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Vitolo (footballer, born 1989)

{{short description|Spanish footballer}}

{{For|another Spanish footballer|Vitolo (footballer, born 1983)}}

{{family name hatnote|Machín|Pérez|lang=Spanish}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Vitolo

| image = Víctor Vitolo.jpg

| image_size = 200px

| caption = Vitolo with Sevilla in 2016

| full_name = Víctor Machín Pérez{{cite web|url=http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpActa1?cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=57319|title=Acta del partido celebrado el 18 de mayo de 2019, en Valencia|trans-title=Minutes of the match held on 18 May 2019, in Valencia|publisher=Royal Spanish Football Federation|language=es|date=18 May 2019|access-date=17 June 2019}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|11|2|df=y}}

| birth_place = Las Palmas, Spain

| height = 1.85 m{{cite web|url=http://en.atleticodemadrid.com/jugadores/victor-machin-2018-2019-2|title=Vitolo|publisher=Atlético Madrid|access-date=29 August 2018}}

| position = Winger, forward

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Las Palmas

| years1 = 2008–2010 | clubs1 = Las Palmas B | caps1 = 61 | goals1 = 11

| years2 = 2010–2013 | clubs2 = Las Palmas | caps2 = 85 | goals2 = 26

| years3 = 2013–2017 | clubs3 = Sevilla | caps3 = 115 | goals3 = 18

| years4 = 2017–2024 | clubs4 = Atlético Madrid | caps4 = 72 | goals4 = 4

| years5 = 2017 | clubs5 = → Las Palmas (loan) | caps5 = 9 | goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2021–2022 | clubs6 = → Getafe (loan) | caps6 = 7 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2022–2023 | clubs7 = → Las Palmas (loan) | caps7 = 8 | goals7 = 0

| totalcaps = 357 | totalgoals = 60

| nationalyears1 = 2015–2017 | nationalteam1 = Spain | nationalcaps1 = 12 | nationalgoals1 = 4

| club-update =

}}

Víctor Machín Pérez ({{IPA|es|ˈbiɣtoɾ maˈtʃim ˈpeɾeθ}};{{efn|In isolation, Machín is pronounced {{IPA|es|maˈtʃin|}}.}} born 2 November 1989), known as Vitolo ({{IPA|es|biˈtolo|}}), is a Spanish former professional footballer who played mainly as a left winger and occasionally as a forward.

He began his career with Las Palmas before joining Sevilla in 2013, where he won the Europa League three times. He signed with Atlético Madrid in 2017, winning the same competition in his first season and adding the subsequent Super Cup.

Vitolo won his first cap for Spain in 2015.

Club career

=Las Palmas=

Vitolo was born in Las Palmas. He came through the youth ranks at hometown club UD Las Palmas, playing for two years with the B team before making the breakthrough in the 2010–11 season, with the Canary Islands side in the Segunda División. He made his debut on 28 August 2010, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–2 home win against Gimnàstic de Tarragona,{{cite news|url=https://www.mundodeportivo.com/20100828/3-2-las-palmas-convence-ante-el-nastic-a-base-de-goles-y-cantera_53990969980.html|title=3–2. Las Palmas convence ante el Nàstic a base de goles y cantera|trans-title=3–2. Las Palmas convince against Nàstic through goals and youth system|newspaper=Mundo Deportivo|language=es|date=28 August 2010|access-date=24 January 2021}} and scored his first goal for the club in a 4–1 defeat of AD Alcorcón on 11 September, also at home.{{cite news|url=http://www.marca.com/2010/09/11/futbol/2adivision/1284237850.html|title=Repaso canario al Alcorcón|trans-title=Canary rout of Alcorcón|newspaper=Marca|language=es|date=11 September 2010|access-date=31 October 2013}}

On 27 November 2010, in another home fixture, against Rayo Vallecano, Vitolo sustained an anterior cruciate ligament injury on his right knee that ruled him out for the rest of the campaign.{{cite web|url=http://www.udlaspalmas.net/2010/11/29/vitolo-se-puede-perder-toda-la-temporada/|title=Vitolo se pierde toda la temporada|trans-title=Vitolo misses entire season|publisher=UD Las Palmas.net|first=Javier|last=Marrero|language=es|date=29 November 2010|access-date=19 June 2011}} He scored a squad-best ten times in 2011–12,{{cite news|url=https://granadacf.ideal.es/noticias/2012-06-04/406983-vitolo-acaba-liga-como-maximo.html|title=Vitolo acaba la Liga como máximo goleador de la UD Las Palmas|trans-title=Vitolo ends League as Las Palmas top scorer|newspaper=Ideal|language=es|date=4 June 2012|access-date=24 January 2021}} repeating the feat the following season with 15.{{cite news|url=https://www.laprovincia.es/deportes/2013/06/06/explosion-vitolo-10433105.html|title=La explosión de Vitolo|trans-title=Vitolo explodes|newspaper=La Provincia|first=Paco|last=Cabrera|language=es|date=6 June 2013|access-date=24 January 2021}}

=Sevilla=

Vitolo joined Sevilla FC on 28 June 2013, after agreeing to a four-year contract.{{cite news|url=http://www.mundodeportivo.com/20130628/sevilla/sevilla-vitolo-las-palmas-fichajes_54376402877.html|title=El Sevilla ficha a Vitolo|trans-title=Sevilla sign Vitolo|newspaper=Mundo Deportivo|language=es|date=28 June 2013|access-date=15 May 2014}} He made his debut in La Liga on 18 August by featuring the full 90 minutes in a 1–3 home loss to Atlético Madrid,{{cite web|url=http://www.espnfc.com/uk/en/report/373208/report.html?soccernet=true&cc=5739|title=Atletico impress in Sevilla victory|publisher=ESPN FC|date=18 August 2013|access-date=15 May 2014}} and scored his first goal in the competition on 10 November, contributing to a 3–1 away victory over RCD Espanyol.{{cite web|url=http://www.espnfc.com/uk/en/report/373096/report.html?soccernet=true&cc=5739|title=Los Rojiblancos bounce back|publisher=ESPN FC|date=10 November 2013|access-date=15 May 2014}}

In his first season in Andalusia, Vitolo played 45 games in all competitions and scored eight times; this included four in 16 matches in the club's victorious run in the UEFA Europa League.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/0250-0c510740b3cf-c46f4d5f782f-1000--spot-on-sevilla-leave-benfica-dreams-in-tatters/|title=Spot-on Sevilla leave Benfica dreams in tatters|publisher=UEFA|first=John|last=Atkin|date=14 May 2014|access-date=15 May 2014}} On 12 March 2015 he scored the fastest-ever goal in the continental competition, finding the net after just 13 seconds to help to a 3–1 away win against fellow Spaniards Villarreal CF;{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/0253-0d804a1266a7-77b67dd299d4-1000--quick-fire-sevilla-steal-march-on-villarreal/|title=Quick-fire Sevilla steal march on Villarreal|publisher=UEFA|first=Delfín|last=Ramírez|date=12 March 2015|access-date=13 March 2015}} he was surpassed on 15 September 2016 by Jan Sýkora from FC Slovan Liberec, who netted against Qarabağ FK at 10,69.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/0231-0e950785d636-2c1a61466893-1000--europa-league-s-fastest-goals-and-quickest-hat-tricks/|title=Sýkora scores quickest ever Europa League goal|publisher=UEFA|date=15 September 2016|access-date=7 October 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://www.o2sport.cz/fotbal/bleskova-trefa-ztracena-vyhra-jak-liberecky-sykora-prekonal-rekord-evropske-ligy/|title=Blesková trefa a ztracená výhra. Jak liberecký Sýkora překonal rekord Evropské ligy?|trans-title=Lightning hit and lost win. Has Liberec's Sykora broken the Europa League record?|publisher=O2 Sport|language=cs|date=15 September 2016|access-date=7 October 2016}}

With three league goals in March 2015 – half of his total for the season up to then – Vitolo was voted La Liga Player of the Month.{{cite web|url=http://www.lfp.es/en/news/bbva-prizes-vitolo-best-liga-bbva-player-in-march|title=BBVA Prizes: Vitolo, best Liga BBVA player in March|publisher=Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional|date=1 April 2015|access-date=1 April 2015}} On 27 May, he assisted Carlos Bacca's winning goal as Sevilla retained their Europa League crown with a 3–2 defeat of FC Dnipro in Warsaw.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/32908634|title=Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 2–3 Sevilla|publisher=BBC Sport|first=Gary|last=Rose|date=27 May 2015|access-date=29 September 2020}}

=Atlético Madrid=

On 12 July 2017, Vitolo signed for Atlético Madrid on a five-year deal.{{cite news|url=https://futbol.as.com/futbol/2017/07/12/primera/1499849407_258585.html|title=Oficial: Vitolo ya es del Atlético|trans-title=Official: Vitolo is already Atlético's|newspaper=Diario AS|first1=José María|last1=López Guerra|first2=Jesús|last2=Colino|language=es|date=12 July 2017|access-date=12 July 2017}} However, due to the club's transfer ban which did not allow it to register any new players, he was sent on loan to Las Palmas until December.{{cite web|url=http://beta.goal.com/en/news/laliga-transfer-news-vitolo-atletico-madrid-sevilla-las/fcnwgj4b72om1bocsiz6pcb5x|title=Vitolo goes to Las Palmas on loan|publisher=Goal|first=Chris|last=Myson|date=13 July 2017|access-date=13 July 2017}}

Vitolo made his competitive debut for Atlético on 3 January 2018, coming on as a 59th-minute substitute for Yannick Carrasco in the 4–0 away win over Lleida Esportiu in the Copa del Rey.{{cite news|url=http://www.marca.com/eventos/marcador/futbol/2017_18/copa/octavos/ida/lle_atm/|title=Por el Atlético no pasan los años|trans-title=Atlético do not get older|newspaper=Marca|first=Alberto|last=R. Barbero|language=es|date=3 January 2018|access-date=3 January 2018}} He scored his first goal in the second leg, a 3–0 victory.{{cite news|url=http://www.theindependentbd.com/post/132016|title=Atletico and Valencia cruise into Copa del Rey quarterfinals|newspaper=The Independent|date=10 January 2018|access-date=10 January 2018}}

Deemed surplus to requirements by manager Diego Simeone,{{cite news|url=https://www.marca.com/futbol/atletico/2021/02/09/602292fc268e3e77478b45f5.html|title=Simeone se olvida de Vitolo|trans-title=Simeone forgets about Vitolo|newspaper=Marca|first=Pablo|last=Egea|language=es|date=9 February 2021|access-date=7 July 2021}} Vitolo made only ten appearances in the 2020–21 campaign as the team won their first national championship in seven years.{{cite web|url=https://www.telemadrid.es/deportes/gano-liga-Atletico-partido-0-2343365656--20210522075220.html|title=Así ganó la liga el Atlético, partido a partido|trans-title=That's how Atlético won the league, match by match|publisher=Telemadrid|language=es|date=22 May 2021|access-date=22 May 2021}} On 4 July 2021, he was loaned to Getafe CF.{{cite web|url=https://www.football-espana.net/2021/07/04/getafe-confirm-vitolo-deal-from-neighbours-atletico-madrid|title=Getafe confirm Vitolo deal from neighbours Atletico Madrid|publisher=Football España|first=Feargal|last=Brennan|date=4 July 2021|access-date=7 July 2021}}

In July 2022, still owned by Atlético, Vitolo returned to both the second tier and Las Palmas.{{cite web|url=https://www.udlaspalmas.es/noticias/noticia/vitolo-vestira-la-camiseta-de-la-ud-las-palmas-esta-temporada|title=Vitolo vestirá la camiseta de la UD Las Palmas esta temporada|trans-title=Vitolo will don UD Las Palmas' jersey this season|publisher=UD Las Palmas|language=es|date=21 July 2022|access-date=21 July 2022}} He announced his retirement on 21 December 2024 aged 35, after two years on the sidelines and three knee surgeries.{{cite news|url=https://www.marca.com/futbol/2024/12/21/decision-definitiva-vitolo-cuelga-botas.html|title=Decisión definitiva: Vitolo cuelga las botas|trans-title=Final decision: Vitolo hangs up his boots|newspaper=Marca|first=Jesús|last=Izquierdo|language=es|date=21 December 2024|access-date=23 December 2024}}

International career

On 20 March 2015, coach Vicente del Bosque called up former Spain under-19 international Vitolo for the first time to the senior squad for a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier against Ukraine.{{cite web|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/12024/9767922/vicente-del-bosque-names-spain-squad-for-euro-2016-qualifier|title=Vicente del Bosque names Spain squad for Euro 2016 qualifier|publisher=Sky Sports|date=20 March 2015|access-date=20 March 2015}} He did not take part in the match, a 1–0 win at his club ground, the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium,{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en/match/spain-vs-ukraine/1653249/report?ICID=MP_MS_5|title=Spain 1–0 Ukraine: Morata fires La Roja to victory|publisher=Goal|date=27 March 2015|access-date=28 March 2015}} but made his debut in the following fixture, a 2–0 friendly loss at the Amsterdam Arena to the Netherlands on the 31st, replacing Pedro at half time.{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en/match/netherlands-vs-spain/1973973/report?ICID=MP_MS_5|title=Netherlands 2–0 Spain: Rejuvenated Dutch ease pressure on Hiddink|publisher=Goal|date=31 March 2015|access-date=31 March 2015}}

Career statistics

=Club=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition{{cite web|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/j/j200278.html|title=Vitolo: Víctor Machín Pérez|publisher=BDFutbol|access-date=21 March 2015}}{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/victor-machin-perez/148852/|title=Vitolo|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=21 March 2015}}

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|Cup

!colspan="2"|Europe

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Las Palmas B

|2008–09

|Segunda División B

|21

4colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—20234
rowspan="4"|Las Palmas

|2010–11

|rowspan="3"|Segunda División

|10

100colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—101
2011–12

|36

1000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—3610
2012–13

|39

1530colspan="2"|—2{{efn|Appearances in La Liga play-offs|name=PPO}}04415
colspan="2"|Total

!85

2630colspan="2"|—209026
rowspan="5"|Sevilla

|2013–14

|rowspan="4"|La Liga

|29

40016{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa League|name=UEL}}4colspan="2"|—458
2014–15

|28

62011{{efn|name=UEL}}31{{efn|Appearance in UEFA Super Cup|name=USC}}0429
2015–16

|28

26112{{efn|Five appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League}}21{{efn|name=USC}}0475
2016–17

|30

6208{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Champions League|name=UCL}}03{{efn|One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, two appearances in Supercopa de España}}0436
colspan="2"|Total

!115

181014795017728
rowspan="5"|Atlético Madrid

|2017–18

|rowspan="4"|La Liga

|14

1316{{efn|name=UEL}}1colspan="2"|—233
2018–19

|20

0314{{efn|name=UCL}}01{{efn|name=USC}}0281
2019–20

|28

3104{{efn|name=UCL}}02{{efn|Appearances in Supercopa de España|name=SCE}}0353
2020–21

|10

0203{{efn|name=UCL}}0colspan="2"|—150
colspan="2"|Total

!72

492171301017
Las Palmas (loan)

|2017–18

|La Liga

|9

120colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—111
Getafe (loan)

|2021–22

|La Liga

|7

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—70
Las Palmas (loan)

|2022–23

|Segunda División

|8

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—80
colspan="3"|Career total

!317

53243641012041766

{{notelist}}

=International=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
National TeamYearAppsGoals
rowspan="4"|Spain{{cite web|url=http://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=29036|title=Vitolo|publisher=European Football|access-date=13 October 2016}}
201530
201663
201731
colspan=2|Total||12||4

:Spain score listed first, score column indicates score after each Vitolo goal.

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"

|+ International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition

scope=col|No.

!scope=col|Date

!scope=col|Venue

!scope=col|Cap

!scope=col|Opponent

!scope=col|Score

!scope=col|Result

!scope=col|Competition

scope=row|1

| 5 September 2016 || Reino de León, León, Spain || align=center|5 || {{fb|LIE}} || align=center|4–0 || align=center|8–0 ||rowspan=4|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

scope=row|2

| 6 October 2016 || Juventus Stadium, Turin, Italy || align=center|6 || {{fb|ITA}} || align=center|1–0 || align=center|1–1

scope=row|3

| 12 November 2016 || Nuevo Los Cármenes, Granada, Spain || align=center|8 || {{fb|Macedonia}} || align=center|2–0 || align=center|4–0

scope=row|4

| 24 March 2017 || El Molinón, Gijón, Spain || align=center|9 || {{fb|ISR}} || align=center|2–0 || align=center|4–1

Honours

Sevilla

Atlético Madrid

  • La Liga: 2020–21
  • UEFA Europa League: 2017–18{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/44113764|title=Marseille 0–0 Atlético Madrid|publisher=BBC Sport|first=Shamoon|last=Hafez|date=16 May 2018|access-date=17 May 2018}}
  • UEFA Super Cup: 2018{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/45188611|title=Real Madrid 2–4 Atlético Madrid|publisher=BBC Sport|first=Emma|last=Sanders|date=15 August 2018|access-date=16 August 2018}}

Individual

Notes

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References

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