Personal Information
Full Name | Víctor Machín Pérez |
Date of Birth | November 2, 1989 |
Nationality | Spanish |
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Role | Winger / Forward |
Past Team(s) |
Vitolo: A Brief Biography
Victor Machin Perez, popularly known as Vitolo, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a striker for Atletico Madrid. Born on November 2, 1989, he plays as a winger, equally adept on both sides of the pitch.
Background
Vitolo was born up in Las Palmas, he joined a domestic club there and from the youth team made his way to Sevilla FC at a time when even Atletico Madrid tried signing him but he had chosen Sevilla.
He made his debut in 2009 for UD Las Palmas.Vitolo moved from Sevilla FC to Atletico Madrid and made his debut for Atletico Madrid in July 2017.
Rise to glory
With Sevilla FC, Vitolo won the Europa League three times, in 2014, 2015 and 2016.
Low points
2011 wasn't a really good year for Vitolo as he missed 27 matches due to cruciate ligament rupture and 2018 didn't turn out to be a good year as well as there was a decline in his performance due to hamstring and muscle injury which led him to miss six matches for UD Las Palmas in the same year.
Club career
Vitolo has played in Laliga for Sevilla FC 2014-2017, UD Las Palmas 2018 and Atletico Madrid 2018, Copa del Rey for Sevilla FC 2017, UD Las Palmas 2018 and Atletico Madrid 2018, Europa League for Sevilla FC in 2015 and 2016 and Atletico Madrid 2018, in UEFA Supercup for Sevilla FC in 2015 and 2016. He has played in SUPERCOPA for Sevilla FC 2017, LaLiga2 for UD Las Palmas from 2011-2013.