Paulo Machado

{{short description|Portuguese footballer}}

{{for|the Brazilian swimmer|Paulo Machado (swimmer)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}

{{Portuguese name|Ribeiro de Jesus|Machado}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Paulo Machado

| image =

| image_size = 250

| caption =

| fullname = Paulo Ricardo Ribeiro de Jesus Machado{{cite web|url=https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/paulo-machado/fc-porto/1574-0-11119|title=Paulo Machado|publisher=Mais Futebol|language=pt|access-date=18 March 2020}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|3|31|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bairro do Cerco, Portugal

| height = 1.74 m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 1995–2000 | youthclubs1 = Cerco do Porto

| youthyears2 = 2000–2004 | youthclubs2 = Porto

| youthyears3 = 2001–2002 | youthclubs3 = → Padroense (loan)

| years1 = 2003–2005 | clubs1 = Porto B | caps1 = 22 | goals1 = 2

| years2 = 2004–2009 | clubs2 = Porto | caps2 = 4 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2005–2006 | clubs3 = → Estrela Amadora (loan) | caps3 = 25 | goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2006–2007 | clubs4 = → União Leiria (loan) | caps4 = 26 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2007–2008 | clubs5 = → Leixões (loan) | caps5 = 25 | goals5 = 2

| years6 = 2008–2009 | clubs6 = → Saint-Étienne (loan) | caps6 = 35 | goals6 = 3

| years7 = 2009–2012 | clubs7 = Toulouse | caps7 = 89 | goals7 = 12

| years8 = 2012–2014 | clubs8 = Olympiacos | caps8 = 45 | goals8 = 5

| years9 = 2014–2017 | clubs9 = Dinamo Zagreb | caps9 = 74 | goals9 = 3

| years10 = 2016–2017 | clubs10 = Dinamo Zagreb II | caps10 = 5 | goals10 = 0

| years11 = 2017–2018 | clubs11 = Aves | caps11 = 23 | goals11 = 4

| years12 = 2018–2020 | clubs12 = Mumbai City | caps12 = 29 | goals12 = 3

| years13 = 2020–2021 | clubs13 = Leixões | caps13 = 15 | goals13 = 1

| years14 = 2021 | clubs14 = Leixões B | caps14 = 5 | goals14 = 1

| years15 = 2022 | clubs15 = Pedrouços | caps15 = 8 | goals15 = 2

| totalcaps = 430 | totalgoals = 40

| nationalyears1 = 2005–2006 | nationalteam1 = Portugal U20 | nationalcaps1 = 9 | nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2006–2008 | nationalteam2 = Portugal U21 | nationalcaps2 = 24 | nationalgoals2 = 6

| nationalyears3 = 2009–2010 | nationalteam3 = Portugal U23 | nationalcaps3 = 2 | nationalgoals3 = 1

| nationalyears4 = 2010–2013 | nationalteam4 = Portugal | nationalcaps4 = 6 | nationalgoals4 = 0

| club-update =

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| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's football}}

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{{MedalCompetition|UEFA European U17 Championship}}

{{Medal|W|2003 Portugal|}}

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Paulo Ricardo Ribeiro de Jesus Machado (born 31 March 1986) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.

Formed at Porto, he amassed Primeira Liga totals of 103 matches and eight goals over five seasons, in representation of as many clubs. He also competed professionally in France, Greece, Croatia and India, winning the national championship twice each with Olympiacos and Dinamo Zagreb.

Machado won six caps for Portugal, making his first appearance in 2010.

Club career

=Porto=

Born in the Porto neighbourhood of Bairro do Cerco, where he was surrounded by deviant behaviours from an early age, Machado joined FC Porto's youth system at the age of 14.{{cite news|url=https://www.dn.pt/edicao-do-dia/06-ago-2018/paulo-machado-via-pessoas-ao-meu-lado-a-fumar-e-a-injetar-se-o-futebol-ajudou-me-9569906.html|title=Paulo Machado: "Via pessoas ao meu lado a fumar e a injetar-se. O futebol ajudou-me"|trans-title=Paulo Machado: "I saw people next to me smoking and shooting up. Football helped me"|newspaper=Diário de Notícias|first=Isaura|last=Almeida|language=pt|date=6 August 2018|access-date=18 March 2020}} He made his first-team debut in the sixth round of the Taça de Portugal on 21 January 2004, under José Mourinho; he came on as a substitute for Sérgio Conceição, who had just concluded the 4–0 win against U.D. Vilafranquense at the Estádio das Antas.{{cite web|url=https://desporto.sapo.pt/futebol/primeira-liga/artigos/paulo-machado-o-profissionalismo-esta-acima-do-portismo|title=Paulo Machado: "O profissionalismo está acima do portismo"|trans-title=Paulo Machado: "Professionalism comes ahead of being a Porto fan"|publisher=SAPO|language=pt|date=6 April 2018|access-date=22 September 2022}} In the summer of 2005 he signed an improved contract until 2010 along with teammate Bruno Vale, before both went on consecutive loans to C.F. Estrela da Amadora and U.D. Leiria.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/025a-0eaa0deca0bc-2cf6cba3cb33-1000--porto-put-faith-in-young-pair/|title=Porto put faith in young pair|publisher=UEFA|date=30 June 2005|access-date=19 August 2007}}

Machado was loaned again in the following two years, first to Leixões S.C. and then to AS Saint-Étienne in the French Ligue 1. Alongside teammates Diogo Valente and Vieirinha, also loaned by Porto,{{cite news|url=http://www.dnoticias.pt/hemeroteca/176735-saida-e-entrada-de-jogadores-para-a-nova-epoca-HMDN176735|title=Saída e entrada de jogadores para a nova época|trans-title=Ins and outs for new season|newspaper=Diário de Notícias|language=pt|date=13 August 2007|access-date=27 September 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804231939/http://www.dnoticias.pt/hemeroteca/176735-saida-e-entrada-de-jogadores-para-a-nova-epoca-HMDN176735|archive-date=4 August 2018}} he was instrumental as the Matosinhos side retained their Primeira Liga status at the season's close.

On 10 July 2008, Machado was loaned to the French club as part of the deal that brought Colombian Fredy Guarín to Porto.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/01cf-0e6f77285bd6-10bdbf2bcb10-1000--porto-acquire-st-etienne-s-guarin/|title=Porto acquire St-Étienne's Guarín|publisher=UEFA|date=11 July 2008|access-date=22 April 2010}} He adapted well, becoming an integral part of Saint-Étienne's campaign, scoring twice in his first 16 games – 12 as a starter – and only missing three league matches as they narrowly avoided relegation.{{cite web|url=https://www.footmercato.net/a5564456863735528792-la-revelation-inattendue-de-lasse-prete-a-rempiler|title=La révélation inattendue de l'ASSE prête à rempiler|trans-title=ASSE's unexpected revelation about to get started|publisher=Foot Mercato|first=Aurélien|last=Léger-Moëc|language=fr|date=6 December 2008|access-date=18 May 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.maxifoot.fr/asse/machado-n-ira-pas-a-toulouse-foot-97919.htm|title=ASSE: Machado n'ira pas à Toulouse|trans-title=ASSE: Machado will not go to Toulouse|publisher=Maxi Foot|first=Pierre|last=Lopes|language=fr|date=7 June 2009|access-date=18 May 2023}}

=Toulouse and Olympiacos=

On 2 July 2009, Toulouse FC signed Machado to a four-year deal.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/01db-0e7257236379-869b5e4eda5d-1000--toulouse-plump-for-paulo-machado/|title=Toulouse plump for Paulo Machado|publisher=UEFA|date=2 July 2009|access-date=18 May 2023}} In August 2012, after three seasons in which he averaged 30 appearances and four goals, he joined Olympiacos F.C. in Greece for 2,700,000 on a three-year contract.{{cite news|url=http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/6/55/50398/Sports/World/Portugal-playmaker-Machado-joins-Olympiakos.aspx|title=Portugal playmaker Machado joins Olympiakos|newspaper=Al-Ahram|date=14 August 2012|access-date=18 March 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.olympiacos.org/en/2012/08/20/machado-with-olympiacos/|title=Machado with Olympiacos|publisher=Olympiacos F.C.|date=20 August 2012|access-date=18 March 2020}} He scored his first goal for his new team on 3 November, also providing an assist to Kostas Mitroglou in a 2–0 home victory over OFI Crete FC.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympiacos.org/en/2012/11/04/olympiacos-ofi-2-0/|title=Olympiacos – OFI 2–0|publisher=Olympiacos F.C.|date=4 November 2012|access-date=18 March 2020}}

=Dinamo Zagreb=

Machado joined GNK Dinamo Zagreb on 4 June 2014, on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.{{cite web|url=http://www.sport-fm.gr/article/episima-sti-ntinamo-o-masado/769305|title=Επίσημα στην Ντιναμό ο Μασάντο|trans-title=Machado officially to Dinamo|publisher=Sport FM|language=el|date=4 June 2014|access-date=4 June 2014}}{{cite news|url=https://www.record.pt/internacional/detalhe/paulo-machado-dinamo-zagreb-fez-me-sentir-muito-desejado-886973|title=Paulo Machado: "Dínamo Zagreb fez-me sentir muito desejado"|trans-title=Paulo Machado: "Dinamo Zagreb made me feel very wanted"|newspaper=Record|language=pt|date=5 June 2014|access-date=18 May 2023}} He won a league and cup double in his first season, equalising in a 2–1 home defeat of HNK Rijeka in the semi-finals on 8 April,{{cite web|url=https://www.eurosport.com/football/dinamo-edge-towards-croatian-cup-final-hajduk-held_sto4670061/story.shtml|title=Dinamo edge towards Croatian cup final, Hajduk held|publisher=Eurosport|date=8 April 2015|access-date=9 October 2022}} followed by the winning attempt in the penalty shootout at the end of the goalless final against RNK Split on 20 May.{{cite news|url=https://www.record.pt/internacional/detalhe/croacia-penalti-de-paulo-machado-vale-taca-ao-dinamo-zagreb-949739|title=Croácia: Penálti de Paulo Machado vale Taça ao Dínamo Zagreb|trans-title=Croatia: Paulo Machado penalty worth Cup for Dinamo Zagreb|newspaper=Record|language=pt|date=20 May 2015|access-date=9 October 2022}}

On 28 July 2015, during a UEFA Champions League play-off round against Molde FK at Stadion Maksimir, club fans booed Machado as he walked off the pitch while being replaced after a poor performance. In return, he made several obscene gestures for which he received a straight red card,{{cite news|url=http://sportske.jutarnji.hr/foto--incident-zbog-kojeg-su-poludjeli-navijaci-machado-pokazao-srednji-prst-i-zatvorio-si-vrata-maksimira/1390346/|title=VIDEO: Incident zbog kojeg su tribine podivljale: Machado pokazao srednji prst!|trans-title=VIDEO: Incident for which the stands went crazy: Machado shows middle finger!|newspaper=Sportske novosti|language=hr|date=28 July 2015|access-date=29 July 2015}} being subsequently suspended until further notice.{{cite web|url=http://gnkdinamo.hr/hr/novosti/vijesti/machado-udaljen-iz-prve-momcadi.html|title=Machado udaljen iz prve momčadi|trans-title=Machado ousted from first team|publisher=Dinamo Zagreb|language=hr|date=29 July 2015|access-date=29 July 2015}} Sharing teams with compatriots Eduardo and Gonçalo Santos, he won a second consecutive double, starting in the 2–1 cup final win over NK Slaven Belupo on 10 May.{{cite web|url=https://rr.sapo.pt/noticia/fut-internacional/2016/05/10/portugueses-do-dinamo-zagreb-fazem-a-dobradinha/53844/|title=Portugueses do Dínamo Zagreb fazem a "dobradinha"|trans-title=Dinamo Zagreb's Portuguese do the "double"|publisher=Rádio Renascença|language=pt|date=10 May 2016|access-date=9 October 2022}}

=Later years=

On 2 September 2017, free agent Machado signed with recently promoted C.D. Aves until the end of the season.{{cite news|url=http://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-nos/aves/detalhe/paulo-machado-e-reforco.html|title=Paulo Machado é reforço|trans-title=Paulo Machado is an addition|newspaper=Record|first=Fábio|last=Lima|language=pt|date=2 September 2017|access-date=4 September 2017}} On 31 August 2018, he joined Indian Super League franchise Mumbai City FC;{{cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/isl-mumbai-city-fc-rope-in-portuguese-international-machado/1373994|title=ISL: Mumbai City FC rope in Portuguese international Machado|publisher=Outlook|date=31 August 2018|access-date=1 September 2018}} after suffering an injury in the second half of the match against Jamshedpur FC on 19 December 2019, he was ruled out for the rest of the campaign.{{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/amp/news/mumbai-citys-jorge-costa-rules-paulo-machado-out-forthe/8xho60l82e7z17eq1rvilc2so|title=Mumbai City's Jorge Costa rules Paulo Machado out for the season|publisher=Goal|first=Nisanth|last=V. Easwar|date=30 December 2019|access-date=30 December 2019}}

Machado returned to Leixões following 12 years away in September 2020.{{cite news|url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/2--liga/leixoes/detalhe/paulo-machado-venho-para-dar-experiencia-ao-plantel|title=Paulo Machado: "Venho para dar experiência ao plantel"|trans-title=Paulo Machado: "I'm coming to give experience to the squad"|newspaper=Record|language=pt|first=Diogo|last=Matos|date=9 September 2020|access-date=22 September 2022}} In his one season back at the Estádio do Mar, he played just under half the fixtures and scored an added-time winner as a late substitute against Académico de Viseu F.C. on 28 February.{{cite news|url=https://www.ojogo.pt/futebol/2a-liga/noticias/paulo-machado-marca-ao-cair-do-pano-e-da-vitoria-ao-leixoes-em-viseu-13403068.html|title=Paulo Machado marca ao cair do pano e dá vitória ao Leixões em Viseu|trans-title=Paulo Machado scores at the death and gives victory to Leixões in Viseu|newspaper=O Jogo|language=pt|date=28 February 2021|access-date=22 September 2022}}

In June 2021, Machado retired from playing. He went immediately into being assistant manager at his final club's under-23 team.{{cite news|url=https://www.ojogo.pt/futebol/2a-liga/noticias/paulo-machado-termina-carreira-e-passa-a-adjunto-nos-sub-23-do-leixoes-13870215.html|title=Paulo Machado termina carreira e passa a adjunto nos sub-23 do Leixões|trans-title=Paulo Machado ends career and becomes assistant as Leixões under-23|newspaper=O Jogo|language=pt|first=Filipa|last=Mesquita|date=24 June 2021|access-date=22 September 2022}}

International career

Machado was part of the Portugal under-21 team at the 2007 UEFA European Championship.{{cite news|url=https://www.jn.pt/arquivo/2007/moutinho-nani-e-hugo-almeida-convocados-672355.html|title=Moutinho, Nani e Hugo Almeida convocados|trans-title=Moutinho, Nani and Hugo Almeida called|newspaper=Jornal de Notícias|language=pt|date=23 May 2007|access-date=17 May 2023}} Previously, he won the Under-17 European Championships in 2003.{{cite web|url=https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/geral/selecao/sub-17-campeoes-europeus-portugal-vence-espanha-2-1|title=Sub-17 campeões europeus: Portugal vence Espanha (2–1)|trans-title=Under-17 European champions: Portugal beat Spain (2–1)|publisher=Mais Futebol|first=Ana|last=Soares|language=pt|date=17 May 2003|access-date=17 May 2023}}

On 30 September 2010, Machado was called up for the first time to the senior side by newly appointed coach Paulo Bento. He did not make his debut in either of the two UEFA Euro 2012 qualifiers that were scheduled, but later spoke of his smooth integration into the squad and his ambition to eventually earn a regular place in the national team.{{cite web|url=http://www.portugoal.net/index.php/more-toulouse-news/17518-machado-insight-into-seleccao-call-up|title=Paulo Machado: "I spent three thousand euros on tickets"|publisher=PortuGOAL|date=18 October 2010|access-date=18 October 2010}} He made his debut on 17 November, coming on for Nani in the dying minutes of a 4–0 friendly victory against Spain, in Lisbon.{{cite web|url=https://desporto.sapo.pt/futebol/selecao/artigos/a-faena-de-sonho-para-joao-moutinho-e-ronaldo|title=A 'faena' de sonho para João Moutinho e Ronaldo|trans-title=Dream 'faena' for João Moutinho and Ronaldo|publisher=SAPO|first1=João Paulo|last1=Godinho|first2=Eduardo|last2=Santiago|language=pt|date=18 November 2010|access-date=20 May 2018}}

Career statistics

=Club=

{{updated|match played on 19 December 2019}}{{ForaDeJogo}}{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/paulo-ricardo-ribeiro-de-jesus-machado/17004/|title=Paulo Machado|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=8 April 2014}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|Cup

!colspan="2"|Continental

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="3"|Porto

|2003–04

|Primeira Liga

|0

0100010
2004–05

|Primeira Liga

|4

0000040
colspan="2"|Total

!4

0100050
Estrela Amadora (loan)

|2005–06

|Primeira Liga

|25

220colspan="2"|—272
União Leiria (loan)

|2006–07

|Primeira Liga

|26

010colspan="2"|—270
Leixões (loan)

|2007–08

|Primeira Liga

|25

231colspan="2"|—283
Saint-Étienne (loan)

|2008–09

|Ligue 1

|35

3308{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa League|name=UEL}}1464
rowspan="5"|Toulouse

|2009–10

|Ligue 1

|32

5426{{efn|name=UEL}}0427
2010–11

|Ligue 1

|33

400colspan="2"|—334
2011–12

|Ligue 1

|24

310colspan="2"|—253
2012–13

|Ligue 1

|0

000colspan="2"|—00
colspan="2"|Total

!89

12526010014
rowspan="3"|Olympiacos

|2012–13

|Super League Greece

|28

2608{{efn|Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League|UECL}}1423
2013–14

|Super League Greece

|17

3404{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Champions League|name=UCL}}0253
colspan="2"|Total

!45

5100121676
rowspan="4"|Dinamo Zagreb

|2014–15

|Croatian Football League

|29

27{{efn|Includes appearance in Croatian Football Super Cup|CS}}19{{efn|Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League}}1454
2015–16

|Croatian Football League

|28

14111{{efn|name=UCL}}0432
2016–17

|Croatian Football League

|17

0507{{efn|name=UCL}}1291
colspan="2"|Total

!74

31622721177
rowspan="3"|Dinamo Zagreb II

|2015–16

|Second Football League

|1

0colspan=4|—10
2016–17

|Second Football League

|4

0colspan=4|—40
colspan="2"|Total

!5

0000050
Aves2017–18

|Primeira Liga

|23

45100285
rowspan="3"|Mumbai City2018–19

|Indian Super League

|20

200202
2019–20

|Indian Super League

|9

1000091
colspan="2"|Total

!29

300293
colspan="3"|Career total

!380

3446653447944

{{notelist}}

=International=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
colspan="3"|Portugal{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=24750|title=Paulo Machado|publisher=European Football|access-date=18 March 2020}}
YearAppsGoals
201010
201130
201210
201310
Total||6||0

Honours

Olympiacos

  • Super League Greece: 2012–13, 2013–14{{cite web|url=https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/internacional/made-in/e-agora-algo-surpreendente-olympiakos-e-campeao|title=E agora algo surpreendente: OLYMPIAKOS É CAMPEÃO|trans-title=And now for something surprising: OLYMPIAKOS ARE CHAMPIONS|publisher=Mais Futebol|language=pt|date=15 March 2014|access-date=18 March 2020}}
  • Greek Football Cup: 2012–13

Dinamo Zagreb

Aves

Portugal

References

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