Imanol Machuca
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Imanol Javier Machuca[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 January 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Roldán, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fortaleza | ||
| Number | 39 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| San Lorenzo (R) | |||
| El Porvenir del Norte | |||
| Sportivo Matienzo | |||
| Talleres | |||
| 2018–2020 | Unión Santa Fe | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Unión Santa Fe | 77 | (9) |
| 2023– | Fortaleza | 5 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 September 2023 | |||
Imanol Javier Machuca (born 15 January 2000) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Fortaleza.[3][4]
Career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Machuca started his career in Roldán with San Lorenzo.[5] Spells soon followed with El Porvenir del Norte and Sportivo Matienzo, which preceded him joining the system of Talleres.[5]
Unión Santa Fé
[edit]In 2018, after a trial with Vélez Sarsfield, Machuca completed a move to Unión Santa Fe.[6] After two years in the reserves, he was promoted into the first-team squad in October 2020 under manager Juan Manuel Azconzábal; penning pro terms on 28 October.[7][8][9]
Machuca made his senior debut on 29 October during a Copa Sudamericana second stage first leg home defeat to Emelec, as he replaced Juan Manuel García with two minutes left.[3]
Fortaleza
[edit]On 29 July 2023, Campeonato Brasileiro Série A side Fortaleza announced the signing of Machuca on a four-year deal, having acquired 50% of the player's economic rights[10] for a reported fee of $2.5 million.[11]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Unión Santa Fe | 2019–20 | Primera División | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21[nb 1] | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2021 | 21 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 2 | ||||||
| 2022 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 8[a] | 0 | — | 43 | 3 | ||||
| 2023 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 23 | 5 | |||||
| Total | 77 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 10 | ||
| Fortaleza | 2023 | Série A | 5 | 1 | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 82 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 11 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana.
Notes
[edit]- ^ Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.
Honours
[edit]Fortaleza
References
[edit]- ^ "boletin jugadores 11-2018.pdf" (PDF). AFA. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ "Imanol Machuca: el sueño de jugar en Primera". Fibranet. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ a b c "Argentina - I. Machuca". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ "Imanol Machuca". World Football. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Quién es el próximo futbolista roldanense que podría debutar en Primera División". El Roldanense. 16 February 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ "Imanol Machuca fue fichado por Unión de Santa Fe y se suma al plantel de Reserva". El Roldanense. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ "Reserva: Jugada "Maradoniana" de Machuca en Unión". SOL 91.5. 25 October 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ "Unión firmó contrato con cuatro jóvenes valores de inferiores". Santa Fe Deportivo. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ "El roldanense Imanol Machuca firmó su primer contrato como jugador profesional". El Roldanense. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ "Dia #1: Imanol Machuca chega ao Fortaleza e faz primeiro treino com o elenco" [Day #1: Imanol Machuca arrives at Fortaleza and undergoes first training with the squad]. Fortaleza Esporte Clube (in Brazilian Portuguese). 29 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ "Fortaleza anuncia atacante argentino Imanol Machuca" [Fortaleza announces Argentinian forward Imanol Machuca]. Globo Esporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). 28 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ "Ficha Estadistica de IMANOL MACHUCA". BDFA. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
External links
[edit]- Imanol Machuca at Soccerway