Zinédine Machach

Zinédine Machach (born 5 January 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder 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 Toulouse in 2014. He made his Ligue 1 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 Serie B 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 1-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 minuet to make the game 2-0. he would prove to be a crucial player for Melbourne Victory throughout the 2023-24 season scoring 7 goals in 29 games.

Machach would resign for Melbourne Victory for another two seasons.

Personal life
Machach was born in Marseille, France, and was born to an Algerian mother and a Moroccan father. He holds French and Algerian nationalities.