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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 (age 37)[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
Winner Copa América 2015
Winner Copa América Centenario 2016
Runner-up FIFA Confederations Cup 2017
Third place FIFA U-20 World Cup 2007
* 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)

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]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 4 June 2023[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] 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[b] 0 19 1
Total 41 5 0 0 6 0 47 5
Boca Juniors 2009–10 Argentine Primera División 29 7 0 0 2[c] 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[d] 0 18 0
2011–12 31 2 4 0 2[e] 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[e] 0 44 0
2015–16 30 1 4 0 — 34 1
2016–17 26 0 2 0 3[e] 0 31 0
Total 91 1 8 0 10 0 109 1
Beşiktaş 2017–18 Süper Lig 25 1 7 0 8[d] 0 40 1
2018–19 24 0 0 0 11[e] 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
  1. ↑ Includes Copa del Rey, FA Cup, Coppa Italia, Turkish Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  3. ↑ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

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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]

List of international goals scored by Gary Medel
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 15 June 2008 Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia  Bolivia 1–0 2–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 2–0
3. 29 May 2009 Fukuda Denshi Arena, Chiba, Japan  Belgium 1–1 1–1 2009 Kirin Cup
4. 11 October 2011 Estadio Monumental, Santiago, Chile  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

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International

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Chile

Individual

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References

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  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. ↑ 6.0 6.1 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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