Overview
- Ceará confirmed the defender’s sale to Mirassol, and the player was presented by his new club on Tuesday.
- Local reports say Mirassol bought 100% of his economic rights for about $1.5 million, estimated at just over R$8 million.
- Machado, 29, logged 51 matches and one assist for Ceará in 2025 under coach Léo Condé.
- He arrives as Mirassol’s eighth reinforcement for 2026 and is expected to compete with João Victor and Luiz Otávio for a starting role.
- The signing follows the departures of Jemmes to Fluminense and Gabriel Knesowitsch’s loan return as Mirassol readies for the Paulista, Copa do Brasil, Libertadores and Série A.