Zinédine Machach
French footballer (born 1996)
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Zinédine Machach (born 5 January 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Moroccan Botola Pro club RS Berkane.
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Zinedine Machach training for Melbourne Victory, December 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 January 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Marseille, France | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | RS Berkane | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2010 | SC Air Bel | ||
| 2010–2012 | Cannes | ||
| 2012–2014 | Marseille | ||
| 2014–2015 | Toulouse | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Toulouse B | 25 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Toulouse | 21 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | → Marseille (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2018–2022 | Napoli | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Carpi (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Crotone (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Cosenza (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | → VVV-Venlo (loan) | 24 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Honvéd (loan) | 21 | (3) |
| 2022–2023 | Ionikos | 23 | (2) |
| 2023–2025 | Melbourne Victory | 58 | (14) |
| 2025– | RS Berkane | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 September 2025 | |||
Career
Machach began his youth career with SC Air Bel,[2] before moving to first AS Cannes and since Olympique Marseille. He then joined Toulouse in 2014. He made his Ligue 1 debut on 23 May 2015 against OGC Nice. He replaced Aleksandar Pešić after 58 minutes.[3]
On 27 July 2016, Machach joined Olympique Marseille on a season-long loan deal with an option to buy.[4]
On 21 July 2018, Machach joined to Serie B side Carpi on loan until 30 June 2019.[5]
On 23 January 2019, Machach joined to Crotone on loan until 30 June 2019.[6]
On 2 September 2019, he joined Cosenza on loan.[7]
On 2 July 2022, Machach signed a two-year deal with Ionikos in Greece.[8]
In August 2023, Machach signed a one-year contract with Melbourne Victory FC in Australia.[9] He would have his debut for Melbourne Victory on the 21 October 2023 he would score in the 86th minute to make the game 2–0.[10] he would prove to be a crucial player for Melbourne Victory throughout the 2023–24 season scoring seven goals in 29 games.[11] Machach extended his contract with Melbourne Victory for another two seasons.[12]
Personal life
Career statistics
- As of 18 July 2024[15]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Toulouse | 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||
| Total | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
| Marseille (loan) | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 12 | 1 | |
| Marseille B (loan) | 2016–17 | Championnat de France Amateur | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Napoli | 2017–18 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Carpi (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie B | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Crotone (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie B | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| Cosenza (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie B | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| VVV-Venlo (loan) | 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||
| Honvéd (loan) | 2021–22 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 3 | ||
| Ionikos | 2022–23 | Super League Greece | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 2 | ||
| Melbourne Victory | 2023–24 | A-League Men | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 7 | ||
| Career totals | 179 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 16 | ||