| Sofía Machado | |
| Fullname: | Sofía Machado Paonessa |
| Birth Date: | 1995 11, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Santiago, Chile |
| Position: | Defense |
| Currentclub: | Universidad Católica |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015–2016 |
| Nationalteam1: | Chile U–21 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 17 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 4 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2017– |
| Nationalteam2: | Chile |
| Nationalcaps2: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Sofía Machado Paonessa (born 1 November 1995)[1] is a field hockey player from Chile,[2] who plays as a defender.[3]
Sofía Machado cites former Argentine international, Luciana Aymar, as being her sporting hero.[4]
Machado studied Physical Education and Health at Andrés Bello University.[4]
In 2016, Sofía Machado was a member of the Chile U–21 that won bronze at the Pan American Junior Championship in Tacarigua.[5] Later that year, she also represented Chile at the FIH Junior World Cup in Santiago, where the team finished 9th.[6]
At the conclusion of her junior career, Machado debuted for Las Diablas in 2017 during a test event in Cape Town.[7]
Since her debut, Machado has been included in national teams for test matches but never major international tournaments.[7] In 2020, she was officially raised into the senior national squad.[3]