Luís Machado
Portuguese footballer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Luís Miguel Vieira Babo Machado (born 4 November 1992) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Hong Kong Premier League club Kitchee.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luís Miguel Vieira Babo Machado[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 November 1992[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Lamego, Portugal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kitchee | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2010 | Paredes | ||
| 2010–2011 | Freamunde | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | Paredes | 2 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | Freamunde | 60 | (5) |
| 2014–2015 | Tondela | 32 | (2) |
| 2016–2019 | Feirense | 85 | (7) |
| 2019–2020 | Moreirense | 21 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | NorthEast United | 22 | (7) |
| 2021–2024 | Radomiak | 81 | (6) |
| 2024– | Kitchee | 7 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:27, 12 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Born in Lamego, Viseu District, Machado joined U.S.C. Paredes in 1999, aged only six. In 2009, while still a junior, he made his senior debut, playing two fourth-division games with the club.[2]
In the summer of 2010, Machado signed for S.C. Freamunde, where he completed his development.[2] He was promoted to the first team for the 2011–12 season, playing his first match in the Segunda Liga on 25 September 2011, a 1–0 away loss against C.F. Os Belenenses.[3]
On 5 July 2014, Machado agreed to a two-year contract at another second-tier side, C.D. Tondela.[4] He scored two goals[5][6] in 26 matches in his first year, as they reached the Primeira Liga for the first time in 82 years of history.[7]
Machado made his debut in the Portuguese top flight on 14 August 2015, starting in a 1–2 home defeat to Sporting CP.[8] In the following transfer window, however, he returned to division two after joining C.D. Feirense on a short-term deal.[9] After achieving promotion and renewing his contract,[10] he went on to spend a further three campaigns with the team, being relegated at the end of 2018–19 and subsequently released.[11]
In the 2019 off-season, Machado signed a three-year contract with Moreirense FC.[12] He moved abroad for the first time in his career in September 2020, joining NorthEast United FC of the Indian Super League.[13] In his only season, he netted braces in the 2–2 draw at Bengaluru FC[14] and the 3–1 home win over Odisha FC.[15]
Machado joined Polish Ekstraklasa club Radomiak Radom in summer 2021.[16] On 5 July 2024, he moved to the Hong Kong Premier League with Kitchee SC.[17][18]
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