Overview

• The 25-year-old Mexican forward joined Real Valladolid Promesas on trial during the senior squad’s preseason tour in Chile in hopes of earning promotion.
• Macías rescinded his Santos Laguna contract in January after ongoing muscular injuries and briefly retired due to physical and mental exhaustion.
• He has been sidelined by two cruciate ligament ruptures since 2022 and multiple muscle setbacks that kept him out for over a year.
• Before his European trial, he amassed 23 goals for Chivas, 19 for Club León and made eight appearances for Getafe in the 2021/22 season.
• Real Valladolid, relegated to Spain’s Segunda División last season, is using its Promesas side on overseas friendlies to evaluate potential reinforcements.