella cantera del Barcellona". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 4 August 2023.
16. Tontodonati, di Giovanni (29 January 2018). "Pescara: si chiude per Fiamozzi-Bunino". Il Centro (in Italian). Retrieved 4 August 2023.
17. Galli, Daniele (7 July 2018). "Pescara, mercato a piccoli passi: restano Machin e Palazzi". Abruzzo Cityrumors (in Italian). Retrieved 4 August 2023.
18. "PARMA CALCIO 1913, I MOVIMENTI IN ENTRATA E IN USCITA DEL 31 GENNAIO" (in Italian). Parma. 31 January 2019.
19. Machin set for Parma, football-italia.net, 31 January 2019
20. "UFFICIALE: Pescara, torna Machin. Presi Masciangelo e Bocic" . Retrieved 31 August 2019.
21. "UN ALTRO COLPO PER IL MONZA: PRESO MACHIN" (Press release) (in Italian). Monza. 31 January 2020.
22. "José Machin rinnova fino al 2026 - Associazione Calcio Monza S.p.A." www.acmonza.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2 August 2023.
23. José Machín at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
24. "Machin in prestito al Pescara". www.monzacalcio.com (in Italian). Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
25. Steel, Andrew (30 May 2022). "Monza earn promotion to Serie A for first time as Berlusconi-owned club beat Pisa in play-off final". Goal . Archived from the original on 2 June 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
26. "José Machín". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 January 2024.

External links

• Profile at AC Monza (in Italian)
• José Machín – FIFA competition record (archived)
• José Machín at National-Football-Teams.com
• José Machín at Soccerway
• José Machín at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)