José Juan "JJ" Macías Guzmán (born 22 September 1999) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX club Pumas.
Macías initiated his career at Guadalajara, making his professional debut in July 2017. He spent two seasons on loan at León, where his remarkable performances earned him a place in the Best XI for the Clausura 2019 tournament. In June 2022, he faced an injury that kept him off the field for 18 months. After a brief six‑month hiatus, he returned to football with Pumas.
Club career Guadalajara 2017–18: Debut season and CONCACAF Champions League title Macías began his career at the youth academy of his hometown club, Guadalajara. In June 2017, he was promoted to the senior squad by coach Matías Almeyda. On July 16, Macías made his professional debut in the Campeón de Campeones match against Tigres UANL. Six days later, he made his Liga MX debut in a match against Toluca. On August 8, Macías scored his first professional goal in a Copa MX match against Juárez. On October 28, he scored his first brace against Tijuana in a 3–1 home win.
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
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGuadalajara2016–17Liga MX———10102017–181635162—2762018–191041——512019–208410——942020–213312———33122021–22114———1142022–23—————2023–2470—10—80Total762310272109427León (loan)2018–19Liga MX181020——20102019–20209———209Total381920——4019Getafe (loan)2021–22La Liga7010——80Santos Laguna2023–24Liga MX———20202024–2531———31Total31——2051Career total12443132723014747
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsMexico201954Total54
Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Macías goal.
+ List of international goals scored by José Juan MacíasNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 2 October 2019 Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca, Mexico 1–0 2–0 Friendly2 11 October 2019 Bermuda National Stadium, Devonshire Parish, Bermuda 2–0 5–1 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A3 3–04 15 October 2019 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico 2–1 3–1 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A
Honours Guadalajara CONCACAF Champions League: 2018
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
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