Tomoya Machino

Tomoya Machino (born March 16, 1997) is a Japanese former professional gridiron football player who was an offensive guard for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Kyoto University.

Early life and college Tomoya Machino was born on March 16, 1997, in Japan. He played baseball growing up, and played the sport in high school. He is from Ōgaki. CFL director of global scouting Greg Quick was impressed by Machino's performance, stating “Not only did Tomoya stand out physically, but his agility for a man of his size was outstanding. He had the best shuttle time of all the o-linemen and showed that he can pull and move extremely well.” He officially signed with the team on June 15 and was placed on the practice roster on July 31. Machino was released on December 13, 2021.

Machino later re-signed with Winnipeg on April 27, 2022, and was placed on the practice roster again on June 5. He was promoted to the active roster for the first time on August 24, and dressed for the week 12 game against the Calgary Stampeders.