José Juanga Macías Pérez

2018–20: Loan to León On 9 December 2018, Macías joined León on a one-year loan with an option to buy. He scored eight goals during the regular phase of the 2019 Clausura, making him the top-scoring Mexican player in the tournament. Macías scored another two goals in the championship stage to take his total goal tally to ten as León progressed to the final. However, due to his commitment to represent Mexico at the U-20 World Cup, he was unable to play in the final. Macias' performances earned him a spot in the Best XI of the 2019 Clausura. He finished the 2019 Apertura with eight goals under his name.

2020–21: Return to Guadalajara, top goalscorer, and injury On 1 January 2020, Macías returned to Guadalajara after León failed to agree on personal terms with the player.

Before the start of the Clausura 2020, Guadalajara took part in a friendly tournament, the 2020 Copa por México. In the semifinal against Club América, Macías scored just 19 seconds into the match, the fastest goal in a Súper Clásico. He finished as the tournament's top scorer with four goals, but injury kept him out of the final against Cruz Azul, in which Guadalajara finished as runners-up.

2021–22: Loan to Getafe On 5 July 2021, Macías joined La Liga club Getafe on a season-long loan. He featured in eight matches overall before having his loan terminated early on 31 January 2022.

2022–24: Return to Guadalajara, injury, and departure On 30 June 2022, Macías suffered a major knee injury in training. On 3 December 2023, he made his first competitive appearance in 18 months. On 20 June 2024, Guadalajara released Macías.

Santos Laguna On 23 June 2024, Macías joined Santos Laguna. After experiencing multiple injury setbacks, Macías was officially ruled out for an indefinite period on September 27. On 11 February 2025, Santos Laguna released Macías.

Pumas In August 2025, Macías signed with Pumas. He made his debut for the club on 31 August, his first competitive appearance in seven months. On 9 November, he suffered a major injury during the final matchday of the regular season.

International career Youth On 25 October 2018, Macías was called up by Diego Ramírez to participate in the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. He scored 10 goals in the tournament, including 4 against Aruba, winning him the Golden Boot of the tournament. As Mexico would finish runner-up in the tournament, he was listed in the Best XI of the tournament. In April 2019, Macías was included in the 21-player squad to represent Mexico at the U-20 World Cup in Poland.

Macías was included in the final roster that participated at the 2018 Toulon Tournament. He would go on to appear in three matches as Mexico finished runners-up.

Macías was included in the final roster that participated in the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games. He appeared in two group stage matches as Mexico finished last in their group with one point.

Macías was called up by Jaime Lozano to participate at the 2020 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship, scoring one goal in four appearances, where Mexico won the competition. He was in the final roster for 2020 Summer Olympics but withdrew due to injury, being subsequently replaced by Adrián Mora.

Senior On 2 October 2019, under Gerardo Martino, Macías earned his first cap with the senior national team in a friendly match against Trinidad and Tobago, scoring on his debut in the team's 2–0 victory. A couple of days later, he would score in both 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League fixtures. The first against Bermuda, scoring his first brace with the national team winning 5–1, and the second against Panama, coming on as a substitute to help break a 1–1 deadlock, scoring Mexico's second goal in an eventual 3–1 victory.

Career statistics Club

International

Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Macías goal.

Mexico U23 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship: 2020

Individual CONCACAF Under-20 Championship Best XI: 2018 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship Golden Boot: 2018 Liga MX Best XI: Clausura 2019 Liga MX Player of the Month: August 2019