Adolfo Abdiel Machado (born 14 February 1985) is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as a defender for LPF club Alianza.
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.Adolfo Machado regresa a Panamá In December 2008 he was signed by Guatemalan side Deportivo Marquense. In May 2010 he joined Honduran side MarathónAdolfo Machado jugará con el Marathón – La Estrella and in December 2010 Machado moved to Guatemalan top club Comunicaciones.Machado satisfecho con su nuevo equipo de Comunicaciones – TVN He would help Comunicaciones win the 2011 Clausura.
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.FIFA prohíbe entrenar a Adolfo Machado inhabilitado por dopaje – La Prensa A second test done at a laboratory in Canada reconfirmed the positive doping testSegunda prueba reconfirma dopaje del panameño Adolfo Machado – La Prensa and he was later suspended for two years, until 24 January 2014.Machado es suspendido en Guatemala por dar positivo en prueba de dopaje – La Prensa Conunicaciones would win the 2012 Apertura and 2013 Clausura in his absence.
Before his ban ended, he signed with San Francisco in November 2013 ahead of the 2014 Clausura seasonAdolfo Machado confirma jugará con San Francisco en el Clausura 2014 – RPC but in December 2013, Machado was loaned to Costa Rican giants Saprissa for two seasons with an option to extendSaprissa presentó a Adolfo Machado y Marvin Angulo – Nación and debuted on the first day after his doping ban was lifted.Adolfo Machado volvió a jugar tras dos años suspendido por dopaje – Diez Machado would help lead Saprissa to 4 titles in his time there and received many personal accolades.
On 21 December 2016, Machado signed with the Houston Dynamo of MLS. He made his Dynamo debut on 4 March 2017 in a 2–1 over Seattle Sounders FC. He helped the Dynamo return to the MLS playoffs for the first time since 2013 Machado played in every minute of the playoffs as the Dynamo reached the western conference finals, where they fell to the Sounders.
The Dynamo didn't have the same league success in the 2018, in part due to Machado missing key games while away on international duty, but he did help the Dynamo win the 2018 US Open Cup, the first in club history.
Machado's contract was not renewed following the 2018 season; he later joined The Strongest.
International career Machado participated in the 2008 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament with the Panama U-23 team. He made his debut with the senior team on 1 June 2008 starting in the 1–0 victory over Guatemala. He has, as of 16 October 2018, earned a total of 77 caps, scoring 1 goal.Panama - Record International Players – RSSSF He represented his country at the 2009, 2011 and 2014 UNCAF Nations Cups, with Panama winning the 2009 edition, as well as at the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup.CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2011 - Full Details – RSSSF
In May 2018 he was named to Panama's preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. The 23-man roster was announced on 30 May with Machado being a part of it. He made his one appearance at the World Cup on 28 June in a 1–2 loss to Tunisia.
Career statistics International
PanamaYearAppsGoals200850200941201090201116020120020130020147020151502016110201750201870201911202010202140Total852
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 1–1 1–1 Friendly 2 23 March 2019 Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal 1–1 1–1 Friendly
Honors
Comunicaciones F.C. Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala: 2011 Clausura
Saprissa Liga FPD: Clausura 2014, Apertura 2014, Apertura 2015, Apertura 2016
Houston Dynamo US Open Cup: 2018
Alajuelense Liga FPD: Apertura 2020 CONCACAF League: 2020
Panama Copa Centroamericana: 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup third place: 2015
Individual Rommel Fernández Award (given to best Panamanian footballer abroad): 2014 Liga FPD Player of the Season: 2014 Liga FPD Foreign Player of the Season: 2014–15, 2015 Invierno, 2016 Verano, Invierno 2016 Dynamo defender of the year: 2017
See also List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences
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