Jesús Medina

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

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]
Position(s) 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 68 (14)
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 12 November 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2018

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]

Career Statistics

As of August 1st, 2020

Club Season League Domestic Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Libertad 2016 Primera División 35 8 — — 1 0 — 36 8
2017 38 9 — — 13[4] 2 — 51 11
Club Libertad Totals 73 17 0 0 0 0 14 2 0 0 87 19
New York City FC 2018 MLS 28 6 1 0 2 0 — — 31 6
2019 18 3 2 1 0 0 — — 20 4
2020 22 5 — — 0 0 3 0 2[5] 2 27 8
New York City FC Totals 68 14 3 1 2 0 3 0 2 2 61 18
Career Totals 141 31 3 1 2 0 17 2 2 2 148 37

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.[6][7][8]

He was also named to the Paraguay U20 squad for the 2015 and 2017 South American Youth Football Championships (CONMEBOL U-20 Championship).[9] In the 2015 tournament, he scored a goal in a 4–2 win over Bolivia U20 in the group stage,[10] and in the 2017 tournament he scored twice in a 3–2 group stage loss to Brazil U20.[11]

Paraguay

He was named in the senior team's provisional squad for Copa América Centenario, but was cut from the final squad.[12] 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.

Personal

In February 2019, Medina earned a U.S. green card which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.[13]

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. 5 appearances and 1 goal in Copa Libertadores and 8 appearances and 1 goal in Copa Sudamerica
  5. 2 Appearances and 2 goals in MLS is Back Knockout Stage
  6. "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.
  7. "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.
  8. "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.
  9. (in Spanish)
  10. "CONMEBOL - Gamecast - PARAGUAY 4 BOLIVIA 2". CONMEBOL (in Spanish). 14 January 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  11. "CONMEBOL - Gamecast - BRASIL 3 PARAGUAY 2". CONMEBOL (in Spanish). 22 January 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  12. "Paraguay National Team Roster | Copa America". Major League Soccer. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  13. "Three New York City FC Players Receive U.S. Green Cards". NYCFC.com. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.


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