Juan Carlos Medina

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Juan Carlos Medina
Personal information
Juan Carlos Medina in 2013
Full name	Juan Carlos Medina Alonso
Date of birth	(1983-08-22) 22 August 1983
Place of birth	Torreón, Mexico
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Right Midfielder
Club information
Current club	América
Number	26
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2003–2008	Atlas	160	(10)
2008–	América	80	(4)
2009–2010	→ Monterrey (loan)	24	(1)
2010–2011	→ San Luis (loan)	36	(2)
National team
2003	Mexico U-20	3	(0)
2004–	Mexico	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 September 2013. † Appearances (Goals).

Juan Carlos Medina Alonso (born 22 August 1983), is a Mexican footballer. He currently plays for América of the Liga MX as a Right Midfielder.^[1]

Club career

Juan Carlos Medina debuted with Atlas on 31 August 2003 in a league match against Tecos UAG.^[2] With Atlas, he made 160 league appearances, scoring eleven goals. In 2008, Medina was transferred to league giants Club América. He had an unsuccessful first stint with América, being loaned out to clubs Monterrey and San Luis. In 2011 Medina returned to América, only to make three appearances in the Apertura tournament, in which the club finished in an abysmal 17th place. After the arrival of coach Miguel Herrera, his former coach whilst at Monterrey, Medina began to see more playing time, and eventually cemented his place in América's staring-eleven. On 26 May 2013 he played in his first league final against Cruz Azul, playing the whole match. América won the final on penalties, and were crowned champions. This would be Medina's first league championship as a player.

International career

Mexico U-20

Medina was a squad member at the 2003 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in the United Arab Emirates. in which he played 3 matches.

Mexico

Medina played three games in 2003 with the Mexican U-20 team, and he played his first game with the senior team in 2004. His good form brought him a first summons to the national team under new coach Hugo Sánchez. His first game was in a 3–1 win against Venezuela on 28 February 2007. During the match, Medina was able to earn a crucial penalty for the Mexican side, as he was knocked down in the box.^[3]

International goals and caps

International appearances and goals
#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition	Goal	Match Report
2004
1	10 November	Alamodome, San Antonio, United States	Guatemala	2–0	Friendly International Match
2007
2	28 February	Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, United States	Venezuela	3–1	Friendly International Match
2013

^[4]

Honours

Club

América

Liga MX (1): Clausura 2013

References

↑ Transfermarkt profile
↑ Juan Carlos Medina Liga MX stats at Medio Tiempo.com (Spanish)
↑ Juan Carlos Medina at National-Football-Teams.com
↑ "Juan Carlos Medina's National Team Appearances & Goals".

v t e Club América – current squad

1 González 2 Rodríguez 3 Mosquera 4 Pimentel 5 Molina 6 Valenzuela 7 Ríos 8 Andrade 9 Jimenez 10 Martinez 11 Rey 12 C. López 14 Sambueza 15 Mendoza 16 Aldrete 17 A. López 19 Layún 20 Cordero 21 P. C. Aguilar 22 P. N. Aguilar 23 Muñoz 25 Gutiérrez 26 Medina Manager: Mohamed

Persondata
Name	Medina, Juan Carlos
Alternative names
Short description	Mexican footballer
Date of birth	1983-08-22
Place of birth	Torreón, Mexico
Date of death
Place of death

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