José Machín

José Ndong Machín Dicombo (; born 14 August 1996), also known as Pepín , is an Equatoguinean professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie C club Sambenedettese and the Equatorial Guinea national team.

Club career

Early career Born in Bata, Equatorial Guinea, Machín moved to Spain and began his youth career with La Floresta in Tarragona. In the middle of 2004 he joined Barcelona's youth setup, and remained there the next four seasons. After returning to La Floresta for a year, Machín had stints at Cambrils, Gimnàstic de Tarragona,

Roma On 30 January 2015, Machín transferred to Serie A club Roma. He became a starter in their Primavera (under-19) side, Machín also played friendly matches with the first team in the middle of 2015 and was an unused substitute in several 2015–16 Serie A matches.

On 5 August 2016, Machín was sent on loan to Serie B club Trapani, with whom he played nine games. and in July 2017 Roma sent Machín on loan to Brescia (July 2017).

Pescara In January 2018, Machín was sent on loan to Pescara, who excersied the buyout option on 1 July 2018.

Parma On 31 January 2019, he joined Parma on loan with a €2.5m obligation to buy. On 31 August 2019, Machín joined his former Serie B club Pescara on loan until 30 June 2020. He scored seven goals in 20 Serie B matches in the first half of the season. After gaining promotion to Serie B, he moved permanently to Monza, playing in the first half of the 2020–21 season.

He became a key played for Monza during the 2021–22 Serie B season, helping his side gain promotion to the Serie A for the first time in the club's history.

After taking part in the 2022–23 Serie A season with Monza, in which he played 25 games,

On 29 January 2025, Machín was recalled from Frosinone and joined Cartagena in Spain on loan until the end of the second-tier season.

On 17 June 2025, Machín's contract with Monza was terminated by mutual consent.

Vis Pesaro On 31 October 2025, Machín joined Vis Pesaro.

Sambenedettese On 20 August 2026, Machín joined Sambenedettese.

International career Born in Equatorial Guinea, Machín moved to Spain at an early age and obtained dual citizenship.

International

Honours Monza Serie C Group A: 2019–20