Diego Medina (footballer, born 2002)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Medinaand the second or maternal family name is Roman.

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*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2025	Always Ready	116	(2)
2025–	CSKA 1948	6	(0)
International career‡
2022–	Bolivia	26	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:17, 31 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:35, 9 September 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.

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.[clarification needed]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 31 August 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Always Ready	2021	Bolivian Primera División	9	0	0	0	0	0	—		9	0
	2022	Bolivian Primera División	36	2	0	0	1 [a]	0	—		37	2
	2023	Bolivian Primera División	28	0	11	0	2 [a]	0	—		41	0
	2024	Bolivian Primera División	34	0	0	0	12 [a]	0	—		46	0
	2025	Bolivian Primera División	9	0	2	0	—		—		11	0
	Total		116	0	13	0	15	0	—		144	0
CSKA 1948	2025–26	First League	6	0	0	0	—		—		6	0
Career total			122	2	13	0	15	0	0	0	150	2

1. Appearances in Copa Libertadores

International

As of match played 9 September 2025

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Bolivia	2022	2	0
	2023	7	0
	2024	11	0
	2025	6	0
Total		26	0

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.

External links

• Diego Medina at National-Football-Teams.com
• Diego Medina at Soccerway