Deiver Andres Machado Mena
Colombia
DEF
Age
32
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0
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About Deiver Andres Machado Mena
Deiver Andres Machado Mena is one of the defenders Néstor Lorenzo named in Colombia's 26 for the 2026 World Cup, a left-back who reaches the finals aged 32. He plays his club football in France's Ligue 1, where he has made 19 Ligue 1 appearances across his clubs this season.
Machado has 14 senior caps for Colombia and has built a long career in French football, with over 100 Ligue 1 appearances for Lens before his more recent move to Nantes. They go into the group stage in Group K, alongside Portugal, DR Congo and Uzbekistan, with their opening game against Uzbekistan on 17 June, having qualified by finishing third in CONMEBOL's round-robin to reach the World Cup finals.
Machado has 14 senior caps for Colombia and has built a long career in French football, with over 100 Ligue 1 appearances for Lens before his more recent move to Nantes. They go into the group stage in Group K, alongside Portugal, DR Congo and Uzbekistan, with their opening game against Uzbekistan on 17 June, having qualified by finishing third in CONMEBOL's round-robin to reach the World Cup finals.
World Cup 2026 Stats
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Playing Style
An attacking left-back, Machado is known for his overlapping runs and can also play as a left wing-back, getting forward to support the attack down the left. He is left-footed and stands 1.73 m, a full-back who likes to push high up the left flank. He has logged 1,180 minutes across his clubs in Ligue 1 this season. At 32, he is part of Néstor Lorenzo's 26-man squad for the finals.
World Cup History
The 2026 World Cup is set to be Deiver Andres Machado Mena's first at senior level, with no senior World Cup on his record. His international career to date runs to 14 senior caps for Colombia. Néstor Lorenzo has named him in the 26-man squad for the finals, where he is among the defensive options for the group stage. He stays among Colombia's full-back choices on the final list, in line to make his World Cup bow.
National Team
Colombia
Tier 3
£17m
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Goal Rush Impact
Machado's work for Colombia is at left-back, an attacking full-back whose overlapping runs give the side width down the left, backed by 19 appearances across his clubs in Ligue 1 this season. He offers an outlet going forward rather than goals of his own at the other end of the pitch. On the Goal Rush card Colombia are a Tier 3 side at £17m within the game's £200m card budget.
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Machado at the 2026 World Cup
Machado is a confirmed defender in Néstor Lorenzo's 26-man Colombia squad for the 2026 World Cup. He is in the Colombia side opening their Group K campaign in mid-June.
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Colombia carry a Tier 3 billing of £17m on the card. They open Group K against Uzbekistan on 17 June, with Machado among the defenders in the confirmed 26.
Deiver Andres Machado Mena World Cup 2026 FAQs
Colombia are a Tier 3 side at £17m on the Goal Rush card, a mid-priced team pick. Deiver Andres Machado Mena is in Néstor Lorenzo's confirmed 26 as a defender, so his role is the quick reference at that team price.
Machado is a defender for Colombia, an attacking left-back by trade who can also play as a left wing-back. He plays his club football in Ligue 1 and is part of Néstor Lorenzo's squad for the 2026 World Cup, named in Colombia's final 26.
No. He has no previous senior World Cup appearances. The 2026 World Cup would be his first, with his place confirmed in Néstor Lorenzo's 26-man Colombia squad after Colombia qualified through CONMEBOL to reach the finals.
Machado plays his club football in France's Ligue 1, most recently for Nantes. He is named among Colombia's defenders in Néstor Lorenzo's final 26, and takes his place in the squad for the group stage.
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