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Gary Medel
Chilean association football player / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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![]() Medel with Chile in 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Gary Alexis Medel Soto[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1987-08-03) 3 August 1987 (age 36)[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) |
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