Nicolás Esteban Medina Ríos

Nico Medina
Personal information
Full name Nicolás Esteban Medina Rios
Date of birth March 28, 1987 (1987-03-28) (age 24)
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Akademik Sofia
Number 26
Youth career
Universidad Chile
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2006–2007 Universidad Chile 13 (2)
2007–2011 Osasuna 0 (0)
2007–2008 → Eibar (loan) 10 (0)
2008–2009 → Huesca (loan) 21 (3)
2009–2010 → Castellón (loan) 14 (2)
2011– Akademik Sofia 0 (0)
National team
2007 Chile U-20 17 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 1 June 2010 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Medina and the second or maternal family name is Ríos.

Nicolás 'Nico' Esteban Medina Ríos (born March 28, 1987) is a Chilean footballer who plays for PFC Akademik Sofia in Bulgaria, as a forward.

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Club career

Born in Santiago, Medina began his football career at Club de Fútbol Universidad de Chile, being promoted to the first team in 2006. Also during that year, he received an offer from Real Madrid, but did not accept it because he still wanted to develop his game before making the move to Europe.

In the following summer, Medina signed with another side from Spain, CA Osasuna, in a four-year €400.000 link, being immediately loaned to Segunda División side SD Eibar,[1] where he appeared very rarely (ten matches out of 42).

For 2008–09, Medina was again loaned by the Navarrese to another side in that division, SD Huesca.[2] He appeared slightly more than the previous campaign, contributing to the Aragonese team staying in the category.

On 27 November 2009, Medina moved teams again, still owned by Osasuna, joining CD Castellón in a season-long move.[3] He definitely cut ties with Osasuna in the 2010 winter transfer window, signing with PFC Akademik Sofia.

International career

Medina represented Chile at U-20 level, playing all the matches at the 2007 South American Youth Championship, and scoring five times, as the nation finished fourth and qualified for that year's FIFA U-20 World Cup.[4]

In the finals, held in Canada, he helped Chile finish in third place, scoring twice: in the opening game against Canada, and against the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[5]

References

  1. ^ Osasuna cede al delantero chileno Nico Medina al Castellón (Osasuna loans Chilean forward Nico Medina to Castellón); Diario AS, 27 November 2009 (Spanish)
  2. ^ Nico Medina ha sido cedido a la SD Huesca (Nico Medina loaned to SD Huesca); Osasuna's website, 19 August 2008 (Spanish)
  3. ^ Nico Medina cuenta con el OK de la Liga de Fútbol Profesional y podría formar parte de la convocatoria ante el Real Murcia (Nico Medina gets OK from LFP and could make list of 18 against Real Murcia); Castellón's website, 27 November 2009 (Spanish)
  4. ^ Chile cumplió y ya piensa en la fase final del Sudamericano sub 20 (Chile did not fail and already thinks about U-20 Sudamericano finals) (Spanish)
  5. ^ Nicolás Esteban Medina Ríos – FIFA competition record

External links

PFC Akademik Sofia – current squad