| Franco Medina | |
| Fullname: | Franco Anthony Medina Soto |
| Birth Date: | 18 July 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Lima, Peru |
| Height: | 1.79 m |
| Position: | Right-back |
| Currentclub: | Comerciantes Unidos |
| Clubnumber: | 80 |
| Youthclubs1: | Alianza Lima |
| Years1: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs1: | Alianza Lima |
| Caps1: | 9 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2019 |
| Clubs2: | → César Vallejo (loan) |
| Caps2: | 19 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs3: | Deportivo Municipal |
| Caps3: | 50 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2023 |
| Clubs4: | Cienciano |
| Caps4: | 4 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs5: | Sporting Cristal |
| Caps5: | 9 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2024– |
| Clubs6: | Comerciantes Unidos |
| Caps6: | 3 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Peru U18 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam2: | Peru U20 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2019–2020 |
| Nationalteam3: | Peru U23 |
| Pcupdate: | 18:30, 19 August 2024 (UTC) |
Franco Anthony Medina Soto (born 18 July 1999) is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a right-back for Peruvian Primera División side Comerciantes Unidos.
Medina is a product of Alianza Lima. In June 2018, Medina signed his first professional contract with Alianza Lima after an impressive season with the club's reserve team.[1] However, he wasn't used on the first team yet and therefore, he was loaned out to César Vallejo for the 2019 season, to gain some experience.[2] Medina became a regular player for César Vallejo, playing 19 games in the Peruvian Primera División.
In the beginning of 2020, he suffered from a dislocated shoulder after a game for the U-23 national team and was set to be out for several months.
On 2 January 2021 it was confirmed, that Medina had signed with Deportivo Municipal for the 2021 season.[3] He got his debut for the team in the first game of the season against Sport Huancayo on 12 March 2021.[4]
After a short six-months spell at Cienciano, which he signed for in January 2023,[5] Medina signed with Sporting Cristal in July 2023.[6]
In July 2024, Medina moved to Comerciantes Unidos.[7]
In May 2019, Medina was called up for the Peruvian U23 national team who was going to play the 2019 Pan American Games.[8] He was later also called up for the 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.[9]