Franco Medina

Peruvian footballer (born 1999)
Franco Medina
Personal information
Full name Franco Anthony Medina Soto
Date of birth (1999-07-18) 18 July 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Lima, Peru
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Comerciantes Unidos
Number 80
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)
2023–2024 Sporting Cristal 9 (0)
2024– Comerciantes Unidos 3 (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 18:30, 19 August 2024 (UTC)

Franco Anthony Medina Soto (born 18 July 1999) is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a right-back for Peruvian Primera División side Comerciantes Unidos.

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]

Comerciantes Unidos

In July 2024, Medina moved to Comerciantes Unidos.[9]

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

References

  1. ^ Franco Medina at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ 🎉¡FELICITACIONES!🎉 Nuestros jugadores de... - Club Alianza Lima ..., facebook.com, 8 June 2018
  3. ^ Alianza Lima dio a conocer el futuro de Franco Medina y Fabio Rojas, rpp.pe, 15 February 2019
  4. ^ a b ¡Malas noticias en la Sub 23! Franco Medina se lesionó en el hombro derecho, rpp.pe, 15 January 2020
  5. ^ Deportivo Municipal anunció el fichaje de Franco Medina para el 2021, futbolperuano.com, 21 January 2021
  6. ^ DEPORTIVO MUNICIPAL VS. SPORT HUANCAYO 0 - 1, soccerway.com, 12 March 2021
  7. ^ Cienciano anunció la salida de Franco Medina, ovacion.pe, 4 July 2023
  8. ^ Hasta la temporada 2024: Sporting Cristal anunció a Franco Medina como nuevo fichaje, depor.com, 4 July 2023
  9. ^ ¡Bienvenido a Casa ! Franco Medina..., instagram.com, 8 July 2024
  10. ^ ¿Quién es Franco Medina, convocado a la Selección Peruana Sub 23?, futbolperuano.com, 6 May 2019
  • Franco Medina at Soccerway
  • Franco Medina at FootballDatabase.eu
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