José Machín

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 Italian club Pescara, on loan from Monza, and the Equatorial Guinea national team.

This article is about the Equatoguinean footballer. For other uses, see Pepín.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Machín and the second or maternal family name is Dicombo.
José Machín
Machín with Monza in 2020
Personal information
Full name José Ndong Machín Dicombo
Date of birth (1996-08-14) 14 August 1996
Place of birth Bata, Equatorial Guinea
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Pescara (on loan from Monza)
Number 99
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 → FC 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 10 (0)
2021– → Pescara (loan) 0 (0)
National team‡
2011 Equatorial Guinea U16
2015 Equatorial Guinea U20
2015– Equatorial Guinea 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:17, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 February 2020

Club career

Born in Bata, Litoral Province, Pepín has started his youth career for CE La Floresta, in Tarragona. In the middle of 2004, he joined FC Barcelona's youth setup[1][2] and he remained there the next four seasons,[3] coming back to La Floresta for one year. After a stint in FC Cambrils,[4] Pepín signed for Gimnàstic de Tarragona, where he has relaunched his career as a young prospect. Two years later, in 2012, he and Aitor Embela, his teammate for Equatorial Guinea U16, were signed for Málaga CF.

On 2 November 2014, Pepín made his senior debut with the reserves, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–0 home win against Villacarrillo CF for the Tercera División championship.

In late January 2015, Pepín was transferred to A.S. Roma, being incorporated to the Primavera side. He played friendly matches with the first team in the middle of 2015 and was an unused substitute in several 2015–16 Serie A matches.

On 31 January 2019, he joined Parma on loan with a €2.5m obligation to buy.[5][6] On 31 August 2019, Pepín joined his former Serie B club Pescara on loan until 30 June 2020.[7] He scored seven goals in 20 Serie B matches in the first half of the season.[8]

On 31 January 2020, Machín moved on a six-month loan to Monza, with obligation to purchase at the end of the season if certain conditions are met.[8] After moving on a permanent deal to Monza, playing in the 2020–21 Serie B, Machin moved back to Pescara on 15 January 2021 on a six-month loan.[9]

International career

Born in Equatorial Guinea, Machín moved to Spain at an early age and obtained dual-citizenship.[8] 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 0–2 loss against Morocco.[10]

Career statistics

International
As of 19 November 2029[10]
National team YearAppsGoals
Equatorial Guinea 201520
201620
201710
201810
201920
Total80

Personal life

A few months after joining FC Barcelona, Pepín confessed to being a fan of arch-rivals Real Madrid.[2] He is the nephew of former footballer Juan Carlos Ecomba, who has played in Argentina for Chacarita and Nueva Chicago, among other clubs.

Honours

Club

Monza

References
  1. "Líala, Eto'o" ("Fuss, Eto'o") - Page 1; Mundo Deportivo, Retrieved 12 November 2015 (in Spanish)
  2. "Líala, Eto'o" ("Fuss, Eto'o") - Page 2; Mundo Deportivo, Retrieved 12 November 2015 (in Spanish)
  3. 2007–08 FC Barcelona youth system squads; Mundo Deportivo. Retrieved 12 November 2015 (in Spanish)
  4. Recitales para inmortalizar (Recitals to immortalize); FC Barcelona official website. Retrieved 12 November 2015 (in Spanish)
  5. "PARMA CALCIO 1913, I MOVIMENTI IN ENTRATA E IN USCITA DEL 31 GENNAIO" (in Italian). Parma. 31 January 2019.
  6. Machin set for Parma, football-italia.net, 31 January 2019
  7. "UFFICIALE: Pescara, torna Machin. Presi Masciangelo e Bocic". Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  8. "UN ALTRO COLPO PER IL MONZA: PRESO MACHIN" (Press release) (in Italian). Monza. 31 January 2020.
  9. "Machin in prestito al Pescara - Associazione Calcio Monza S.p.A." www.monzacalcio.com (in Italian). Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  10. Pepín at National-Football-Teams.com
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