José Juan "JJ" Macías Guzmán (born 22 September 1999) is a Mexican former professional

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who played as a forward. Macías initiated his career at

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, debuting in July 2017. He spent two seasons on loan at León, where his remarkable performances earned him a place in the Best XI for the Clausura 2019. In June 2022, he faced an injury that kept him off the field for 18 months. Multiple setbacks ultimately led to his retirement at the age of 25.

Club career

Guadalajara

2017–18: Debut season and CONCACAF Champions League title

Macías began his career at the youth academy of his hometown club,

. In June 2017, he was promoted to the senior squad by coach

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. On July 16, Macías made his professional debut in the

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match against

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. Six days later, he made his

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debut in a match against

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. On August 8, Macías scored his first professional goal in a

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match against Juárez. On October 28, he scored his first brace against

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in a 3–1 home win.

2018–20: Loan to León

On 9 December 2018, Macías joined León on a one-year loan with an option to buy. He scored eight goals during the regular phase of the 2019 Clausura, making him the top-scoring Mexican player in the tournament. Macías scored another two goals in the championship stage to take his total goal tally to ten as León progressed to the final. However, due to his commitment to represent

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at the U-20 World Cup, he was unable to play in the final. Macias' performances earned him a spot in the Best XI of the 2019 Clausura. He finished the 2019 Apertura with eight goals under his name.

2020–21: Return to Guadalajara, top goalscorer, and injury

On 1 January 2020, Macías returned to Guadalajara after León failed to agree on personal terms with the player. Before the start of the Clausura 2020, Guadalajara took part in a friendly tournament, the 2020 Copa por México. In the semifinal against

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, Macías scored just 19 seconds into the match, the fastest goal in a Súper Clásico. He finished as the tournament's top scorer with four goals, but injury kept him out of the final against

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, in which Guadalajara finished as runners-up.

2021–22: Loan to Getafe

On 5 July 2021, Macías joined

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club

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on a season-long loan. He featured in eight matches overall before having his loan terminated early on 31 January 2022.

2022–24: Return to Guadalajara, injury, and departure

On 30 June 2022, Macías suffered a major knee injury in training. On 3 December 2023, he made his first competitive appearance in 18 months. On 20 June 2024, Guadalajara released Macías.

Santos Laguna

On 23 June 2024, Macías joined

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. After experiencing multiple injury setbacks, Macías was officially ruled out for an indefinite period on September 27. On 11 February 2025, Santos Laguna released Macías.

International career

Youth

On 25 October 2018, Macías was called up by Diego Ramírez to participate in the

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. He scored 10 goals in the tournament, including 4 against

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, winning him the Golden Boot of the tournament. As Mexico would finish runner-up in the tournament, he was listed in the Best XI of the tournament. In April 2019, Macías was included in the 21-player squad to represent Mexico at the U-20 World Cup in Poland. Macías was included in the final roster that participated at the

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. He would go on to appear in three matches as Mexico finished runners-up. Macías was included in the final roster that participated in the

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. He appeared in two group stage matches as Mexico finished last in their group with one point. Macías was called up by

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to participate at the 2020 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship, scoring one goal in four appearances, where Mexico won the competition. He was in the final roster for

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but withdrew due to injury, being subsequently replaced by Adrián Mora.

Senior

On 2 October 2019, under

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, Macías earned his first cap with the senior national team in a friendly match against

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, scoring on his debut in the team's 2–0 victory. A couple of days later, he would score in both

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fixtures. The first against

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, scoring his first brace with the national team winning 5–1, and the second against

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, coming on as a substitute to help break a 1–1 deadlock, scoring Mexico's second goal in an eventual 3–1 victory.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Macías goal''.

Honours

Guadalajara *

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Mexico U23 * CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship:

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Best XI:

Golden Boot:

Best XI: Clausura 2019 *

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Macias, Jose Juan 1999 births Living people Footballers from Guadalajara, Jalisco Mexican men's footballers Men's association football forwards Mexico men's youth international footballers Mexico men's under-20 international footballers Mexico men's international footballers Liga MX players C.D. Guadalajara footballers La Liga players Getafe CF footballers Mexican expatriate men's footballers Mexican expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain 21st-century Mexican sportsmen