Darwin Daniel Machís Marcano (born 7 February 1993) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a left winger for La Liga club Valladolid and the Venezuela national team.

Darwin Machís
Machís with Venezuela in 2019
Personal information
Full name Darwin Daniel Machís Marcano
Date of birth (1993-02-07) 7 February 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Tucupita, Venezuela
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Left winger
Team information
Current team
Valladolid
Number 18
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Mineros de Guayana 28 (8)
2012–2015 Granada B 49 (17)
2012–2018 Granada 40 (14)
2013Vitória Guimarães B (loan) 8 (1)
2013Vitória Guimarães (loan) 3 (0)
2014Hércules (loan) 3 (0)
2015–2016Huesca (loan) 38 (9)
2016–2017Leganés (loan) 27 (1)
2018–2019 Udinese 13 (0)
2019Cádiz (loan) 15 (8)
2019–2022 Granada 93 (16)
2022–2023 Juárez 11 (1)
2023– Valladolid 16 (0)
2023–2024Cádiz (loan) 21 (4)
International career
2013 Venezuela U20 3 (0)
2011– Venezuela 52 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024 (UTC)

Club career

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Machís started his career with AC Mineros de Guayana, making his official debut on 21 August 2011, coming on as a substitute in a 1–1 away draw against Estudiantes de Mérida, for the Venezuelan Primera División championship. He scored his first professional goal ten days later, in a 5–1 home routing over Minasoro FC. Machís appeared regularly for the side, scoring 16 goals during the campaign (eight only in Copa Venezuela), and was awarded a prize from the Venezuelan Football Federation.

On 7 July 2012, Machís joined Udinese,[1] but signed a five-year contract with fellow Giampaolo Pozzo's club Granada CF.[2] He appeared in the pre-season with the latter, scoring three times in only five games.

Machís made his La Liga debut on 20 August 2012, as a late substitute in a 0–1 loss at Rayo Vallecano.[3] He appeared in further three matches for the Andalusians, all from the bench.

On 31 January 2013, Machís moved to Vitória S.C. on loan until June.[4] However, he appeared sparingly with the main squad, appearing with the reserves in the second level. He made two late substitute appearances in the 2012–13 Taça de Portugal semifinal matches, with Vitória eventually winning the Cup.

He returned to Granada in the 2013 summer, being assigned to the B-team in Segunda División B. On 8 May 2014, he joined Hércules CF in a month's loan.[5]

On 6 August 2015, Machís moved to SD Huesca, in a season-long loan deal.[6] Roughly one year later, he joined CD Leganés in the top tier, again in a temporary deal.[7]

On 18 July 2018, Machís signed with Serie A side Udinese.[8] The following 29 January, he returned to Spain and joined Cádiz CF on loan until 30 June.[9]

On 28 July 2019, Machis signed back for the freshly promoted Granada CF after spending half a year on loan at Cádiz CF.[10] He made his competitive debut on 17 August 2019, starting and scoring in a 4–4 draw against Villarreal.[11] On 13 July 2020 he scored against Real Madrid in a 2–1 loss.

On 29 April 2021, Machís scored the equalizer against FC Barcelona. Granada would go on to win 2–1, in their first ever win at Camp Nou.

In January 2023, he joined Real Valladolid on a three-and-a-half-year contract.[12] On 1 July, after the club's relegation, he returned to Cádiz on loan.[13]

International career

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Machís debuted with the Venezuela national team on 22 December 2011, starting in a 2–0 loss against Costa Rica.[14] He later appeared with the under-20s in 2013 South American Youth Championship.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 5 October 2024[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Mineros de Guayana 2011–12 Venezuelan Primera División 28 8 28 8
Granada B 2013–14 Segunda División B 27 10 27 10
2014–15 Segunda División B 22 7 22 7
Total 49 17 0 0 0 0 49 17
Granada 2012–13 La Liga 4 0 1 0 5 0
2014–15 La Liga 3 0 1 0 4 0
2017–18 Segunda División 33 14 0 0 33 14
Total 40 14 2 0 0 0 42 14
Vitória Guimarães B (loan) 2012–13 Segunda Liga 8 1 8 1
Vitória Guimarães (loan) 2012–13 Primeira Liga 3 0 2 0 5 0
Hércules (loan) 2013–14 Segunda División 3 0 0 0 3 0
Huesca (loan) 2015–16 Segunda División 38 9 2 1 40 10
Leganés (loan) 2016–17 La Liga 27 1 2 2 29 3
Udinese 2018–19 Serie A 13 0 1 1 14 1
Cádiz (loan) 2018–19 Segunda División 15 8 0 0 15 8
Granada 2019–20 La Liga 36 7 6 0 42 7
2020–21 La Liga 32 5 2 1 12[a] 3 46 9
2021–22 La Liga 25 4 1 0 26 4
Total 93 16 9 1 12 3 114 20
Juárez 2022–23 Liga MX 8 1 8 1
Valladolid 2022–23 La Liga 11 0 11 0
2024–25 La Liga 5 0 0 0 5 0
Total 16 0 0 0 16 0
Cádiz (loan) 2023–24 La Liga 21 4 0 0 21 4
2024–25 Segunda División 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 21 4 0 0 21 4
Career total 362 79 18 5 12 3 392 87
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

International

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As of match played 15 October 2024[16]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Venezuela 2011 1 0
2012 1 0
2017 6 0
2018 4 2
2019 11 4
2020 4 0
2021 5 2
2022 5 1
2023 6 1
2024 9 1
Total 52 11
Scores and results list Venezuela's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Machís goal.
List of international goals scored by Darwin Machís[16]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 7 September 2018 Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, United States   Colombia 1–0 1–2 Friendly
2 20 November 2018 Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar   Iran 1–0 1–1 Friendly
3 22 June 2019 Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil   Bolivia 1–0 3–1 2019 Copa América
4 2–0
5 10 October 2019 Estadio Olímpico, Caracas, Venezuela   Bolivia 2–0 4–1 Friendly
6 14 October 2019 Estadio Olímpico, Caracas, Venezuela   Trinidad and Tobago 2–0 2–0 Friendly
7 10 October 2021 Estadio Olímpico, Caracas, Venezuela   Ecuador 1–1 2–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
8 16 November 2021 Estadio Olímpico, Caracas, Venezuela   Peru 1–1 1–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
9 28 January 2022 Estadio Agustín Tovar, Barinas, Venezuela   Bolivia 3–1 4–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
10 17 October 2023 Estadio Monumental, Maturín, Venezuela   Chile 3–0 3–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
11 21 March 2024 Chase Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States   Italy 1–1 1–2 Friendly

Honours

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Mineros

Vitória de Guimarães

Venezuela

Individual

References

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  1. ^ Udinese se quedó con el talento de Machís (Udinese gets Machís' talent) Archived 9 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine; Líder en Deportes, 7 July 2012 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Darwin Machis superó las pruebas medicas y firmó con el Granada (Darwin Machis passed medical examinations and signed with Granada) Archived 14 August 2014 at archive.today; Balonazos, 16 July 2012 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Trashorras cambia el guión en el descuento (Trashorras changes the screenplay in the injury time); Marca, 20 August 2012 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Darwin Machís reforça o Guimarães (Darwin Machís bolsters Guimarães) Archived 12 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Futebol Portugal, 31 January 2013 (in Portuguese)
  5. ^ El Granada cede al punta venezolano Machís al Hércules hasta final de Liga (Granada loans Venezuelan forward Machís to Hércules until the end of the league); Mundo Deportivo, 8 May 2014 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Machís cedido a la SD Huesca (Machís loaned to SD Huesca)[permanent dead link]; Granada CF, 6 August 2015 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ Darwin Machís, velocidad y llegada para el ataque del Leganés (Darwin Machís, speed and coming-in for Leganés' attack) Archived 1 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine; CD Leganés, 16 August 2016 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ "Machís joined for Udinese". Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  9. ^ "UFFICIALE: Udinese, Machis passa in prestito al Cadice: tutti i dettagli" (in Italian). Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  10. ^ "Machis leaves Udinese for Granada | Football Italia". www.football-italia.net. 28 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  11. ^ Robotorial (18 August 2019). "Villarreal 4-4 Granada - La Liga 2019/2020". Beritagar (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 18 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  12. ^ "Darwin Machís 2026".
  13. ^ "Machis, cedido al Cádiz CF" [Machis, loaned to Cádiz CF] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  14. ^ Venezuela cayó ante Costa Rica en el Metropolitano (Venezuela loses to Costa Rica in Metropolitano) Archived 9 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine; El Universal, 22 December 2011 (in Spanish)
  15. ^ Darwin Machís at Soccerway
  16. ^ a b Darwin Machís at National-Football-Teams.com
  17. ^ "Japan vs. Venezuela". Soccerway. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  18. ^ "Samurai Blue lose final home match of the year 1-4 against Venezuela - Kirin Challenge Cup 2019". jfa.jp. Japan Football Association. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
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