Jesús Medina

Jesús Manuel Medina Maldonado (born 30 April 1997) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays for Russian club CSKA Moscow and the Paraguay national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Medina and the second or maternal family name is Maldonado.
Jesús Medina
Medina with CSKA Moscow in 2022
Personal information
Full name Jesús Manuel Medina Maldonado
Date of birth (1997-04-30) 30 April 1997
Place of birth Asunción, Paraguay
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger, Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 CSKA Moscow
Number 28
Youth career
2010–2016 Libertad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2017 Libertad 74 (17)
2018–2021 New York City FC 101 (23)
2022– CSKA Moscow 8 (1)
National team‡
2013 Paraguay U17 15 (7)
2015–2017 Paraguay U20 11 (4)
2017– Paraguay 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 May 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2018

Club career

Medina made his senior debut as a 15-year-old for Libertad on 7 July 2012 in a 1-0 win over Club Rubio Ñu.[2]

On 31 December 2017, it was announced that Medina was signing with Major League Soccer side New York City FC ahead of their 2018 season.[3] Following the 2021 season and a disappointing four year stretch with the club, New York City opted to decline their contract option on Medina.[4]

On 17 January 2022, he signed a contract with Russian Premier League club CSKA Moscow until the end of the 2024–25 season.[5]

International career

Paraguay U17 and U20

Medina was part of the Paraguay U17 squad for the 2013 South American Under-17 Football Championship, scoring four times as the team finished fifth.[6][7][8]

He was also named to the Paraguay U20 squad for the 2015 and 2017 South American Youth Football Championships (CONMEBOL U-20 Championship).[9] In the 2015 tournament, he scored a goal in a 4–2 win over Bolivia U20 in the group stage,[10] and in the 2017 tournament he scored twice in a 3–2 group stage loss to Brazil U20.[11]

Paraguay

He was named in the senior team's provisional squad for Copa América Centenario, but was cut from the final squad.[12] On 1 July 2017, Medina made his debut for Paraguay in a friendly match against Mexico, coming in as a substitute in the 85th minute.

Personal life

In February 2019, Medina earned a U.S. green card which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.[13]

Career Statistics

Club
As of match played 19 November 2021[14]
Club Season League Domestic Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Libertad 2012 Primera División 1 0 — — — 1 0
2016 38 9 — 1 0 — 39 9
2017 35 8 — 13[lower-alpha 1] 2 — 48 10
Total 74 17 0 0 14 2 0 0 88 19
New York City FC 2018 MLS 28 6 1 0 — 2[lower-alpha 2] 0 31 6
2019 18 3 2 1 — 0 0 20 4
2020 22 5 — 4[lower-alpha 3] 0 1[lower-alpha 2] 0 27 5
2021 33 9 — 1[lower-alpha 4] 0 0 0 34 9
Total 101 23 3 1 5 0 3 0 112 24
Career total 175 40 3 1 19 2 3 0 200 43
  1. 5 appearances and 1 goal in Copa Libertadores and 8 appearances and 1 goal in Copa Sudamerica
  2. Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs
  3. Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League
  4. Appearance in 2021 Leagues Cup

International
As of match played 1 July 2017[15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Paraguay 201710
Total10

Honours

New York City FC

See also

References
  1. "Jesus Medina | New York City FC". New York City FC. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  2. "LIBERTAD 1 - 0 RUBIO ÑÚ". uk.Soccerway.com. 7 July 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  3. Booth, Mark (31 December 2017). "#WelcomeJesus: Jesus Medina Joins New York City FC as Third Designated Player". NYC FC. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  4. FC, New York City. "New York City FC Announces Roster Moves For 2022". New York City FC.
  5. "Хесус Медина пополнил состав ПФК ЦСКА" (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 17 January 2022.
  6. "Ficha del Partido Sudamericano Sub 17 - Fase de grupos | Grupo A - Fecha 1 - PARAGUAY 1 COLOMBIA 1". CONMEBOL (in Spanish). 2 April 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  7. "Ficha del Partido Sudamericano Sub 17 - Fase de grupos | Grupo A - Fecha 4 - PARAGUAY 3 ECUADOR 0". CONMEBOL (in Spanish). 8 April 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  8. "Ficha del Partido Sudamericano Sub 17 - Sudamericano Sub 17 - Ronda final | Fecha 2 - PARAGUAY 3 PERU 1". CONMEBOL (in Spanish). 17 April 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  9. (in Spanish)
  10. "CONMEBOL - Gamecast - PARAGUAY 4 BOLIVIA 2". CONMEBOL (in Spanish). 14 January 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  11. "CONMEBOL - Gamecast - BRASIL 3 PARAGUAY 2". CONMEBOL (in Spanish). 22 January 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  12. "Paraguay National Team Roster | Copa America". Major League Soccer. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  13. "Three New York City FC Players Receive U.S. Green Cards". NYCFC.com. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  14. Jesús Medina at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  15. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Jesús Medina". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 13 February 2021.


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