Vitolo (footballer, born 1989)

Spanish footballer

For another Spanish footballer, see Vitolo (footballer, born 1983).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is  Machín and the second or maternal family name is  Pérez.

Vitolo

Vitolo with Sevilla in 2016

Personal information
Full name|  Víctor Machín Pérez[1]
Date of birth|  (1989-11-02) 2 November 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth|  Las Palmas, Spain
Height|  1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s)|  Winger, forward
Youth career
|  Las Palmas
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2008–2010|  Las Palmas B|  61|  (11)
2010–2013|  Las Palmas|  85|  (26)
2013–2017|  Sevilla|  115|  (18)
2017–2024|  Atlético Madrid|  72|  (4)
2017|  → Las Palmas (loan)|  9|  (1)
2021–2022|  → Getafe (loan)|  7|  (0)
2022–2023|  → Las Palmas (loan)|  8|  (0)
Total|  |  357|  (60)
International career
2015–2017|  Spain|  12|  (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Víctor Machín Pérez (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbiɣtoɾ maˈtʃim ˈpeɾeθ];[a] born 2 November 1989), known as Vitolo ([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, conquering the same competition in his first season and adding the subsequent Super Cup.

Vitolo won his first cap for Spain in 2015.

## Club career

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### Las Palmas

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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,[3] and scored his first goal for the club in a 4–1 defeat of AD Alcorcón on 11 September, also at home.[4]

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.[5] He scored a squad-best ten times in 2011–12,[6] repeating the feat the following season with 15.[7]

### Sevilla

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Vitolo joined Sevilla FC on 28 June 2013, after agreeing to a four-year contract.[8] 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,[9] and scored his first goal in the competition on 10 November, contributing to a 3–1 away victory over RCD Espanyol.[10]

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.[11] 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;[12] he was surpassed on 15 September 2016 by Jan Sýkora from FC Slovan Liberec, who netted against Qarabağ FK at 10,69.[13][14]

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.[15][12] 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.[16]

### Atlético Madrid

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On 12 July 2017, Vitolo signed for Atlético Madrid on a five-year deal.[17] 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.[18]

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.[19] He scored his first goal in the second leg, a 3–0 victory.[20]

Deemed surplus to requirements by manager Diego Simeone,[21] Vitolo made only ten appearances in the 2020–21 campaign as the team won their first national championship in seven years.[22] On 4 July 2021, he was loaned to Getafe CF.[23]

In July 2022, still owned by Atlético, Vitolo returned to both the second tier and Las Palmas.[24] He announced his retirement on 21 December 2024 aged 35, after two years on the sidelines and three knee surgeries.[25]

## International career

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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.[26] He did not take part in the match, a 1–0 win at his club ground, the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium,[27] 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.[28]

## Career statistics

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### Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[29][30] Club  | Season  | League  | Cup  | Europe  | Other  | Total

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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
Las Palmas B | 2008–09 | Segunda División B | 21 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 23 | 4
Las Palmas | 2010–11 | Segunda División | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1
2011–12 | 36 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 10
2012–13 | 39 | 15 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 44 | 15
Total  | 85 | 26 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 90 | 26
Sevilla | 2013–14 | La Liga | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16[c] | 4 | — | 45 | 8
2014–15 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 11[c] | 3 | 1[d] | 0 | 42 | 9
2015–16 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 12[e] | 2 | 1[d] | 0 | 47 | 5
2016–17 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8[f] | 0 | 3[g] | 0 | 43 | 6
Total  | 115 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 47 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 177 | 28
Atlético Madrid | 2017–18 | La Liga  | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6[c] | 1 | — | 23 | 3
2018–19 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4[f] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 28 | 1
2019–20 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4[f] | 0 | 2[h] | 0 | 35 | 3
2020–21 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[f] | 0 | — | 15 | 0
Total  | 72 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 101 | 7
Las Palmas (loan)  | 2017–18 | La Liga  | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1
Getafe (loan)  | 2021–22 | La Liga  | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0
Las Palmas (loan)  | 2022–23 | Segunda División  | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0
Career total  | 317 | 53 | 24 | 3 | 64 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 417 | 66

1. ^ In isolation, Machín is pronounced [maˈtʃin].
2. ^ Appearances in La Liga play-offs
3. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. ^ a b c Appearance in UEFA Super Cup
5. ^ Five appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
6. ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Champions League
7. ^ One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, two appearances in Supercopa de España
8. ^ Appearances in Supercopa de España

### International

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National Team | Year | Apps | Goals

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Spain[31]
2015 | 3 | 0
2016 | 6 | 3
2017 | 3 | 1
Total | 12 | 4

Spain score listed first, score column indicates score after each Vitolo goal.[31]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition  No.  | Date  | Venue  | Cap  | Opponent  | Score  | Result  | Competition

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1  | 5 September 2016 | Reino de León, León, Spain | 5 |  Liechtenstein | 4–0 | 8–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2  | 6 October 2016 | Juventus Stadium, Turin, Italy | 6 |  Italy | 1–0 | 1–1
3  | 12 November 2016 | Nuevo Los Cármenes, Granada, Spain | 8 |  Macedonia | 2–0 | 4–0
4  | 24 March 2017 | El Molinón, Gijón, Spain | 9 |  Israel | 2–0 | 4–1

## Honours

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Sevilla

* UEFA Europa League: 2013–14, 2014–15,[16] 2015–16[30]
* Copa del Rey runner-up: 2015–16[30]
* Supercopa de España runner-up: 2016[30]
* UEFA Super Cup runner-up: 2014,[32] 2015,[33] 2016[30]

Atlético Madrid

* La Liga: 2020–21[22]
* UEFA Europa League: 2017–18[34]
* UEFA Super Cup: 2018[35]

Individual

* La Liga Player of the Month: March 2015[15]

## Notes

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## References

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1. ^ "Acta del partido celebrado el 18 de mayo de 2019, en Valencia" [Minutes of the match held on 18 May 2019, in Valencia] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
2. ^ "Vitolo". Atlético Madrid. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
3. ^ "3–2. Las Palmas convence ante el Nàstic a base de goles y cantera" [3–2. Las Palmas convince against Nàstic through goals and youth system]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 28 August 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
4. ^ "Repaso canario al Alcorcón" [Canary rout of Alcorcón]. Marca (in Spanish). 11 September 2010. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
5. ^ Marrero, Javier (29 November 2010). "Vitolo se pierde toda la temporada" [Vitolo misses entire season] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas.net. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
6. ^ "Vitolo acaba la Liga como máximo goleador de la UD Las Palmas" [Vitolo ends League as Las Palmas top scorer]. Ideal (in Spanish). 4 June 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
7. ^ Cabrera, Paco (6 June 2013). "La explosión de Vitolo" [Vitolo explodes]. La Provincia (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 January 2021.
8. ^ "El Sevilla ficha a Vitolo" [Sevilla sign Vitolo]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 28 June 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
9. ^ "Atletico impress in Sevilla victory". ESPN FC. 18 August 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
10. ^ "Los Rojiblancos bounce back". ESPN FC. 10 November 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
11. ^ Atkin, John (14 May 2014). "Spot-on Sevilla leave Benfica dreams in tatters". UEFA. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
12. ^ a b Ramírez, Delfín (12 March 2015). "Quick-fire Sevilla steal march on Villarreal". UEFA. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
13. ^ "Sýkora scores quickest ever Europa League goal". UEFA. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
14. ^ "Blesková trefa a ztracená výhra. Jak liberecký Sýkora překonal rekord Evropské ligy?" [Lightning hit and lost win. Has Liberec's Sykora broken the Europa League record?] (in Czech). O2 Sport. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
15. ^ a b "BBVA Prizes: Vitolo, best Liga BBVA player in March". Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
16. ^ a b Rose, Gary (27 May 2015). "Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 2–3 Sevilla". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
17. ^ López Guerra, José María; Colino, Jesús (12 July 2017). "Oficial: Vitolo ya es del Atlético" [Official: Vitolo is already Atlético's]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 July 2017.
18. ^ Myson, Chris (13 July 2017). "Vitolo goes to Las Palmas on loan". Goal. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
19. ^ R. Barbero, Alberto (3 January 2018). "Por el Atlético no pasan los años" [Atlético do not get older]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 January 2018.
20. ^ "Atletico and Valencia cruise into Copa del Rey quarterfinals". The Independent. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
21. ^ Egea, Pablo (9 February 2021). "Simeone se olvida de Vitolo" [Simeone forgets about Vitolo]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 July 2021.
22. ^ a b "Así ganó la liga el Atlético, partido a partido" [That's how Atlético won the league, match by match] (in Spanish). Telemadrid. 22 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
23. ^ Brennan, Feargal (4 July 2021). "Getafe confirm Vitolo deal from neighbours Atletico Madrid". Football España. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
24. ^ "Vitolo vestirá la camiseta de la UD Las Palmas esta temporada" [Vitolo will don UD Las Palmas' jersey this season] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
25. ^ Izquierdo, Jesús (21 December 2024). "Decisión definitiva: Vitolo cuelga las botas" [Final decision: Vitolo hangs up his boots]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 December 2024.
26. ^ "Vicente del Bosque names Spain squad for Euro 2016 qualifier". Sky Sports. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
27. ^ "Spain 1–0 Ukraine: Morata fires La Roja to victory". Goal. 27 March 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
28. ^ "Netherlands 2–0 Spain: Rejuvenated Dutch ease pressure on Hiddink". Goal. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
29. ^ "Vitolo: Víctor Machín Pérez". BDFutbol. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
30. ^ a b c d e "Vitolo". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
31. ^ a b "Vitolo". European Football. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
32. ^ Phillips, Rob (12 August 2014). "Super Cup: Cristiano Ronaldo scores twice in Real Madrid win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
33. ^ Johnston, Neil (11 August 2015). "Barcelona 5–4 Sevilla". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
34. ^ Hafez, Shamoon (16 May 2018). "Marseille 0–0 Atlético Madrid". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
35. ^ Sanders, Emma (15 August 2018). "Real Madrid 2–4 Atlético Madrid". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 August 2018.

## External links

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* Vitolo at BDFutbol
* Vitolo at Futbolme (in Spanish)
* Vitolo at National-Football-Teams.com

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals