Vitolo (footballer, born 1989)

For another Spanish footballer, see Vitolo (footballer, born 1983).
Vitolo
Personal information
Full name Víctor Machín Pérez
Date of birth (1989-11-02) 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 85 (12)
National team‡
2015– Spain 3 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 12 April 2016 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 June 2015
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Machín and the second or maternal family name is Pérez.

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 twice.

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] with three league goals in March – half of his total for the season up to then – he was voted La Liga Player of the Month.[8]

On 27 May 2015, Vitolo assisted Carlos Bacca's winning goal as Sevilla retained their Europa League crown with a 3–2 victory against FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in Warsaw.[9]

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.[10] He did not take part in the match, a 1–0 victory at his club ground, the Estadio Ramon Sánchez Pizjuán,[11] 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.[12]

Club statistics

As of 28 February 2016
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Las Palmas 2010–11[13] Segunda División 10100—101
2011–12[13] Segunda División 361000—3610
2012–13[13] Segunda División 3915302[lower-alpha 1]04415
Total 852630209026
Sevilla 2013–14[13] La Liga 2940016[lower-alpha 2]4458
2014–15[14] La Liga 2862011[lower-alpha 3]3419
2015–16[13] La Liga 242516[lower-alpha 2]1354
Total 81127133812121
Career total 1663810135821147
  1. ↑ Appearances in Promotion play-offs
  2. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League and UEFA Super Cup

Honours

Club

Sevilla

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Repaso canario al Alcorcón" [Canary routing of Alcorcón] (in Spanish). Marca. 11 September 2010. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  2. ↑ "Vitolo se pierde toda la temporada" [Vitolo loses entire season] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
  3. ↑ "El Sevilla ficha a Vitolo" [Sevilla signs Vitolo] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Atletico impress in Sevilla victory". ESPN FC. 18 August 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "Los Rojiblancos bounce back". ESPN FC. 10 November 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  6. ↑ "Spot-on Sevilla leave Benfica dreams in tatters". UEFA.com. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  7. ↑ "Quick-fire Sevilla steal march on Villarreal". UEFA.com. 12 March 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  8. 1 2 "BBVA Prizes: Vitolo, best Liga BBVA player in March". Liga de Fútbol Profesional. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ "Vicente del Bosque names Spain squad for Euro 2016 qualifier". Sky Sports. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  11. ↑ "Spain 1–0 Ukraine: Morata fires La Roja to victory". Goal.com. 27 March 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  12. ↑ "Netherlands 2–0 Spain: Rejuvenated Dutch ease pressure on Hiddink". Goal.com. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 "Vitolo: Víctor Machín Pérez". BDFutbol. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  14. ↑ "Vitolo". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 March 2015.

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