Darwin Daniel Machís Marcano made his professional debut on 21 August 2011 for Mineros de Guayana, in a match against Estudiantes de Mérida in which he came on in the 78th minute. He was born on 7 February 1993 in Tucupita, the capital of Delta Amacuro state. A Venezuelan winger, he has played in Venezuela, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Mexico and Colombia. His longest spell was at Granada CF. He has played for Carabobo FC since July 2026, on loan from América de Cali.
From futsal to Mineros de Guayana
Machís started out in futsal and played for Venezuela's national futsal team. He stood out at the 2010 national youth championship, which earned him a move to Mineros de Guayana, where he signed with the under-18 side. In the 2011-12 season he played 27 games for the first team and scored 8 goals. He won the 2011 Copa Venezuela with Mineros, finishing as the tournament's top scorer, and received the Youth Player of the Year award in the Venezuelan top flight for 2011-12.
Granada and the first loans
In July 2012 his transfer to Udinese was announced, but the deal went through Granada CF. He made his Spanish top-flight debut with the Andalusian club in 2012-13, playing five matches that season. In the January 2013 window he joined Vitória de Guimarães on loan. There he played five games for the first team and eight for the reserves, scoring once, in the season the club won the 2012-13 Portuguese Cup. He returned to Granada B and scored 10 goals in 27 games in 2013-14, a season that included a short loan at Hércules. In 2014-15 he added 7 more goals for the reserves and played four league games for the first team.
Huesca, Leganés and the return to Granada
In August 2015 he went on loan to SD Huesca in the Spanish second division, playing 40 games and scoring 10 goals. The following summer he was loaned to CD Leganés, who were in their first top-flight season in 2016-17, and made 29 appearances with 3 goals. He went back to Granada for 2017-18, by then in the second division, and finished with 14 goals in 33 games, his highest single-season tally.
Udinese, Cádiz and Granada in Europe
In July 2018 he joined Udinese, playing 14 Serie A games and scoring once. In January 2019 he was loaned to Cádiz CF. There he scored 8 goals in 15 second-division games and was named LaLiga 1|2|3 player of the month for February. In summer 2019 he went back to Granada, who had just been promoted. In 2019-20 he played 42 games and scored 7 goals, and the team finished seventh to qualify for the Europa League. In 2020-21 he made 46 appearances and scored 8 goals for a Granada side that reached the Europa League quarter-finals. In February 2022 his move to Charlotte FC was announced, but the deal fell through and he stayed at Granada. He finished the 2021-22 season, which ended in relegation for the club, with 26 games and 4 goals.
With the Venezuela national team
Machís played for Venezuela at the 2013 South American U-20 Championship in Argentina. He made his senior debut in December 2011, in a friendly against Costa Rica. His first goal for La Vinotinto came on 7 September 2018, against Colombia. At the 2019 Copa América in Brazil he scored twice against Bolivia, was named man of the match and Venezuela reached the quarter-finals. In qualifying for the 2022 World Cup he scored 3 goals in 10 games. He returned to the Copa América in 2024 in the United States, where he played three games and Venezuela again went out in the quarter-finals.
Mexico, Valladolid and the return to Venezuela
In June 2022 Granada sold him to Mexican club FC Juárez, where he scored 2 goals in 13 games. In January 2023 he joined Real Valladolid, who loaned him to Cádiz for 2023-24; he scored 4 goals in 21 top-flight games for the club. In August 2025 he left Valladolid and signed for Universidad Central de Venezuela. That year he won the 2025 Liga FUTVE with the club, along with the 2025 Copa Venezuela, whose final was settled on penalties against Carabobo (4-3). In January 2026 he signed for America de Cali, and in July 2026 the Colombian club loaned him to Carabobo FC.
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