Personal information | |||
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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
Early career
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
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
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
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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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[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
2021 | 21 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 2 | ||||||
2022 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 8[lower-alpha 1] | 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[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | |||
Career total | 82 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 11 |
- 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana.
Notes
- ↑ Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.
References
- ↑ "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.
- 1 2 3 "Argentina - I. Machuca". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ↑ "Imanol Machuca". World Football. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- 1 2 "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
- Imanol Machuca at Soccerway