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Antonio Medina (footballer)

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Antonio Medina
Antonio Medina RC
Personal information
Full name Antonio César Medina
Date of birth (1984-12-18) 18 December 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth Resistencia, Argentina
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Boca Unidos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2004 Chaco For Ever
2004–2005 Textil Mandiyú 4 (0)
2005–2007 Chaco For Ever
2007–2010 Boca Unidos 62 (16)
2010–2014 Rosario Central 134 (18)
2014–2016 Gimnasia LP 32 (4)
2016–2018 Aldosivi 46 (5)
2018– Boca Unidos 46 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:57, 11 August 2022 (UTC)

Antonio César Medina (born 18 December 1984) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Boca Unidos.[1][2]

Career

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Chaco For Ever became Medina's first club in 2002, he remained with them for two years until he left to join Textil Mandiyú in 2004 but returned to Chaco For Ever soon after in 2005.[3][4] After two more years with Chaco For Ever, Medina joined Torneo Argentino A side Boca Unidos in 2007.[3] Three years later, he departed Boca Unidos, after winning the 2008–09 Torneo Argentino A and scoring 16 goals in his last three seasons with them, to sign for Primera B Nacional club Rosario Central.[1][2] He made his debut on 11 September 2010 against Atlético de Rafaela. On 9 November, Medina scored his first goal for them in a 1–0 win versus Instituto.[1]

He scored 5 goals in 30 games in 2012–13 as Rosario Central won promotion into the 2013–14 Argentine Primera División. He departed in 2014 after participating in 134 league matches for Rosario Central and scoring 18 goals.[1] 2014 saw Medina join Argentine Primera División side Gimnasia y Esgrima.[1] He played 27 times in his first season for Gimnasia, he also scored four goals including two in one match on 11 April 2015 against future team Aldosivi. He joined Aldosivi in July 2016 after two seasons with Gimnasia, he played his first game for Aldosivi on 30 August against Colón.[1][2] Two goals and twenty-six appearances followed for him.[1][5]

In December 2018, having terminated his contract with Aldosivi, Medina completed a return to Boca Unidos; now of Torneo Federal A.[6][7]

Career statistics

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As of 26 December 2018.[1][2]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup[a] League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aldosivi 2016–17 Primera División 26 2 0 0 — — 0 0 26 2
2017–18 Primera B Nacional 18 3 1 0 — — 1[b] 0 20 3
2018–19 Primera División 2 0 1 0 — — 0 0 3 0
Total 46 5 2 0 — — 1 0 49 5
Boca Unidos 2018–19 Torneo Federal A 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0 0 0
Career total 46 5 2 0 — — 1 0 49 5
  1. ^ Includes the Copa Argentina
  2. ^ One appearance in the 2017–18 Primera B Nacional play-offs

Honours

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Boca Unidos[8]
Rosario Central[1]
Aldosivi[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Antonio Medina profile". Soccerway. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d "Antonio Medina profile". ESPN FC. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Antonio Medina, el primer refuerzo para Aldosivi". 0223. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Aldosivi sumó a Medina y hoy llega un delantero internacional". La Capital MDP. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Antonio Medina profile". BDFA. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Antonio Medina se desvinculó de Aldosivi". Qué Digital. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Boca Unidos anunció el regreso al club del delantero Antonio Medina". El Litoral. 15 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Boca Unidos ascendió al Nacional B". La Nación. 21 June 2009. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  9. ^ "Aldosivi, el campeón de los experimentados". Clarín. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
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