Cristian Medina

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Cristian Medina
Personal information
Full name Cristian Nicolás Medina
Date of birth (2002-06-01) 1 June 2002 (age 19)
Place of birth Moreno, Argentina
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1][2]
Position(s) Central midfielder[2][3][4]
Club information
Current team
 Boca Juniors
Number 10
Youth career
Rayo de Malaver
2012–2020 Boca Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Boca Juniors 16 (1)
National team
2017 Argentina U15
2018–2019 Argentina U17 10 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 August 2021 (UTC)

Cristian Nicolás Medina (born 1 June 2002) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Boca Juniors.[5]

Club career[]

Medina came through the youth ranks at Rayo de Malaver, before moving to Boca Juniors in November 2012.[6] He remained in their youth system across the next eight years, with the midfielder notably scoring a rabona goal in an academy Superclásico versus River Plate in April 2018.[6][7] Medina was promoted into the first-team in mid-2020, as he appeared on the substitute's bench six times under manager Miguel Ángel Russo.[5] His senior debut would arrive on 14 February 2021 in the Copa de la Liga Profesional against Gimnasia y Esgrima, as he replaced Leonardo Jara with twenty minutes remaining at La Bombonera.[5]

International career[]

Medina was part of Argentina's U15 squad that won the 2017 South American Championship under manager Diego Placente on home soil, as they defeated Brazil in the final.[6][8] Two years later, Medina was selected by Pablo Aimar's U17s for the 2019 South American Championship in Peru and the 2019 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.[2][9] He scored once, versus Paraguay, in seven matches as they won the former competition, prior to featuring three times at the latter; as they reached the round of sixteen.[5]

Style of play[]

Medina is primarily a central midfielder, though is capable of playing in various positions across the midfield.[2][3][4] He was dubbed the next Fernando Gago by some Argentine media.[2][6][8][10][11]

Career statistics[]

As of 15 February 2021.[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Boca Juniors 2020–21[nb 1] Primera División 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021[nb 2] 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Notes[]

  1. ^ Soccerway counts 2020 Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.
  2. ^ Soccerway counts 2021 Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.

Honours[]

Argentina U15[8]

Argentina U17[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Cristian Medina". World Football. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Cristian Medina, el volante "estilo Gago" que promoverá Boca". El Ancasti. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Boca: Miguel Russo anotó a dos juveniles a los que seguirá muy de cerca". Clarín. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Boca promoverá nueve "pibes" en la vuelta a las prácticas". Catamarca Actual. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "Argentina - C. Medina". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "El crack del gol de rabona a River por el que apuesta Boca". Olé. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Cristian Medina y Exequiel Zeballos: ¿quiénes son las joyas que debutarán en Boca frente a Lanús?". Yahoo!. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b c "¿El nuevo Gago? Una joya de las inferiores de Boca que deslumbró a Russo". El Intransigente. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Cristian Medina y Exequiel Zeballos: ¿quiénes son las joyas que debutarían en Boca frente a Lanús?". La Nación. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  10. ^ "¿El nuevo Gago? Boca pone todas sus fichas en un juvenil de 18 años". El Destape. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  11. ^ "Boca, con suplentes y el debut de dos joyitas de las Inferiores". Lujan 365. 18 November 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2021.

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