Personal information | |||
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Full name | Zechariah Joshua Henry Medley [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 9 July 2000||
Place of birth | Greenwich, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.95 m) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Fleetwood Town | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2016 | Chelsea | ||
2016–2018 | Arsenal | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2021 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
2020–2021 | → Gillingham (loan) | 12 | (0) |
2021 | → Kilmarnock (loan) | 8 | (1) |
2021–2024 | KV Oostende | 58 | (3) |
2024– | Fleetwood Town | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
2015–2016 | England U16 | 8 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2024 |
Zechariah Joshua Henry Medley (born 9 July 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL League Two club Fleetwood Town.
Born in Greenwich, Greater London, Medley joined the youth academy at Chelsea when he was eight years old. [3]
Upon leaving Chelsea, he joined the youth academy at Arsenal in December 2016. [4] He captained the Arsenal under-18's at the beginning of the 2017–18 season before moving to the under-23 side. [3]
On 22 October 2018, Medley appeared on the bench for the Arsenal senior side for the first time in a Premier League match against Leicester City. [5] A month later, on 29 November, Medley made his senior competitive debut for Arsenal in the Europa League against Vorskla Poltava, coming on as a 60th-minute substitute for Rob Holding. [6]
Medley had joined League One club Gillingham on a season-long loan on 10 August 2020, becoming their fourth signing of the summer. [7] On 5 September, he made his debut in a 1–0 win against Southend United in the EFL Cup. [8] He made a total of 18 appearances for the club before he was recalled on 1 February 2021. [9] He immediately joined Scottish Premiership side Kilmarnock on loan until the end of the season. [10] On 6 February, he made his debut in a 2–0 loss against St Mirren in the Scottish Premiership. [11] On 27 February, he scored his first goal for Kilmarnock in a 1–1 draw against Dundee United in the Scottish Premiership. [12] [13]
On 21 June 2021, Medley joined Belgian First Division A side KV Oostende on a permanent deal, signing a four-year contract with the option of an additional year. [14]
On 2 July 2024, Medley returned to England, signing for League Two club Fleetwood Town on a two-year deal. [15]
Born in England, Medley is of Jamaican descent. [16] He is a youth international for England. [17]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Arsenal | 2018–19 [20] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 6 | 0 |
2019–20 [21] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
2020–21 [22] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
Gillingham (loan) | 2020–21 [22] | League One | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
Kilmarnock (loan) | 2020–21 [22] | Scottish Premiership | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||
KV Oostende | 2021–22 [18] | Belgian Pro League | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 1 | |||
2022–23 [18] | Belgian Pro League | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||||
2023–24 [18] | Challenger Pro League | 25 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 1 | ||||
Total | 58 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 3 | ||
Career total | 78 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 102 | 4 |
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