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.
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Medel with Chile in 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Gary Alexis Medel Soto | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 3 August 1987 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, defender | |||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 24 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Chile U20 | 15 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Chile U23 | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007– | Chile | 161 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:30, 14 February 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:23, 18 November 2023 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medel has played club football with several teams in numerous countries, starting out with Chilean side Universidad Católica, and later playing for Argentine side Boca Juniors, Spanish side Sevilla, Premier League side Cardiff City, and Italian side Inter Milan, before moving to Beşiktaş in Turkey in 2017. He then moved back to Italy and joined Bologna in 2019.
A full Chilean international with over 160 caps since 2007, Medel has represented the nation at two FIFA World Cups, five Copa América tournaments, and one edition of the FIFA Confederations Cup. He was part of the squad that won the 2015 Copa América (where he was named in the Team of the tournament) and the Copa América Centenario (2016). He was also included in squads that finished fourth at the 2019 Copa América and as the runners-up at the 2017 Confederations Cup.