Pepín (footballer, born 1996)

Pepín
Personal information
Full name José Ndong Machín Dicombo
Date of birth (1996-08-14) 14 August 1996
Place of birth Bata, Equatorial Guinea
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Roma Primavera
Youth career
2003–2004 CD La Floresta
2004–2008 Barcelona
2008–2009 CD La Floresta
2009–2010 Cambrils UCF
2010–2012 Gimnàstic
2012–2015 Málaga
2015– Roma
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Atlético Malagueño 2 (0)
National team
2011 Equatorial Guinea U16
2015 Equatorial Guinea U20
2015– Equatorial Guinea 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 November 2015.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2015

José Ndong Machín Dicombo (born 14 August 1996), commonly known as Pepín, is an Equatoguinean professional footballer who plays for Italian club A.S. Roma Primavera as a central midfielder.

Football career

Born in Bata, Litoral Province, Pepín has started his youth career for La Floresta, in Tarragona, Spain. In the middle of 2004, he joined FC Barcelona's youth setup[1][2] and he remained there the next four seasons,[3] coming back to La Floresta for one year. After a stint in Cambrils,[4] Pepín signed for Gimnàstic de Tarragona, where he has relaunched his career as a young prospect. Two years later, in 2012, he and Aitor Embela, his teammate for Equatorial Guinea U16, were signed for Málaga CF.

On 2 November 2014, Pepín made his senior debut with the reserves, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–0 home win against Villacarrillo CF for the Tercera División championship.

In late January 2015, Pepín was transferred to A.S. Roma, being incorporated to the Primavera side. He played friendly matches with the first team in the middle of 2015 and was an unused substitute in several 2015–16 Serie A matches.

International career

Pepín made his full international debut for Equatorial Guinea on 12 November 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–2 loss against Morocco.

Career statistics

International

As of 12 November 2015[5]
Equatorial Guinea
YearAppsGoals
201510
Total10

Personal life

A few months after joining FC Barcelona, Pepín confessed to being a fan of arch-rivals Real Madrid.[2] He is the nephew of former footballer Juan Carlos Ecomba, who has played in Argentina for Chacarita and Nueva Chicago, among other clubs.

References

  1. "Líala, Eto'o" ("Fuss, Eto'o") - Page 1; Mundo Deportivo, Retrieved 12 November 2015 (Spanish)
  2. 1 2 "Líala, Eto'o" ("Fuss, Eto'o") - Page 2; Mundo Deportivo, Retrieved 12 November 2015 (Spanish)
  3. 2007–08 FC Barcelona youth system squads; Mundo Deportivo. Retrieved 12 November 2015 (Spanish)
  4. Recitales para inmortalizar (Recitals to immortalize); FC Barcelona official website. Retrieved 12 November 2015 (Spanish)
  5. Pepín at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

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