Luís Machado

Luís Miguel Vieira Babo Machado (born 4 November 1992) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Indian Super League club NorthEast United FC as a winger.

Not to be confused with Luis Machado or Luís Machado (rower).
Luís Machado
Personal information
Full name Luís Miguel Vieira Babo Machado[1]
Date of birth (1992-11-04) 4 November 1992[1]
Place of birth Lamego, Portugal[1]
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 NorthEast United
Number 20
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– NorthEast United 15 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 February 2021

Club career

Born in Lamego, Viseu District, Machado joined U.S.C. Paredes in 1999, aged only six. In 2009, whilst still a junior, he made his senior debut, playing two fourth division games with the club.

In the summer of 2010, Machado signed with S.C. Freamunde, where he completed his development. He was promoted to the first team for the 2011–12 season, playing his first match in the second tier on 25 September 2011, a 0–1 away loss against C.F. Os Belenenses.[2]

On 5 July 2014, Machado agreed to a two-year contract with another division two side, C.D. Tondela.[3] He scored two goals[4][5] in 26 matches in his first year, as they reached the Primeira Liga for the first time in 82 years of history.[6]

Machado made his debut in the Portuguese top flight on 14 August 2015, starting in a 1–2 home defeat to Sporting CP.[7] In the following transfer window, however, he returned to the second division after joining C.D. Feirense on a short-term deal.[8] After achieving promotion and renewing his contract,[9] he went on to spend a further three seasons with the team, being relegated at the end of 2018–19 and subsequently released.[10]

In the 2019 off-season, Machado signed a three-year contract with Moreirense FC.[11] He moved abroad for the first time in his career in September 2020, joining NorthEast United FC of the Indian Super League.[12]

References
  1. "Luís Machado" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. "Belenenses-Freamunde, 1–0: Léo Kanú garante 3 pontos" [Belenenses-Freamunde, 1–0: Léo Kanú confirms 3 points]. Record (in Portuguese). 25 September 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  3. "Luís Machado assina por duas temporadas" [Luís Machado signs for two seasons]. Record (in Portuguese). 5 July 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  4. "Tondela surpreendeu União na Madeira" [Tondela surprised União in Madeira]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 15 March 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  5. "Tondela-Chaves, 2–2: Empate adia decisões para a última jornada" [Tondela-Chaves, 2–2: Draw postpones decisions to last round]. Record (in Portuguese). 17 May 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  6. "Freamunde-Tondela, 1–1: Golo nos descontos carimbou subida" [Freamunde-Tondela, 1–1: Injury time goal sealed promotion]. Record (in Portuguese). 24 May 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  7. Ruela, João (14 August 2015). "Penálti no final salvou Sporting frente ao estreante Tondela" [Late penalty saved Sporting against newcomers Tondela]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  8. "Luís Machado, é o novo reforço do Clube Desportivo Feirense" [Luís Machado, a new Clube Desportivo Feirense addition] (in Portuguese). C.D. Feirense. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  9. "Luis Machado renova contrato!" [Luis Machado renews contract!] (in Portuguese). C.D. Feirense. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  10. "Edinho e Luís Machado despedem-se do Feirense" [Edinho and Luís Machado say goodbye to Feirense] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  11. "Luís Machado: "O Moreirense é um clube estável na 1.ª Liga"" [Luís Machado: "Moreirense is a stable club in the 1st League"] (in Portuguese). Guimarães Digital. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  12. Chatterjee, Sayan (26 September 2020). "ISL: Portuguese winger Luis Machado signs for NorthEast United FC". The Bridge. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
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