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 Deportivo Municipal.

Franco Medina
Personal information
Full name Franco Anthony Medina Soto
Date of birth (1999-07-18) 18 July 1999
Place of birth Lima, Peru
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
Deportivo Municipal
Youth career
Alianza Lima
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Alianza Lima 9 (0)
2019César Vallejo (loan) 19 (0)
2021– Deportivo Municipal 0 (0)
National team
2018–2019 Peru U18
2018–2019 Peru U20 3 (0)
2019– Peru U23
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:14, 22 December 2020 (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]

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.[6] He was later also called up for the 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.[4]

References

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