Zech Medley
Zechariah Joshua Henry Medley (born 9 July 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Gillingham, on loan from Premier League club Arsenal.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Zechariah Joshua Henry Medley[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 9 July 2000||
Place of birth | Greenwich, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.95 m)[2] | ||
Playing position(s) | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Gillingham (on loan from Arsenal) | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2016 | Chelsea | ||
2016– | Arsenal | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018– | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
2020– | → Gillingham (loan) | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2015–2016 | England U16 | 8 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:29, 29 November 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:48, 1 April 2019 (UTC) |
Career
Born in Greenwich, Greater London, Medley joined the youth academy at Chelsea when he was eight years old.[3] Upon leaving Chelsea, he joined the youth academy at Arsenal in December 2016.[4] He captained the Arsenal under-18's at the beginning of the 2017–18 season before moving to the under-23 side.[3]
On 22 October 2018, Medley appeared on the bench for the Arsenal senior side for the first time in a Premier League match against Leicester City.[5] A month later, on 29 November, Medley made his senior competitive debut for Arsenal in the Europa League against Vorskla Poltava. He came on as a 60th-minute substitute for Rob Holding.[6]
It was announced on 10 August 2020 that Medley had joined League One club Gillingham on a season-long loan, becoming their fourth signing of the summer.[7]
International career
Born in England, Medley is of Jamaican descent.[8] He is a youth international for England.[9]
Career statistics
- As of 9 February 2019[10]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Arsenal | 2018–19 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Career total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
References
- "2018/19 Premier League squads confirmed". www.premierleague.com.
- "Zech Medley: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- Wilson, Andy (22 October 2018). "Zech Medley: Who is the academy star on the Arsenal bench tonight? Where does he play?". Express. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
- "Zech Medley joins Arsenal after successful trial – where does he fit?". Daily Cannon. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
- "Arsenal 3-1 Leicester City". Soccerway.
- "Vorskla vs Arsenal". Soccerway.
- "Promising Arsenal youngster is one of our own". Gillingham Football Club. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- "Arsenal Planning To Offer New Contract To Promising Nigerian Defender:: All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.
- "England under-16s suffer late 4-3 loss against Japan". The Football Association. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- Zech Medley at Soccerway