Gary Medel

Gary Alexis Medel Soto (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈɡaɾi meˈðel]; born 3 August 1987) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays for Italian club Bologna and the Chile national team as a centre-back and a defensive midfielder. Medel has played club football with several teams in numerous countries, starting out with Chilean side Universidad Catolica, and later playing for Argentine side Boca Juniors, Spanish side Sevilla, Premier League side Cardiff City, and Italian side Inter Milan, before moving to Besiktas in Turkey in 2017. He then moved back to Italy and joined Bologna in 2019.

A full Chilean international with over 130 caps since 2007, Medel has represented the nation at two FIFA World Cups, five Copa America tournaments, and one edition of the FIFA Confederations Cup. He was part of the squad that won the 2015 Copa America (where he was named in the Team of the tournament) and the Copa America Centenario. He was also included in the squads that finished fourth at the 2019 Copa America, and were runners-up at the 2017 Confederations Cup.

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