Jesús Medina

Jesús Medina
Personal information
Full name Jesús Manuel Medina Maldonado
Date of birth (1997-04-30) 30 April 1997
Place of birth Asunción, Paraguay
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Playing position Winger, Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 New York City FC
Number 19
Youth career
2010–2016 Libertad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2017 Libertad 74 (17)
2018– New York City FC 25 (6)
National team‡
2013 Paraguay U17 15 (7)
2015–2017 Paraguay U20 11 (4)
2017– Paraguay 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 September 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2018

Jesús Manuel Medina Maldonado (born 30 April 1997) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays for Major League Soccer's New York City and the Paraguay national football team.

Club

Medina made his senior debut as a 15-year-old for Libertad on 7 July 2012 in a 1-0 win over Club Rubio Ñu.[2]

On 31 December 2017, it was announced that Medina was signing with Major League Soccer side New York City FC ahead of their 2018 season.[3]

International career

Paraguay U17 and U20

Medina was part of the Paraguay U17 squad for the 2013 South American Under-17 Football Championship, scoring four times as the team finished fifth.[4][5][6]

He was also named to the Paraguay U20 squad for the 2015 and 2017 South American Youth Football Championships (CONMEBOL U-20 Championship).[7] In the 2015 tournament, he scored a goal in a 4–2 win over Bolivia U20 in the group stage,[8] and in the 2017 tournament he scored twice in a 3–2 group stage loss to Brazil U20.[9]

Paraguay

He was named in the senior team's provisional squad for Copa América Centenario, but was cut from the final squad.[10] On 1 July 2017, Medina made his debut for Paraguay in a friendly match against Mexico, coming in as a substitute in the 85th minute.

References

  1. ↑ "Jesus Medina | New York City FC". New York City FC. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "LIBERTAD 1 - 0 RUBIO ÑÚ". uk.Soccerway.com. 7 July 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  3. ↑ Booth, Mark (31 December 2017). "#WelcomeJesus: Jesus Medina Joins New York City FC as Third Designated Player". NYC FC. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "Ficha del Partido Sudamericano Sub 17 - Fase de grupos | Grupo A - Fecha 1 - PARAGUAY 1 COLOMBIA 1". CONMEBOL (in Spanish). 2 April 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "Ficha del Partido Sudamericano Sub 17 - Fase de grupos | Grupo A - Fecha 4 - PARAGUAY 3 ECUADOR 0". CONMEBOL (in Spanish). 8 April 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "Ficha del Partido Sudamericano Sub 17 - Sudamericano Sub 17 - Ronda final | Fecha 2 - PARAGUAY 3 PERU 1". CONMEBOL (in Spanish). 17 April 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  7. ↑ (in Spanish)
  8. ↑ "CONMEBOL - Gamecast - PARAGUAY 4 BOLIVIA 2". CONMEBOL (in Spanish). 14 January 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  9. ↑ "CONMEBOL - Gamecast - BRASIL 3 PARAGUAY 2". CONMEBOL (in Spanish). 22 January 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  10. ↑ "Paraguay National Team Roster | Copa America". Major League Soccer. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.


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