Darwin Daniel Machís Marcano (born 7 February 1993) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Carabobo.
Club career 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,Udinese se quedó con el talento de Machís (Udinese gets Machís' talent) ; Líder en Deportes, 7 July 2012 but signed a five-year contract with fellow Giampaolo Pozzo's club Granada CF.Darwin Machis superó las pruebas medicas y firmó con el Granada (Darwin Machis passed medical examinations and signed with Granada) ; Balonazos, 16 July 2012 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.Trashorras cambia el guión en el descuento (Trashorras changes the screenplay in the injury time); Marca, 20 August 2012 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.Darwin Machís reforça o Guimarães (Darwin Machís bolsters Guimarães) ; Futebol Portugal, 31 January 2013 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.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
On 6 August 2015, Machís moved to SD Huesca, in a season-long loan deal.Machís cedido a la SD Huesca (Machís loaned to SD Huesca); Granada CF, 6 August 2015 Roughly one year later, he joined CD Leganés in the top tier, again in a temporary deal.Darwin Machís, velocidad y llegada para el ataque del Leganés (Darwin Machís, speed and coming-in for Leganés' attack) ; CD Leganés, 16 August 2016
On 18 July 2018, Machís signed with Serie A side Udinese. The following 29 January, he returned to Spain and joined Cádiz CF on loan until 30 June.
On 28 July 2019, Machis signed back for the freshly promoted Granada CF after spending half a year on loan at Cádiz CF. He made his competitive debut on 17 August 2019, starting and scoring in a 4–4 draw against Villarreal. 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. On 1 July, after the club's relegation, he returned to Cádiz on loan.
International career Machís debuted with the Venezuela national team on 22 December 2011, starting in a 2–0 loss against Costa Rica.Venezuela cayó ante Costa Rica en el Metropolitano (Venezuela loses to Costa Rica in Metropolitano) ; El Universal, 22 December 2011 He later appeared with the under-20s in 2013 South American Youth Championship.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsMineros de Guayana2011–12Venezuelan Primera División288——288Granada B2013–14Segunda División B2710——27102014–15Segunda División B227——227Total491700004917Granada2012–13La Liga4010—502014–15La Liga3010—402017–18Segunda División331400—3314Total401420004214Vitória Guimarães B (loan)2012–13Segunda Liga81——81Vitória Guimarães (loan)2012–13Primeira Liga3020—50Hércules (loan)2013–14Segunda División3000—30Huesca (loan)2015–16Segunda División38921—4010Leganés (loan)2016–17La Liga27122—293Udinese2018–19Serie A13011—141Cádiz (loan)2018–19Segunda División15800—158Granada2019–20La Liga36760—4272020–21La Liga325211234692021–22La Liga25410—264Total93169112311420Juárez2022–23Liga MX81——81Valladolid2022–23La Liga110——1102024–25La Liga5000—50Total16000—160Cádiz (loan)2023–24La Liga21400—2142024–25Segunda División0000—00Total21400—214Career total3627918512339287
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsVenezuela2011102012102017602018422019114202040202152202251202361202491Total5211
Scores and results list Venezuela's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Machís goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Darwin MachísNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 7 September 2018 Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, United States 1–0 1–2 Friendly2 20 November 2018 Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar 1–0 1–1 Friendly3 22 June 2019 Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil 1–0 3–1 2019 Copa América4 2–05 10 October 2019 Estadio Olímpico, Caracas, Venezuela 2–0 4–1 Friendly6 14 October 2019 Estadio Olímpico, Caracas, Venezuela 2–0 2–0 Friendly7 10 October 2021 Estadio Olímpico, Caracas, Venezuela 1–1 2–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification8 16 November 2021 Estadio Olímpico, Caracas, Venezuela 1–1 1–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification9 28 January 2022 Estadio Agustín Tovar, Barinas, Venezuela 3–1 4–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification10 17 October 2023 Estadio Monumental, Maturín, Venezuela 3–0 3–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification11 21 March 2024 Chase Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States 1–1 1–2 Friendly
Honours Mineros Copa Venezuela: 2011
Vitória de Guimarães Taça de Portugal: 2012–13
Venezuela Kirin Cup: 2019
Individual Segunda División Player of the Month: February 2019
References
External links
Profile at the Real Valladolid website