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 22)
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*
YearsTeamApps(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]

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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 29 June 2024. [5] [12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [lower-alpha 1] League Cup [lower-alpha 2] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Boca Juniors 2021 Primera División 150401317 [lower-alpha 3] 0—391
2022 180501205 [lower-alpha 3] 01 [lower-alpha 4] 0410
2023 2334111111 [lower-alpha 3] 01 [lower-alpha 5] 0505
2024 40101024 [lower-alpha 6] 000192
Total603141464270201498
Career total603141464270201498

Honours

Boca Juniors

Argentina U15 [8]

Argentina U17 [5]

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  10. ↑ "¿El nuevo Gago? Boca pone todas sus fichas en un juvenil de 18 años". El Destape. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
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