Cristian Medina | |
Fullname: | Cristian Nicolás Medina |
Birth Date: | 1 June 2002 |
Birth Place: | Moreno, Argentina |
Height: | 1.78 m[1] |
Position: | Central midfielder |
Currentclub: | Boca Juniors |
Clubnumber: | 36 |
Youthclubs1: | Rayo de Malaver |
Youthyears2: | 2012–2020 |
Youthclubs2: | Boca Juniors |
Years1: | 2020– |
Clubs1: | Boca Juniors |
Caps1: | 60 |
Goals1: | 3 |
Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
Nationalteam1: | Argentina U15 |
Nationalyears2: | 2018–2019 |
Nationalteam2: | Argentina U17 |
Nationalcaps2: | 10 |
Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
Club-Update: | 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.[2]
Medina came through the youth ranks at Rayo de Malaver, before moving to Boca Juniors in November 2012.[3] 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.[3] [4] 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.[2] 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.[2]
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.[3] [5] 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.[6] [7] 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.[2]
Medina is primarily a central midfielder, though is capable of playing in various positions across the midfield.[6] [8] [9] He was dubbed the next Fernando Gago by some Argentine media.[6] [3] [5] [10] [11]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
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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[13] | 0 | — | 39 | 1 | ||
2022 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 0 | |||
2023 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 5 | |||
2024 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | |||
Total | 60 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 46 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 149 | 8 | |||
Career total | 60 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 46 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 149 | 8 |
Boca Juniors
Argentina U15[5]
Argentina U17[2]