José Machín

Early career

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

Roma

On 30 January 2015, Machín transferred to Serie A club Roma. He became a starter in their Primavera (under-19) side, helping Roma win the 2015–16 Campionato Primavera. 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. On 5 August 2016, Machín was sent on loan to Serie B club Trapani, with whom he played nine games. In January 2017, he was sent on a six-month loan to Lugano in the Swiss Super League, and in July 2017 Roma sent Machín on loan to Brescia (July 2017).

Pescara

In January 2018, Machín was sent on loan to Pescara, who excersied the buyout option on 1 July 2018.

Parma

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

Monza…

Born in Equatorial Guinea, Machín moved to Spain at an early age and obtained dual citizenship. 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.

Club

As of match played 4 June 2023

International

As of match played 20 November 2023

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