Facundo Medina

Facundo Axel Medina (born 28 May 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Lens.[1]

Facundo Medina
Medina during training with Lens in July 2020
Personal information
Full name Facundo Axel Medina
Date of birth (1999-05-28) 28 May 1999
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Left-back[2]
Club information
Current team
 Lens
Youth career
River Plate
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 River Plate 0 (0)
2018–2020 Talleres 33 (1)
2020– Lens 0 (0)
National team
2018–2019 Argentina U20 12 (0)
2019 Argentina U23 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:23, 9 July 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Medina's career got underway with a stint with River Plate, who he was an unused substitute for four times during the 2016–17 Argentine Primera División season.[1] In January 2018, Medina completed a move to fellow Argentine Primera División side Talleres.[3][4] After featuring for their U20s at the 2018 U-20 Copa Libertadores in February, he made his first league appearances in August when he played in matches against Boca Juniors, Rosario Central and Gimnasia y Esgrima.[1] He scored his first senior goal in February 2020 against Huracán.[1] After a total of 37 appearances for Talleres, Medina departed in July 2020 to Ligue 1 side Lens.[5]

International career

After playing in all three of Talleres' fixtures at the beginning of 2018–19, Medina received a call-up to the Argentina U20 squad.[6][7] He subsequently featured on 29 August 2018 in a friendly with Uruguay.[6][7] He had previous experience with the U20s during his time with River Plate, and was also called up to train against the senior squad during the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[3][8] In December, Medina was selected for the 2019 South American U-20 Championship.[9] He was also picked for the subsequent FIFA U-20 World Cup.[10] He featured eleven times in the tournaments.[1] Medina was called by the U23s for the 2019 Pan American Games.[11]

Medina appeared in all five of Argentina's matches at the Pan American Games, as they came away with the trophy after defeating Honduras in the final.[1]

Career statistics
As of 9 July 2020.[1]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
River Plate 2016–17 Primera División 0000—000000
2017–18 0000—000000
Total 0000—000000
Talleres 2017–18 Primera División 0000——0000
2018–19 16010000000170
2019–20 1712010—00201
Total 33130100000371
Lens 2020–21 Ligue 1 0000——0000
Career total 33130100000371

    Honours

    Argentina U23[12]

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    References
    1. "Argentina - F. Medina". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
    2. "Facundo Medina". World Football. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
    3. "Facundo Medina refuerza la defensa de Talleres para la Superliga". Talleres. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
    4. "Ficha Estadistica de FACUNDO MEDINA". BDFA. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
    5. "Facundo Medina rejoint le RC Lens". Lens. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
    6. "Facundo Medina, el lateral de Talleres que fue convocado a la selección argentina sub 20". Mundod Lavoz. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
    7. "Jugó Facundo Medina de Talleres y ganó la selección sub 20". Mundod Lavoz. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
    8. "Facundo Medina, el último "propio" en sumarse a la pretemporada de Talleres". Mundod Lavoz. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
    9. "Convocados para el Sudamericano Sub 20". AFA. 22 December 2018. Archived from the original on 2 January 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
    10. "Lista de convocados para el Mundial". AFA. Archived from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
    11. "Lista de convocados de la Selección Sub 23 para los Juegos Panamericanos". AFA. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
    12. "La selección de fútbol vence a Honduras y se queda con la medalla dorada de los Juegos Panamericanos". Infobae. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
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