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 21)
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*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Boca Juniors 56 (3)
International career
2017 Argentina U15
2018–2019 Argentina U17 10 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:52, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

Cristian Nicolás Medina (born 1 June 2002) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Boca Juniors.[5]

Club career[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

As of 14 April 2024.[5][12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] League Cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Boca Juniors 2021 Primera División 15 0 4 0 13 1 7[c] 0 0 0 39 1
2022 18 0 5 0 12 0 5[c] 0 1[d] 0 41 0
2023 23 3 4 1 11 1 11[c] 0 1[e] 0 50 5
2024 0 0 0 0 8 2 0 0 0 0 8 2
Total 56 3 13 1 44 4 23 0 2 0 138 8
Career total 56 3 13 1 44 4 23 0 2 0 138 8
  1. ^ Includes Copa Argentina
  2. ^ Includes Copa de la Liga Profesional
  3. ^ a b c Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  4. ^ Includes Trofeo de Campeones de la Liga Profesional
  5. ^ Includes Supercopa Argentina

Honours[edit]

Boca Juniors

Argentina U15[8]

Argentina U17[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Cristian Medina". World Football. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Cristian Medina, el volante "estilo Gago" que promoverá Boca". El Ancasti. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Boca: Miguel Russo anotó a dos juveniles a los que seguirá muy de cerca". Clarín. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Boca promoverá nueve "pibes" en la vuelta a las prácticas". Catamarca Actual. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Argentina - C. Medina". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d "El crack del gol de rabona a River por el que apuesta Boca". Olé. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Cristian Medina y Exequiel Zeballos: ¿quiénes son las joyas que debutarán en Boca frente a Lanús?". Yahoo!. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  8. ^ a b c "¿El nuevo Gago? Una joya de las inferiores de Boca que deslumbró a Russo". El Intransigente. 8 October 2020. Archived from the original on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Cristian Medina y Exequiel Zeballos: ¿quiénes son las joyas que debutarían en Boca frente a Lanús?". La Nación. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  10. ^ "¿El nuevo Gago? Boca pone todas sus fichas en un juvenil de 18 años". El Destape. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  11. ^ "Boca, con suplentes y el debut de dos joyitas de las Inferiores". Lujan 365. 18 November 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  12. ^ "Cristian Nicolás Medina - Trayectoria y Biografía de Jugadores - Historia de Boca Juniors". www.historiadeboca.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 April 2024.

External links[edit]

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