Gary Medel

Gary Alexis Medel Soto (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈɡaɾi meˈðel]; born 3 August 1987) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Vasco da Gama and the Chile national team as a centre-back and a defensive midfielder.[4]

Gary Medel
Medel with Chile in 2013
Personal information
Full name Gary Alexis Medel Soto[1]
Date of birth (1987-08-03) 3 August 1987[2]
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[3]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, defender
Club information
Current team
Vasco da Gama
Number 17
Youth career
1997–2006 Universidad Católica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Universidad Católica 68 (10)
2009–2011 Boca Juniors 46 (7)
2011–2013 Sevilla 78 (8)
2013–2014 Cardiff City 34 (0)
2014–2017 Inter Milan 91 (1)
2017–2019 Beşiktaş 51 (1)
2019–2023 Bologna 96 (0)
2023– Vasco da Gama 3 (0)
National team
2007 Chile U20 15 (0)
2008 Chile U23 8 (0)
2007– Chile 160 (7)
Honours
Representing  Chile
WinnerCopa América2015
WinnerCopa América Centenario2016
Runner-upFIFA Confederations Cup2017
Third placeFIFA U-20 World Cup2007
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:30, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 08:23, 18 November 2023 (UTC)

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 4 June 2023[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Universidad Católica 2008 Chilean Primera División 2840000284
2009 131006[lower-alpha 2]0191
Total 4150060475
Boca Juniors 2009–10 Argentine Primera División 297002[lower-alpha 3]0317
2010–11 1700000170
Total 4670020487
Sevilla 2010–11 La Liga 150102[lower-alpha 4]0180
2011–12 312402[lower-alpha 5]0372
2012–13 32671397
Total 78812140949
Cardiff City 2013–14 Premier League 34010350
Inter Milan 2014–15 Serie A 350207[lower-alpha 5]0440
2015–16 30140341
2016–17 260203[lower-alpha 5]0310
Total 911801001091
Beşiktaş 2017–18 Süper Lig 251708[lower-alpha 4]0401
2018–19 2400011[lower-alpha 5]0350
2019–20 20000020
Total 51170190771
Bologna 2019–20 Serie A 23010240
2020–21 11010120
2021–22 33010340
2022–23 29020310
Total 960501010
Career total 4362233141051123
  1. Includes Copa del Rey, FA Cup, Coppa Italia, Turkish Cup
  2. Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  3. Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 16 November 2023[6]
Chile
YearAppsGoals
200720
2008102
200991
201070
2011131
201250
2013121
2014131
2015141
2016120
2017120
201870
2019100
202000
2021150
2022110
202380
Total1607

Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first.[6]

List of international goals scored by Gary Medel
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.15 June 2008Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia Bolivia1–02–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.2–0
3.29 May 2009Fukuda Denshi Arena, Chiba, Japan Belgium1–11–12009 Kirin Cup
4.11 October 2011Estadio Monumental, Santiago, Chile Peru3–04–22014 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.15 October 2013Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago, Chile Ecuador2–02–1
6.10 October 2014Estadio Elías Figueroa, Valparaíso, Chile Peru2–03–0Friendly
7.19 June 2015Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago, Chile Bolivia4–05–02015 Copa América

Honours

International

Chile

Individual

References

  1. "Inter submit squad for UEL group stages". Inter Milan. 1 September 2016. Archived from the original on 4 September 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  2. "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2020.
  3. "F.C. Inter Player Profiles: Gary Medel". Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  4. Jerrad Peters (24 September 2015). "Mancini, Melo lead Inter's binary warriors". Sportsnet. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  5. Gary Medel at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  6. Gary Medel at National-Football-Teams.com
  7. "Chile's long wait for Copa América glory over as Argentina pay the penalty". 2015 Copa América. 4 July 2015. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  8. "nacion.cl - Gary Medel fue elegido el mejor futbolista del año". Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  9. Gary Medel fue el mejor del 2008. Fuente: lacatolica.cl Consultado el 14 de enero de 2010. Archived 29 June 2012 at Archive.today
  10. Portal de Registro y Autentificación El Mercurio
  11. Gary Medel también está en el 'equipo ideal' de América | FÚTBOL | latercera.com Archived 26 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  12. "Copa América 2015 - Team of the tournament". CONMEBOL. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  13. "Copa América 2016: Awards". Copa America Organisation. 27 June 2016. Archived from the original on 27 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
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