Zinédine Machach (born 5 January 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for A-League club Melbourne Victory.
 Zinedine Machach training for Melbourne Victory, December 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 January 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Marseille, France | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Melbourne Victory | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2010 | SC Air Bel | ||
| 2010–2012 | Cannes | ||
| 2012–2014 | Marseille | ||
| 2014–2015 | Toulouse | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Toulouse B | 25 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Toulouse | 21 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | → Marseille (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2018–2022 | Napoli | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Carpi (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Crotone (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Cosenza (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | → VVV-Venlo (loan) | 24 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Honvéd (loan) | 21 | (3) |
| 2022–2023 | Ionikos | 23 | (2) |
| 2023– | Melbourne Victory | 29 | (7) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024 | |||
Career
editMachach began his youth career with SC Air Bel,[2] before moving to first AS Cannes and since Olympique Marseille. He then joined Toulouse in 2014. He made his Ligue 1 debut on 23 May 2015 against OGC Nice. He replaced Aleksandar Pešić after 58 minutes.[3]
On 27 July 2016, Machach joined Olympique Marseille on a season-long loan deal with an option to buy.[4]
On 21 July 2018, Machach joined to Serie B side Carpi on loan until 30 June 2019.[5]
On 23 January 2019, Machach joined to Crotone on loan until 30 June 2019.[6]
On 2 September 2019, he joined Cosenza on loan.[7]
On 2 July 2022, Machach signed a two-year deal with Ionikos in Greece.[8]
In August 2023, Machach signed a 1-year contract with Melbourne Victory FC in Australia.[9] He would have his debut for Melbourne Victory on the 21 October 2023 he would score in the 86th minute to make the game 2-0.[10] he would prove to be a crucial player for Melbourne Victory throughout the 2023-24 season scoring seven goals in 29 games.[11]
Machach would resign for Melbourne Victory for another two seasons.[12]
Career statistics
edit- As of 18 July 2024[13]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Toulouse | 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||
| Total | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
| Marseille (loan) | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 12 | 1 | |
| Marseille B (loan) | 2016–17 | Championnat de France Amateur | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Napoli | 2017–18 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Carpi (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie B | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Crotone (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie B | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| Cosenza (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie B | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| VVV-Venlo (loan) | 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||
| Honvéd (loan) | 2021–22 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 3 | ||
| Ionikos | 2022–23 | Super League Greece | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 2 | ||
| Melbourne Victory | 2023–24 | A-League Men | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 7 | ||
| Career totals | 179 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 16 | ||
Personal life
editMachach was born in Marseille, France, and was born to an Algerian mother and a Moroccan father.[14] He holds French and Algerian nationalities.[15]
References
edit- ^ "Zinédine Machach". Melbourne Victory. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ "Le Sporting Club Air Bel reçoit la visite de Zinédine Machach". SC Air Bel (in French). 14 April 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "Toulouse vs. Nice - 23 May 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ^ "Zinedine Machach arrive en prêt à l'OM" [Zinedine Machach arrives on loan to OM] (in French). Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "Machach on loan to Carpi". Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Carpi, preso Crociata dal Crotone. Machach in Calabria" (in Italian). Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "ZINÉDINE MACHACH SI VESTE DI ROSSOBLÙ!" (Press release) (in Italian). Cosenza. 2 September 2019.
- ^ "Στον Ιωνικό ο Ζινεντίν Μασάς" (in Greek). Ionikos. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ Pisani, Sasha. "Melbourne Victory sign ex-Napoli and Marseille attacker, who scored against Bayern Munich". Keep up. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ tomsmithies (21 October 2023). "Debutant's stunning goal seals opening win for Melbourne Victory at Sydney FC". A-Leagues. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Zinedine Machach (Midfielder, Melbourne Victory) :". Ultimate A-League. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "Melbourne Victory re-signs Zinedine Machach". Melbourne Victory. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ Zinédine Machach at Soccerway
- ^ "Zinédine Machach : " Ma priorité c'est de m'imposer à Toulouse "" (in French). La Gazette du Fennec. 15 November 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ^ "Zinédine MACHACH -". www.unfp.org. Retrieved 2 August 2023.