Vitolo (footballer, born 1989)
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Vitolo (right) playing for Sevilla in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Víctor Machín Pérez | ||
| Date of birth | 2 November 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Las Palmas, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sevilla | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Las Palmas | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Las Palmas B | 61 | (11) |
| 2010–2013 | Las Palmas | 87 | (26) |
| 2013– | Sevilla | 96 | (13) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015– | Spain | 9 | (3) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 November 2016. | |||
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Víctor Machín Pérez (born 2 November 1989), known as Vitolo, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Sevilla FC. Despite being right-footed, he plays mainly as a left winger, and can also operate as a forward.
He began his career with Las Palmas before joining Sevilla in 2013, where he won the Europa League three times.
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 second division; he made his debut on 28 August 2010, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–2 home win against Gimnàstic de Tarragona, and scored his first goal for the club in a 4–1 defeat of AD Alcorcón on 11 September, also at home.[1]
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.[2]
Sevilla
Vitolo joined Sevilla FC on 28 June 2013, after agreeing to a four-year contract.[3] 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,[4] and scored his first goal in the competition on 10 November, contributing to a 3–1 success at RCD Espanyol.[5]
In his first season in Andalusia, Vitolo played 45 games all competitions comprised and scored eight times – this included four in 16 matches in the club's victorious run in the UEFA Europa League.[6] 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;[7] he was surpassed on 15 September 2016 by Jan Sýkora from FC Slovan Liberec, who netted against Qarabağ FK at 10,69.[8][9]
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.[10] [11] On 27 May, he assisted Carlos Bacca's winning goal as Sevilla retained their Europa League crown with a 3–2 victory over FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in Warsaw.[12]
International career
On 20 March 2015, former Spanish under-19 international Vitolo was called up for the first time to the senior squad by coach Vicente del Bosque, ahead of a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier against Ukraine.[13] He did not take part in the match, a 1–0 victory at his club ground, the Estadio Ramon Sánchez Pizjuán,[14] but made his debut in the following fixture, a 0–2 friendly loss at the Amsterdam Arena to the Netherlands on the 31st, coming on as a substitute for Pedro at half time.[15]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 6 November 2016
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Las Palmas | 2010–11[16] | Segunda División | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | |
| 2011–12[16] | Segunda División | 36 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 36 | 10 | ||
| 2012–13[16] | Segunda División | 39 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 44 | 15 | |
| Total | 85 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 90 | 26 | ||
| Sevilla | 2013–14[16] | La Liga | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16[lower-alpha 2] | 4 | 45 | 8 |
| 2014–15[17] | La Liga | 28 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 11[lower-alpha 3] | 3 | 41 | 9 | |
| 2015–16[16] | La Liga | 28 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 42 | 4 | |
| 2016–17[16] | La Liga | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
| Total | 96 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 39 | 8 | 147 | 22 | ||
| Career total | 181 | 39 | 14 | 1 | 41 | 8 | 236 | 48 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in Promotion play-offs
- 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League and UEFA Super Cup
International
- As of 15 November 2016[18]
| National Team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | |||
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 6 | 3 | |
| Total | 9 | 3 | |
International goals
- As of 9 October 2016 (Spain score listed first, score column indicates score after each Vitolo goal)[18]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 September 2016 | Reino de León, León, Spain | 5 |  Liechtenstein | 4–0 | 8–0 | 2018 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 |
Honours
Club
- Sevilla
- UEFA Europa League: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
- Copa del Rey: Runner-up 2015–16
- Supercopa de España: Runner-up 2016
- UEFA Super Cup: Runner-up 2014, 2015, 2016
Individual
- La Liga Player of the Month: March 2015[10]
References
- ↑ "Repaso canario al Alcorcón" [Canary routing of Alcorcón] (in Spanish). Marca. 11 September 2010. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ↑ "Vitolo se pierde toda la temporada" [Vitolo loses entire season] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
- ↑ "El Sevilla ficha a Vitolo" [Sevilla signs Vitolo] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ↑ "Atletico impress in Sevilla victory". ESPN FC. 18 August 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ↑ "Los Rojiblancos bounce back". ESPN FC. 10 November 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ↑ "Spot-on Sevilla leave Benfica dreams in tatters". UEFA.com. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ↑ "Quick-fire Sevilla steal march on Villarreal". UEFA.com. 12 March 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- ↑ "Sýkora scores quickest ever Europa League goal". UEFA.com. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- ↑ "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.
- 1 2 "BBVA Prizes: Vitolo, best Liga BBVA player in March". Liga de Fútbol Profesional. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ↑ "Quick-fire Sevilla steal march on Villarreal". UEFA.com. 12 March 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- ↑ Keegan, Mike (27 May 2015). "Dnipro 2–3 Sevilla: Carlos Bacca scores twice as La Liga side survive scare to retain Europa League crown and earn Champions League spot with dramatic win in Warsaw". Daily Mail. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ↑ "Vicente del Bosque names Spain squad for Euro 2016 qualifier". Sky Sports. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ↑ "Spain 1–0 Ukraine: Morata fires La Roja to victory". Goal.com. 27 March 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ↑ "Netherlands 2–0 Spain: Rejuvenated Dutch ease pressure on Hiddink". Goal.com. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Vitolo: Víctor Machín Pérez". BDFutbol. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- ↑ "Vitolo". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- 1 2 "Vitolo". European Football. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
External links
- Vitolo profile at BDFutbol
- Vitolo profile at Futbolme (Spanish)
- Vitolo at National-Football-Teams.com