Luís Machado

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 (age 32)[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 33 (2)
2016–2019 Feirense 85 (7)
2019–2020 Moreirense 21 (1)
2020–2021 NorthEast United 22 (7)
2021–2024 Radomiak 81 (7)
2024– Kitchee 9 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:14, 19 January 2025 (UTC)

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.

Club career

Born in Lamego, Viseu District, Machado joined 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 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 Belenenses.[3]

On 5 July 2014, Machado agreed to a two-year contract at another second-tier side, 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 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.[12] He moved abroad for the first time in his career in September 2020, joining NorthEast United of the Indian Super League.[13] In his only season, he netted braces in the 2–2 draw at Bengaluru[14] and the 3–1 home win over Odisha.[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.[17][18]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Luís Machado" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Jogador paredense sobre à 1.ª Liga com o Tondela" [Paredes-born player promotes to 1st League with Tondela]. O Progresso de Paredes (in Portuguese). 5 June 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Luís Machado assina por duas temporadas" [Luís Machado signs for two seasons]. Record (in Portuguese). 5 July 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Tondela surpreendeu União na Madeira" [Tondela surprised União in Madeira]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 15 March 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "Luis Machado renova contrato!" [Luis Machado renews contract!] (in Portuguese). C.D. Feirense. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ Chatterjee, Sayan (26 September 2020). "ISL: Portuguese winger Luis Machado signs for NorthEast United FC". The Bridge. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  14. ^ "Luis Machado brace helps NorthEast United salvage 2–2 draw with Bengaluru FC". NDTV. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  15. ^ Ajith Kumar, P. K. (14 February 2021). "ISL 2020–21 report: Machado, Gallego lift NorthEast into third after win over Odisha". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  16. ^ Kaczor, Michał (29 June 2021). "Oficjalnie: Luis Machado piłkarzem Radomiaka" [Official: Luis Machado a Radomiak player] (in Polish). Radio Plus. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  17. ^ "港超聯 傑志一口氣公布3名新外援" [Hong Kong Premier League's Kitchee announced three new foreign players in one go] (in Chinese). HK 01. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  18. ^ "Kitchee complete another 3 summer signings". Facebook. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.