Víctor Machín Pérez is a Spanish professional footballer who is commonly known as Vitolo. Vitolo plays for Atletico Madrid and very often for the Spanish national team. Vitolo is a name of trust among Atletico fans. Vitolo plays as a striker and he can also play as a winger.
Vitolo played for many clubs during his distinguished career. He started his career at Las Palmas and there he played quite well and got the attention of many clubs. Later he joined Sevilla and with that club he won the Europa League three times. He was a key player for Sevilla back then.
Vitolo joined Atletico Madrid back in 2017 and in that season he won another Europa League with the club. He also won the UEFA Super Cup that season.
Vitolo debuted for the Spanish national team back in 2015. He played a Euro with the team. Vitolo played a few games for his nation.
Vitolo earned a good amount of wealth from club football. In 2021, the net worth of Vitolo is USD 58 million.
Vitolo started his senior professional career back in 2008 with the team called Las Palmas B. He played with the team for two seasons and received USD 100K for each season. In 2010, he was promoted to the main team of Las Palmas. There he stayed for three seasons. In that time, he evolved as a player and got attention from many clubs. Las Palmas paid him USD 200K annually that time.
In mid-2013, Vitolo joined Sevilla and played for that club till 2017. Back then he was a key player for the club and won many trophies with them. Sevilla paid him USD 4.8 million for each season that time.
Vitolo switched teams and joined Atletico Madrid back in 2017 and has been playing for them ever since. In his first season he received USD 5.8 million from Atletico Madrid. After that he signed a new contract with the club and started getting USD 13.2 million annually and this contract is valid till date.