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]
.jpg.webp) Medel with Chile in 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Gary Alexis Medel Soto[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 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
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* 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]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Universidad Católica | 2008 | Chilean Primera División | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4 |
| 2009 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||
| Total | 41 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 47 | 5 | ||
| Boca Juniors | 2009–10 | Argentine Primera División | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 31 | 7 |
| 2010–11 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Total | 46 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 7 | ||
| Sevilla | 2010–11 | La Liga | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 37 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | 32 | 6 | 7 | 1 | — | 39 | 7 | |||
| Total | 78 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 94 | 9 | ||
| Cardiff City | 2013–14 | Premier League | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | |
| Inter Milan | 2014–15 | Serie A | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 34 | 1 | |||
| 2016–17 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Total | 91 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 109 | 1 | ||
| Beşiktaş | 2017–18 | Süper Lig | 25 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 8[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 40 | 1 |
| 2018–19 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 51 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 77 | 1 | ||
| Bologna | 2019–20 | Serie A | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | |||
| Total | 96 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 101 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 436 | 22 | 33 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 511 | 23 | ||
- Includes Copa del Rey, FA Cup, Coppa Italia, Turkish Cup
- Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 16 November 2023[6]
| Chile | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2 | 0 |
| 2008 | 10 | 2 |
| 2009 | 9 | 1 |
| 2010 | 7 | 0 |
| 2011 | 13 | 1 |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 |
| 2013 | 12 | 1 |
| 2014 | 13 | 1 |
| 2015 | 14 | 1 |
| 2016 | 12 | 0 |
| 2017 | 12 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7 | 0 |
| 2019 | 10 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 15 | 0 |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 |
| Total | 160 | 7 |
Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first.[6]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 15 June 2008 | Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bolivia | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 2–0 | |||||
| 3. | 29 May 2009 | Fukuda Denshi Arena, Chiba, Japan | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2009 Kirin Cup |
| 4. | 11 October 2011 | Estadio Monumental, Santiago, Chile | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Peru | 3–0 | 4–2 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5. | 15 October 2013 | Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago, Chile |  Ecuador | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| 6. | 10 October 2014 | Estadio Elías Figueroa, Valparaíso, Chile | Peru | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 7. | 19 June 2015 | Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago, Chile | Bolivia | 4–0 | 5–0 | 2015 Copa América |
Honours
Individual
- Chilean Footballer of the Year: 2008[8]
- Universidad Católica Footballer of the year: 2008[9]
- Team of Copa Libertadores : 2008[10]
- Team of year in South America: 2009[11]
- Copa América Team of the Tournament: 2015,[12] 2016[13]
References
- "Inter submit squad for UEL group stages". Inter Milan. 1 September 2016. Archived from the original on 4 September 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2020.
- "F.C. Inter Player Profiles: Gary Medel". Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
- Jerrad Peters (24 September 2015). "Mancini, Melo lead Inter's binary warriors". Sportsnet. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- Gary Medel at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- Gary Medel at National-Football-Teams.com
- "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.
- "nacion.cl - Gary Medel fue elegido el mejor futbolista del año". Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- Gary Medel fue el mejor del 2008. Fuente: lacatolica.cl Consultado el 14 de enero de 2010. Archived 29 June 2012 at Archive.today
- Portal de Registro y Autentificación El Mercurio
- Gary Medel también está en el 'equipo ideal' de América | FÚTBOL | latercera.com Archived 26 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- "Copa América 2015 - Team of the tournament". CONMEBOL. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- "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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