Brian Ezequiel Machuca (born 2 March 1995) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Club Almagro.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brian Ezequiel Machuca | ||
| Date of birth | 2 March 1995[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Córdoba, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Almagro | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Almirante Brown | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2019 | Almirante Brown | 100 | (4) |
| 2013–2014 | → Liniers (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2019 | Alebrijes de Oaxaca | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Temperley | 19 | (0) |
| 2021– | Almagro | 29 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2016 | Argentina U23 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:39, 7 June 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
Machuca's career began in 2013 with Almirante Brown of Primera B Nacional.[1][3] He was an unused substitute for fixtures with Gimnasia y Esgrima, Banfield and Nueva Chicago before making his professional bow on 3 June 2013 during a 1–3 loss against Olimpo.[1] On 30 June, Machuca joined Primera C Metropolitana's Liniers on loan.[4] After not featuring in 2013–14 as they were relegated, he made thirteen appearances in the 2014 Primera D Metropolitana.[1] Machuca went back to Almirante Brown in 2015, with them now in Primera B Metropolitana.[1][5] Goals versus Deportivo Español and Villa San Carlos arrived across four seasons.[1][6]
In September 2019, following one hundred matches for Almirante Brown, Machuca completed a move to Mexican football with Ascenso MX side Alebrijes de Oaxaca.[7][8] He didn't feature in the league for the club, though did appear in Copa MX games against Veracruz.[1] On 3 February 2020, Machuca returned to his homeland with Primera B Nacional's Temperley.[9] In July 2021, Machuca moved to fellow league club Almagro.[10]
International career edit
Julio Olarticoechea called up Machuca to play with the Argentina U23s at the 2016 Sait Nagjee Trophy.[11][12][13]
Career statistics edit
- As of 4 July 2020.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Almirante Brown | 2012–13 | Primera B Nacional | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2014 | Primera B Metropolitana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||||
| 2016 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 100 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 100 | 4 | ||||
| Liniers (loan) | 2013–14 | Primera C Metropolitana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | Primera D Metropolitana | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Alebrijes de Oaxaca | 2019–20 | Ascenso MX | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Temperley | 2019–20 | Primera B Nacional | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 114 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 116 | 4 | ||||
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Argentina - B. Machuca". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ Brian Machuca at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Ficha Estadistica de BRIAN MACHUCA". BDFA. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ "¿Quiénes son los tres jugadores a prueba de Almirante Brown?". LocoXelRojo. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ "Gran renovación en el plantel de Liniers". Diario Popular. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ "Machuca se suma a la lista de lesionados con un corte y fracturas en dos dedos del pie derecho". El1Digital. 19 February 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ "Alebrijes de Oaxaca, el nuevo destino de Brian Machuca y Sebastián Carruega". El1Digital. 5 September 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ^ "El adiós de Brian Machuca: "Ya había cumplido un ciclo en el club"". El1Digital. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ^ "Llegó el tercer refuerzo para el Gasolero". InfoRegión. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ Brian Machuca dejó de ser futbolista de Temperley, launion.com.ar, 1 July 2021
- ^ "Retomando las prácticas". AFA. Archived from the original on 23 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ "Un juvenil de Brown cada vez más cerca de la lista de la selección del ascenso que viajará a la India". Brown Online. 9 December 2015. Archived from the original on 23 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ "Indien-Tagebuch, Tag 7: So geh'n die Gauchos …". Ama-Lion. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
External links edit
- Brian Machuca at Soccerway