Jesus Medina

Jesus Manuel Medina Maldonado (born 30 April 1997) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays for Russian club CSKA Moscow and the Paraguay national team.

Club Career

Medina made his senior debut as a 15-year-old for Libertad on 7 July 2012 in a 1-0 win over Club Rubio Nu.

On 31 December 2017, it was announced that Medina was signing with Major League Soccer side New York City FC ahead of their 2018 season. Following the 2021 season and a disappointing four year stretch with the club, New York City opted to decline their contract option on Medina.

On 17 January 2022, he signed a contract with Russian Premier League club CSKA Moscow until the end of the 2024–25 season.

International Career

Paraguay U17 and U20

Medina was part of the Paraguay U17 squad for the 2013 South American Under-17 Football Championship, scoring four times as the team finished fifth.

He was also named to the Paraguay U20 squad for the 2015 and 2017 South American Youth Football Championships (CONMEBOL U-20 Championship). In the 2015 tournament, he scored a goal in a 4–2 win over Bolivia U20 in the group stage, and in the 2017 tournament he scored twice in a 3–2 group stage loss to Brazil U20.

Paraguay

He was named in the senior team's provisional squad for Copa America Centenario, but was cut from the final squad. On 1 July 2017, Medina made his debut for Paraguay in a friendly match against Mexico, coming in as a substitute in the 85th minute.

This page also has a version in other languages :  Хесус Медина (russian)