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Peruvian footballer (born 1999)

Franco Medina
Personal information
Full name Franco Anthony Medina Soto
Date of birth (1999-07-18) 18 July 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Lima, Peru
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team Comerciantes Unidos
Number 80
Youth career
Alianza Lima
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Alianza Lima 9 (0)
2019 → César Vallejo (loan) 19 (0)
2021–2022 Deportivo Municipal 50 (0)
2023 Cienciano 4 (0)
2023–2024 Sporting Cristal 9 (0)
2024– Comerciantes Unidos 4 (0)
International career
2018–2019 Peru U18
2018–2019 Peru U20 3 (0)
2019–2020 Peru U23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:09, 25 December 2024 (UTC)

Franco Anthony Medina Soto (born 18 July 1999) is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a right-back for Peruvian Primera División side Comerciantes Unidos.

Club career

Alianza Lima

Medina is a product of Alianza Lima. In June 2018, Medina signed his first professional contract with Alianza Lima after an impressive season with the club's reserve team. However, he wasn't used on the first team yet and therefore, he was loaned out to César Vallejo for the 2019 season, to gain some experience. Medina became a regular player for César Vallejo, playing 19 games in the Peruvian Primera División.

In the beginning of 2020, he suffered from a dislocated shoulder after a game for the U-23 national team and was set to be out for several months.

Deportivo Municipal

On 2 January 2021 it was confirmed, that Medina had signed with Deportivo Municipal for the 2021 season. He got his debut for the team in the first game of the season against Sport Huancayo on 12 March 2021.

Sporting Cristal

After a short six-months spell at Cienciano, which he signed for in January 2023, Medina signed with Sporting Cristal in July 2023.

Comerciantes Unidos

In July 2024, Medina moved to Comerciantes Unidos.

International career

In May 2019, Medina was called up for the Peruvian U23 national team who was going to play the 2019 Pan American Games. He was later also called up for the 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.

References

  1. Franco Medina at WorldFootball.net
  2. 🎉¡FELICITACIONES!🎉 Nuestros jugadores de... - Club Alianza Lima ..., facebook.com, 8 June 2018
  3. Alianza Lima dio a conocer el futuro de Franco Medina y Fabio Rojas, rpp.pe, 15 February 2019
  4. ^ ¡Malas noticias en la Sub 23! Franco Medina se lesionó en el hombro derecho, rpp.pe, 15 January 2020
  5. Deportivo Municipal anunció el fichaje de Franco Medina para el 2021, futbolperuano.com, 21 January 2021
  6. DEPORTIVO MUNICIPAL VS. SPORT HUANCAYO 0 - 1, soccerway.com, 12 March 2021
  7. Cienciano anunció la salida de Franco Medina, ovacion.pe, 4 July 2023
  8. Hasta la temporada 2024: Sporting Cristal anunció a Franco Medina como nuevo fichaje, depor.com, 4 July 2023
  9. ¡Bienvenido a Casa ! Franco Medina..., instagram.com, 8 July 2024
  10. ¿Quién es Franco Medina, convocado a la Selección Peruana Sub 23?, futbolperuano.com, 6 May 2019

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