Imanol Machuca
Personal information
Full name Imanol Javier Machuca[1]
Date of birth (2000-01-15) 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

As of 3 September 2021.[3][12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Unión Santa Fe 2019–20 Primera División ——00——00
2020–21[nb 1] 10——1[lower-alpha 1]0—20
2021 212————212
2022 33320—8[lower-alpha 1]0—433
2023 22411———235
Total 779310090008110
Fortaleza 2023 Série A 51——3[lower-alpha 1]0—81
Career total 82103100120008911
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana.

Notes

  1. ↑ Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.

References

  1. ↑ "boletin jugadores 11-2018.pdf" (PDF). AFA. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  2. ↑ "Imanol Machuca: el sueño de jugar en Primera". Fibranet. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 "Argentina - I. Machuca". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  4. ↑ "Imanol Machuca". World Football. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Quién es el próximo futbolista roldanense que podría debutar en Primera División". El Roldanense. 16 February 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "Reserva: Jugada "Maradoniana" de Machuca en Unión". SOL 91.5. 25 October 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  8. ↑ "Unión firmó contrato con cuatro jóvenes valores de inferiores". Santa Fe Deportivo. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  9. ↑ "El roldanense Imanol Machuca firmó su primer contrato como jugador profesional". El Roldanense. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ "Fortaleza anuncia atacante argentino Imanol Machuca" [Fortaleza announces Argentinian forward Imanol Machuca]. Globo Esporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). 28 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  12. ↑ "Ficha Estadistica de IMANOL MACHUCA". BDFA. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
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