Cristian Medina
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cristian Nicolás Medina | ||
| Date of birth | 1 June 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Moreno, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1][2] | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder[2][3][4] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Boca Juniors | ||
| Number | 36 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rayo de Malaver | |||
| 2012–2020 | Boca Juniors | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Boca Juniors | 60 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | Argentina U15 | ||
| 2018–2019 | Argentina U17 | 10 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:22, 15 June 2024 (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
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Boca Juniors | 2021 | Primera División | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 7[c] | 0 | — | 39 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 5[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 11[c] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 50 | 5 | ||
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 4[f] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | ||
| Total | 60 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 46 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 148 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 60 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 46 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 148 | 8 | ||
- ^ Includes Copa Argentina
- ^ Includes Copa de la Liga Profesional
- ^ a b c Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- ^ Includes Trofeo de Campeones de la Liga Profesional
- ^ Includes Supercopa Argentina
- ^ Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana
Honours
Boca Juniors
- Primera División: 2022
- Copa Argentina: 2019–20
- Copa de la Liga Profesional: 2020, 2022
- Supercopa Argentina: 2022
Argentina U15[8]
Argentina U17[5]
References
- ^ "Cristian Medina". World Football. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Cristian Medina, el volante "estilo Gago" que promoverá Boca". El Ancasti. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Boca: Miguel Russo anotó a dos juveniles a los que seguirá muy de cerca". Clarín. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Boca promoverá nueve "pibes" en la vuelta a las prácticas". Catamarca Actual. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f "Argentina - C. Medina". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Cristian Medina y Exequiel Zeballos: ¿quiénes son las joyas que debutarán en Boca frente a Lanús?". Yahoo!. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ a b c "¿El nuevo Gago? Una joya de las inferiores de Boca que deslumbró a Russo". El Intransigente. 8 October 2020. Archived from the original on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "¿El nuevo Gago? Boca pone todas sus fichas en un juvenil de 18 años". El Destape. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ "Boca, con suplentes y el debut de dos joyitas de las Inferiores". Lujan 365. 18 November 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ "Cristian Nicolás Medina - Trayectoria y Biografía de Jugadores - Historia de Boca Juniors". www.historiadeboca.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 April 2024.
External links
- Cristian Medina at Soccerway