Diego Medina (footballer, born 2002)

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Diego Medina
Personal information
Full name Diego Daniel Medina Roman
Date of birth (2002-01-13) 13 January 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
CSKA 1948
Number 2
Youth career
2010–2021 Tahuichi FC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2025 Always Ready 116 (2)
2025– CSKA 1948 0 (0)
International career
2022– Bolivia 24 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:17, 21 June 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:35, 10 June 2025 (UTC)

Diego Daniel Medina Roman (born 13 January 2002) is a Bolivian professional footballer who plays as a center-back and right-back for Bulgarian First League club CSKA 1948 Sofia and the Bolivia national team.

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Career

Medina is a youth product of the academy of Tahuichi FC since the age of 8. [1] He moved to Always Ready in 2021, and began his senior career in the Bolivian Primera División. [2]

International career

Medina debuted with the Bolivia national team in a 2–0 friendly loss to Senegal on 24 September 2022. [3]

In June 2024, he took part in the Maurice Revello Tournament in France [4] with Mexico.

Career statistics

International

As of match played 10 June 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Bolivia 202220
202370
2024110
202540
Total240

References

  1. "Diego Daniel Medina Román Con apenas ocho años, ya es un crack con enorme futuro". Futbolistas y D.T. Bolivianos (in Spanish). 11 July 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  2. "Un golazo de Medina en el final le da la victoria a Always Ready en Montero". 3 July 2022.
  3. "Bolivia vs. Senegal - Football Match Summary - September 24, 2022 - ESPN". ESPN.com.
  4. "Festival International Espoirs Football Tournoi Maurice Revello Toulon". tournoimauricerevello.com (in French). Maurice Revello Tournament. Retrieved 14 May 2025.