Franco Medina
Franco Anthony Medina Soto (born 18 July 1999) is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a right-back for Peruvian Primera División side Sporting Cristal.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Franco Anthony Medina Soto | ||
Date of birth | 18 July 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Lima, Peru | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Sporting Cristal | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
Alianza Lima | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2020 | Alianza Lima | 9 | (0) |
2019 | → César Vallejo (loan) | 19 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Deportivo Municipal | 50 | (0) |
2023 | Cienciano | 4 | (0) |
2023– | Sporting Cristal | 6 | (0) |
International career | |||
2018–2019 | Peru U18 | ||
2018–2019 | Peru U20 | 3 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Peru U23 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:10, 10 October 2023 (UTC) |
Club career
Alianza Lima
Medina is a product of Alianza Lima. In June 2018, Medina signed his first professional contract with Alianza Lima after an impressive season with the club's reserve team.[2] However, he wasn't used on the first team yet and therefore, he was loaned out to César Vallejo for the 2019 season, to gain some experience.[3] Medina became a regular player for César Vallejo, playing 19 games in the Peruvian Primera División.
In the beginning of 2020, he suffered from a dislocated shoulder after a game for the U-23 national team and was set to be out for several months.[4]
Deportivo Municipal
On 2 January 2021 it was confirmed, that Medina had signed with Deportivo Municipal for the 2021 season.[5] He got his debut for the team in the first game of the season against Sport Huancayo on 12 March 2021.[6]
Sporting Cristal
After a short six-months spell at Cienciano, which he signed for in January 2023,[7] Medina signed with Sporting Cristal in July 2023.[8]
International career
In May 2019, Medina was called up for the Peruvian U23 national team who was going to play the 2019 Pan American Games.[9] He was later also called up for the 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.[4]
References
- Franco Medina at WorldFootball.net
- 🎉¡FELICITACIONES!🎉 Nuestros jugadores de... - Club Alianza Lima ..., facebook.com, 8 June 2018
- Alianza Lima dio a conocer el futuro de Franco Medina y Fabio Rojas, rpp.pe, 15 February 2019
- ¡Malas noticias en la Sub 23! Franco Medina se lesionó en el hombro derecho, rpp.pe, 15 January 2020
- Deportivo Municipal anunció el fichaje de Franco Medina para el 2021, futbolperuano.com, 21 January 2021
- DEPORTIVO MUNICIPAL VS. SPORT HUANCAYO 0 - 1, soccerway.com, 12 March 2021
- Cienciano anunció la salida de Franco Medina, ovacion.pe, 4 July 2023
- Hasta la temporada 2024: Sporting Cristal anunció a Franco Medina como nuevo fichaje, depor.com, 4 July 2023
- ¿Quién es Franco Medina, convocado a la Selección Peruana Sub 23?, futbolperuano.com, 6 May 2019
External links
- Franco Medina at Soccerway
- Franco Medina at FootballDatabase.eu