Stefan Medina
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Stefan Medina Ramírez | ||
| Date of birth | 14 June 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Envigado, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Pachuca | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Atlético Nacional | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2014 | Atlético Nacional | 121 | (4) |
| 2014– | Monterrey | 46 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Pachuca (loan) | 33 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009 | Colombia U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2013– | Colombia | 9 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 October 2016. | |||
John Stefan Medina Ramírez (born 14 June 1992) is a Colombian footballer who currently plays for Pachuca on loan from Monterrey in the Liga MX. Initially he debuted for Atlético Nacional as a centre back. As time progressed, he has shown to be comfortable playing as a right back and on some occasions as a winger. His clean style of play and similar physical attributes has led him to be considered the heir of Colombian legend Andrés Escobar.[1]
Club career
Atlético Nacional
A youth product of Nacional's academy, Medina played as a starter in the youth squad for one season before making his senior debut in 2011. Eventually, he gained a spot in the senior squad in 2012 after making occasional appearances. He was given the number 2 shirt in tribute to the late Andrés Escobar who also wore the same shirt, mostly because he's managed to avoid committing fouls as a defender by making good challenges. He has been liken to the late Nacional legend because of this.
Medina finished his career with Nacional in 2014, winning 6 domestic trophies over the course of 4 seasons.
Monterrey
On 30 May 2014 the Mexican club Monterrey confirmed the signing of Stefan Medina for the fee of $4,200,000.[2] He made his debut against Leones Negros, stating that while he was pleased with his debut, he still needs more time to fully adapt to Mexican football.[3]
Pachuca
On 28 November 2015, Rayados de Monterrey announced that Medina had been transferred to Pachuca on a season-long deal, in exchange for Miguel Ángel Herrera.[4]
International career
Medina has been called up by the youth national squads on numerous occasions. In 2009 he was part of the team that finished fourth in the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Nigeria, appearing in two matches.
He earned his first cap for Colombia on 10 September 2013 against Uruguay.
Medina was regularly called on to the squad after his second cap, but suffered an ankle injury in April 24, 2014, thus forcing him to miss out on the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[5]
Medina wasn't called up for the squad again until early 2015, in a friendly against Bahrain and Kuwait, where he played in Colombia's 6-0 victory against Bahrain.[6]
Honours
Club
- Atlético Nacional
- Categoría Primera A (4): 2011-I, 2013-I, 2013-II, 2014-I
- Copa Colombia (2): 2012, 2013
- Superliga Colombiana: 2012
- Pachuca
International
- Colombia
- Copa América: Third place 2016
References
- ↑ http://www.futbolred.com/liga-postobon/noticias/finalvuelta20131/santa-fe-vs-atletico-nacional-final-liga-postobon-stefan-medina-el-mas-joven-del-verde/12932983
- ↑ http://comutricolor.com/confirmado-stefan-medina-jugara-futbol-mexicano/
- ↑ http://www.aporelmundial.com/actualidad-liga-mx-medina-todavia-no-estoy-totalmente-adaptado/10864/
- ↑ Stefan Medina va a Tuzos a prestamo por un año
- ↑ http://comutricolor.com/se-confirmo-lesion-stefan-medina-sera-operado/
- ↑ http://www.futbolred.com/seleccion-colombia/noticias/marzo/espero-poder-estar-con-la-seleccion-en-copa-america-stefan-medina/15456602
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