Zinédine Machach (born 5 January 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a

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for A-League club Melbourne Victory.

Career

Machach began his youth career with SC Air Bel, before moving to first AS Cannes and since Olympique Marseille. He then joined

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in 2014. He made his

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debut on 23 May 2015 against OGC Nice. He replaced Aleksandar Pešić after 58 minutes. On 27 July 2016, Machach joined Olympique Marseille on a season-long loan deal with an option to buy. On 21 July 2018, Machach joined to

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side Carpi on loan until 30 June 2019. On 23 January 2019, Machach joined to Crotone on loan until 30 June 2019. On 2 September 2019, he joined Cosenza on loan. On 2 July 2022, Machach signed a two-year deal with Ionikos in Greece. In August 2023, Machach signed a one-year contract with Melbourne Victory FC in Australia. He would have his debut for Melbourne Victory on the 21 October 2023 he would score in the 86th minute to make the game 20. he would prove to be a crucial player for Melbourne Victory throughout the 202324 season scoring seven goals in 29 games. Machach extended his contract with Melbourne Victory for another two seasons.

Career statistics

Personal life

Machach was born in

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, and was born to an Algerian mother and a Moroccan father. He holds French and Algerian nationalities.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Machach, Zinedine 1996 births Living people Footballers from Marseille Men's association football midfielders French men's footballers Algerian men's footballers Championnat National 3 players Ligue 1 players Championnat National 2 players Serie A players Serie B players Eredivisie players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Super League Greece players Toulouse FC players Olympique de Marseille players SSC Napoli players AC Carpi players FC Crotone players Cosenza Calcio players VVV-Venlo players Budapest Honvéd FC players Ionikos F.C. players Melbourne Victory FC players French sportspeople of Algerian descent French sportspeople of Moroccan descent French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy French expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands French expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary French expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Expatriate men's footballers in Greece French expatriate sportspeople in Greece 21st-century French sportsmen