Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luís Miguel Vieira Babo Machado [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 4 November 1992||
Place of birth | Lamego, Portugal [1] | ||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 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 | 32 | (2) |
2016–2019 | Feirense | 85 | (7) |
2019–2020 | Moreirense | 21 | (1) |
2020–2021 | NorthEast United | 22 | (7) |
2021–2024 | Radomiak | 81 | (6) |
2024– | Kitchee | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:36, 26 May 2024 (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.
Born in Lamego, Viseu District, Machado joined U.S.C. 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 S.C. 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 C.F. Os Belenenses. [3]
On 5 July 2014, Machado agreed to a two-year contract at another second-tier side, C.D. 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 C.D. 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 FC. [12] He moved abroad for the first time in his career in September 2020, joining NorthEast United FC of the Indian Super League. [13] In his only season, he netted braces in the 2–2 draw at Bengaluru FC [14] and the 3–1 home win over Odisha FC. [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 SC. [17] [18]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Luís Miguel Vieira Babo Machado [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 4 November 1992||
Place of birth | Lamego, Portugal [1] | ||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 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 | 32 | (2) |
2016–2019 | Feirense | 85 | (7) |
2019–2020 | Moreirense | 21 | (1) |
2020–2021 | NorthEast United | 22 | (7) |
2021–2024 | Radomiak | 81 | (6) |
2024– | Kitchee | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:36, 26 May 2024 (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.
Born in Lamego, Viseu District, Machado joined U.S.C. 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 S.C. 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 C.F. Os Belenenses. [3]
On 5 July 2014, Machado agreed to a two-year contract at another second-tier side, C.D. 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 C.D. 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 FC. [12] He moved abroad for the first time in his career in September 2020, joining NorthEast United FC of the Indian Super League. [13] In his only season, he netted braces in the 2–2 draw at Bengaluru FC [14] and the 3–1 home win over Odisha FC. [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 SC. [17] [18]