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.

Zech Medley
Personal information
Full name Zechariah Joshua Henry Medley[1]
Date of birth (2000-07-09) 9 July 2000[2]
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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arsenal 2018–19 Premier League0010002[lower-alpha 1]030
Career total 0010002030
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
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References
  1. "2018/19 Premier League squads confirmed". www.premierleague.com.
  2. "Zech Medley: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  3. 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.
  4. "Zech Medley joins Arsenal after successful trial – where does he fit?". Daily Cannon. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  5. "Arsenal 3-1 Leicester City". Soccerway.
  6. "Vorskla vs Arsenal". Soccerway.
  7. "Promising Arsenal youngster is one of our own". Gillingham Football Club. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  8. "Arsenal Planning To Offer New Contract To Promising Nigerian Defender:: All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.
  9. "England under-16s suffer late 4-3 loss against Japan". The Football Association. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  10. Zech Medley at Soccerway
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