José Machín

José Machín, known as Pepín, is exactly the kind of player I root for. Coming out of Bata in Equatorial Guinea and carving out a career as an attacking midfielder in Italian football is no small journey, and representing his national team adds real weight to it. At 184 centimeters he has the frame to dominate midfield, and there is something compelling about a footballer from a smaller nation who keeps climbing the ladder. He may not sit in the global spotlight, but persistence like his deserves attention. I would love to see him grab a bigger stage and make it count.

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Name (English)

José Machín

Name (Japanese)

ホセ・エンドング・マチン・ディコンボ

Reading

ほせ・えんどんぐ・まちん・でぃこんぼ

Born

August 14, 1996 (age 30)

Origin

Bata, Litoral, Equatorial Guinea

Height

184 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Rat

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/jmachin6/
• Xhttps://x.com/Pepin10_
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9%20Mach%C3%ADn
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9B%E3%82%BB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A8%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%81%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%82%B3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%9C
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21482821

Tags

• Litoral
• association football player

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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