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Full Name: | Marco Antonio Medel De la Fuente |
Birth Date: | 30 June 1989 |
Birth Place: | Santiago, Chile |
Height: | 1.75 m |
Position: | Midfielder |
Currentclub: | Magallanes |
Youthyears1: | 2002–2006 |
Youthclubs1: | Audax Italiano |
Years1: | 2007–2014 |
Clubs1: | Audax Italiano |
Caps1: | 135 |
Goals1: | 19 |
Years2: | 2011 |
Clubs2: | → Colo-Colo (loan) |
Caps2: | 24 |
Goals2: | 2 |
Years3: | 2012–2013 |
Caps3: | 8 |
Goals3: | 6 |
Years4: | 2014–2015 |
Clubs4: | Santiago Wanderers |
Caps4: | 28 |
Goals4: | 6 |
Years5: | 2015–2016 |
Caps5: | 25 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 2016–2017 |
Caps6: | 23 |
Goals6: | 1 |
Years7: | 2017–2021 |
Clubs7: | Santiago Wanderers |
Caps7: | 117 |
Goals7: | 9 |
Years8: | 2021–2022 |
Caps8: | 9 |
Goals8: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2009 |
Nationalteam1: | Chile U20 |
Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 2009–2011 |
Nationalteam2: | Chile U23 |
Nationalcaps2: | 7 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Nationalyears3: | 2015– |
Nationalteam3: | Chile |
Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 6 September 2021 |
Nationalteam-Update: | 20 January 2015 |
Marco Antonio Medel de la Fuente (born 30 June 1989) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Magallanes.
It started in the lower divisions of Audax Italiano which would debut in 2007 when the club was going through a great time having great figures like Carlos Villanueva, Fabian Orellana or Franco Di Santo, among others. Gradually he was taking regularly since his debut coming to play the 2008 Copa Libertadores but would consolidation in 2009.
And as a starter in 2009 and 2010 would be key piece of equipment highlighting twice in the Golden Ball as best player ANFP projection and the ideal team, this will mean reaching Colo-Colo on a loan which would have an irregular pace so I finished this return to his former club.
On his return to Audax Italiano again would be one of the key pieces of equipment, with figure of this for the following seasons but all end abruptly in mid-2014 when he and two other players rescind contract by not cumplírseles respective clauses, 3 after this sign Huachipato as a free player but with the sale of the club to a sporting society handover would fall finally saturating in the Santiago Wanderers.
On 2 September 2021, he moved to Magallanes in the Primera B de Chile after being released from Santiago Wanderers.[1]
He debuted in the Chile Chile national under-20 football team led by Ivo Basay in friendly matches with Argentina and Uruguay before being summoned to the Under-20 2009 South American Championship which took place in Venezuela5 where his team failed to qualify for the world cup category. That same year the Under-21s to dispute the hopes 2009 Toulon Tournament where Chile tournament champion being crowned undisputed owner of that team.
He got his first call up to the senior Chile squad for a friendly against the United States in January 2015 and made his international debut in the match.[2] He was named in the preliminary squad for the 2015 Copa America but was omitted from the final squad.[3]
Universidad Católica
Santiago Wanderers
Chile U21