Personal information | |||
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Full name | José Ndong Machín Dicombo [1] | ||
Date of birth | 14 August 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Bata, Equatorial Guinea [1] | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Monza | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2004 | La Floresta | ||
2004–2008 | Barcelona | ||
2008–2009 | La Floresta | ||
2009–2010 | Cambrils | ||
2010–2012 | Gimnàstic | ||
2012–2015 | Málaga | ||
2015–2016 | Roma | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2014 | Atlético Malagueño | 2 | (0) |
2016–2018 | Roma | 0 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → Trapani (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2017 | → Lugano (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → Brescia (loan) | 21 | (1) |
2018 | → Pescara (loan) | 11 | (2) |
2018–2019 | Pescara | 17 | (1) |
2019 | → Parma (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Parma | 0 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → Pescara (loan) | 20 | (7) |
2020 | → Monza (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2020– | Monza | 73 | (5) |
2021 | → Pescara (loan) | 19 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2011 | Equatorial Guinea U16 | ||
2015 | Equatorial Guinea U20 | ||
2015– | Equatorial Guinea | 23 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2023 |
José Ndong Machín Dicombo (Spanish pronunciation: [xoˈse ma'tʃin]; born 14 August 1996), also known as Pepín ( [peˈpin]), is an Equatoguinean professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie A club Monza and the Equatorial Guinea national team.
Born in Bata, Equatorial Guinea, Machín moved to Spain and began his youth career with La Floresta in Tarragona. [3] In the middle of 2004 he joined Barcelona's youth setup, [4] [5] and remained there the next four seasons. [6] After returning to La Floresta for a year, [7] Machín had stints at Cambrils, [8] Gimnàstic de Tarragona, [7] and Málaga. [7]
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. [9]
On 30 January 2015, Machín transferred to Serie A club Roma. [10] He became a starter in their Primavera (under-19) side, [10] helping Roma win the 2015–16 Campionato Primavera . [11] 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. [11] [12]
On 5 August 2016, Machín was sent on loan to Serie B club Trapani, [13] with whom he played nine games. [11] In January 2017, he was sent on a six-month loan to Lugano in the Swiss Super League, [14] and in July 2017 Roma sent Machín on loan to Brescia (July 2017). [15]
In January 2018, Machín was sent on loan to Pescara, [16] who excersied the buyout option on 1 July 2018. [17]
On 31 January 2019, he joined Parma on loan with a €2.5m obligation to buy. [18] [19] On 31 August 2019, Machín joined his former Serie B club Pescara on loan until 30 June 2020. [20] He scored seven goals in 20 Serie B matches in the first half of the season. [21]
On 31 January 2020, Machín moved on a six-month loan to Serie C club Monza, with an obligation to purchase at the end of the season if certain conditions were met. [21] After gaining promotion to Serie B, [22] he moved permanently to Monza, playing in the first half of the 2020–21 season. [23] Machin moved back to Pescara on 15 January 2021, on a six-month loan to play the second half of the season. [24]
He became a key played for Monza during the 2021–22 Serie B season, helping his side gain promotion to the Serie A for the first time in the club's history. [22] Machín scored four goals in 25 regular season games, [23] as well as a promotion play-off goal in the final against Pisa. [25]
After taking part in the 2022–23 Serie A season with Monza, in which he played 25 games, [23] on 27 July 2023, Monza renewed Machín's contract until 30 June 2026. [22]
Born in Equatorial Guinea, Machín moved to Spain at an early age and obtained dual citizenship. [21] 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. [26]
A few months after joining Barcelona, Machín confessed to being a fan of arch-rivals Real Madrid. [5]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Atlético Malagueño | 2014–15 | Tercera División | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
Roma | 2015–16 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2016–17 | Serie A | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
2017–18 | Serie A | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Trapani (loan) | 2016–17 | Serie B | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
Lugano (loan) | 2016–17 | Swiss Super League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
Brescia (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie B | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | |
Pescara (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie B | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 2 | |
Pescara | 2018–19 | Serie B | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | |
Parma (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
Parma | 2019–20 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Pescara (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie B | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 7 | |
Monza (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
Monza | 2020–21 | Serie B | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 13 | 1 | |
2021–22 | Serie B | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 [a] | 1 | 30 | 5 | |
2022–23 | Serie A | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | ||
Total | 60 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 70 | 6 | ||
Pescara (loan) | 2020–21 | Serie B | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 2 | |
Career total | 168 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 180 | 19 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Equatorial Guinea | 2015 | 2 | 0 |
2016 | 2 | 0 | |
2017 | 1 | 0 | |
2018 | 1 | 0 | |
2019 | 2 | 0 | |
2020 | 2 | 0 | |
2021 | 5 | 0 | |
2022 | 5 | 0 | |
2023 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 23 | 0 |
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