Adolfo Machado
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Adolfo Abdiel Machado | ||
| Date of birth | February 14, 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Panama City, Panama | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Saprissa | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004 | Alianza | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004-2010 | Alianza | 90 | (6) |
| 2009 | → Marquense (loan) | 38 | (2) |
| 2010 | Marathón | 15 | (0) |
| 2011 | Comunicaciones | 24 | (0) |
| 2013-2014 | San Francisco | 0 | (0) |
| 2014- | → Saprissa (loan) | 59 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007-2008 | Panama U-23 | 7 | (0) |
| 2008- | Panama | 45 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 20, 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 31, 2015 | |||
Adolfo Abdiel Machado (born 14 February 1985 in Panama City, Panama) is a football defender who currently plays in Costa Rica for Saprissa.
Club career
Around July 2008 Machado travelled to Colombia to play with Copa Mustang side Envigado along with U-23 teammate Armando Cooper. However the transfer failed and had to return to Panama to continue with Alianza.[1] On December 2008 he was signed by Guatemalan side Deportivo Marquense. In May 2010 he joined Honduran side Marathón[2] and in December 2010 Machado moved to Guatemalan top club Comunicaciones.[3]
Doping case and suspension
In February 2012, Machado, alongside Comunicaciones teammates Fredy Thompson and Marvin Ceballos, was temporarily suspended from playing by FIFA after a positive test on the banned substance boldenone.[4] A second test done at a laboratory in Canada reconfirmed the positive doping test[5] and he was later suspended for two years, until 24 January 2014.[6]
Before his ban ended, he signed with San Francisco in November 2013 ahead of the 2014 Clausura season[7] but in December 2013, Machado was loaned to Costa Rican giants Saprissa for two seasons with an option to extend[8] and debuted on the first day after his doping ban was lifted.[9]
International career
Machado participated in thI 2008 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament with Panama U-23 team been one of the most important players for Panama in the tournament.
He made his debut with the senior team on June 1st, 2008 starting in the 1-0 victory over Guatemala. He has, as of 10 June 2015, earned a total of 45 caps, scoring 1 goal.[10] He represented his country in 4 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[11] and played at the 2009, 2011 and 2014 UNCAF Nations Cups as well as at the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[12]
International goals
- Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 June 2009 | Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti |  Haiti |
1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly match |
See also
References
- ^ Adolfo Machado regresa a Panamá[permanent dead link]
- ^ Adolfo Machado jugará con el Marathón - La Estrella Template:Es
- ^ Machado satisfecho con su nuevo equipo de Comunicaciones Archived June 23, 2015, at the Wayback Machine - TVN Template:Es
- ^ FIFA prohíbe entrenar a Adolfo Machado inhabilitado por dopaje - La Prensa Template:Es
- ^ Segunda prueba reconfirma dopaje del panameño Adolfo Machado - La Prensa Template:Es
- ^ Machado es suspendido en Guatemala por dar positivo en prueba de dopaje - La Prensa Template:Es
- ^ Adolfo Machado confirma jugará con San Francisco en el Clausura 2014 - RPC Template:Es
- ^ Saprissa presentó a Adolfo Machado y Marvin Angulo - Nación Template:Es
- ^ Adolfo Machado volvió a jugar tras dos años suspendido por dopaje - Diez Template:Es
- ^ Panama - Record International Players - RSSSF
- ^ Adolfo Machado – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2011 - Full Details - RSSSF
External links
- Adolfo Machado at National-Football-Teams.com
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- 1985 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Panama City
- Association football defenders
- Panamanian footballers
- Panama international footballers
- 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup players
- 2011 Copa Centroamericana players
- 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2014 Copa Centroamericana players
- 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- Copa América Centenario players
- Copa Centroamericana-winning players
- Alianza Panama players
- Deportivo Marquense players
- C.D. Marathón players
- C.S.D. Comunicaciones players
- San Francisco F.C. footballers
- Deportivo Saprissa players
- Expatriate footballers in Honduras
- Expatriate footballers in Guatemala
- Expatriate footballers in Costa Rica
- Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras players
- Doping cases in association football
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