Nathan de Medina

Nathan de Medina (born 8 October 1997) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bundesliga club Arminia Bielefeld.

Nathan de Medina
De Medina training with Mouscron in 2018
Personal information
Full name Nathan de Medina
Date of birth (1997-10-08) 8 October 1997
Place of birth Mouscron, Belgium
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Arminia Bielefeld
Number 15
Youth career
0000–2016 Anderlecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Anderlecht 2 (0)
2016–2017 → OH Leuven (loan) 17 (0)
2017–2020 Mouscron 39 (3)
2020– Arminia Bielefeld 16 (0)
National team‡
2016 Belgium U19 3 (0)
2017 Belgium U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 July 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:54, 22 May 2016 (UTC)

Club career

De Medina joined Anderlecht in 2004. He made his first team debut on 19 May 2016 in a 5–2 away loss to Genk playing the entire match.[1]

De Medina signed with Bundesliga newcomers Arminia Bielefeld on a free transfer from Royal Excel Mouscron in July 2020, having agreed a three-year contract.[2] He was sent off for a reckless challenge on Niclas Füllkrug in a 2–0 loss to Werder Bremen in March 2021.[3]

Personal life

De Medina was born in Belgium and is of Cape Verdean descent.[4]

References
  1. "Genk vs. Anderlecht - 19 May 2016 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  2. "Dritter Neuzugang: Arminia Bielefeld holt Nathan de Medina". kicker (in German). 10 July 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  3. "Sargent strikes again as Bremen pull away from relegation fight". au.sports.yahoo.com. 10 March 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  4. "Nathan de Medina ruilt Anderlecht voor Moeskroen".


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