Stefan Medina

John Stefan Medina Ramirez (born 14 June 1992) is a Colombian professional footballer for Liga MX club Monterrey and the Colombia national team. Initially he debuted for Atletico Nacional as a centre back. As time progressed, he has shown to be comfortable playing as a right back and on some occasions as a defensive midfielder.

Club Career

Atletico Nacional

A youth product of Nacional's academy, Medina played as a starter in the youth squad for one season before making his senior debut in 2011. Eventually, he gained a spot in the senior squad in 2012 after making occasional appearances. He was given the number 2 shirt in tribute to the late Andres Escobar who also wore the same shirt, mostly because he's managed to avoid committing fouls as a defender by making good challenges. He has been liken to the late Nacional legend because of this.

Medina finished his career with Nacional in 2014, winning 6 domestic trophies over the course of 4 seasons.

Monterrey

On 30 May 2014 the Mexican club Monterrey confirmed the signing of Stefan Medina for the fee of $4,200,000. He made his debut against Leones Negros, stating that while he was pleased with his debut, he still needed more time to fully adapt to Mexican football.

He was a regular starter for the team throughout the entire 2014-15 season and was named in the team's starting lineup for the inaugural game at the BBVA Bancomer stadium, although throughout the Apertura 2015 his performance was frequently criticized and he was eventually benched by 18-year old rookie Cesar Montes in the centre-back position.

Pachuca

On 28 November 2015, Rayados de Monterrey announced that Medina had been transferred to Pachuca on a season-long deal, in exchange for Miguel Angel Herrera. He made his debut for Pachuca on 9 January 2016 playing 90 minutes in a draw against Club Tijuana.

He won the league title in May 2016 after Pachuca defeated his former

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