Name Stefan Medina Career start 2010 2010–2014 Atletico Nacional Weight 71 kg | Years Team Height 1.79 m Playing position Role Footballer | |
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Full name John Stefan Medina Ramirez Date of birth (1992-06-14) 14 June 1992 (age 23) Current teams Colombia national football team (Defender), C.F. Monterrey (#3 / Defender) Similar People Alexander Mejia, Edwin Cardona, Dorlan Pabon, Sherman Cardenas, Macnelly Torres Profiles | ||
Place of birth Envigado, Colombia | ||
Stefan medina 2016
John Stefan Medina Ramírez (born 14 June 1992) is a Colombian footballer who currently plays for Monterrey in the Liga MX. Initially he debuted for Atlético 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. His clean style of play and similar physical attributes has led him to be considered the heir of Colombian legend Andrés Escobar.
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- Stefan medina 2016
- Stefan medina vs pumas
- Atltico Nacional
- Monterrey
- Pachuca
- Return to Monterrey
- International career
- Club
- International
- References
Stefan medina vs pumas
Atlético 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 Andrés 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 Ángel Herrera.
He won the league title in May 2016 after Pachuca defeated his former club Monterrey 2-1 on aggregate, he was a starter throughout the entire season and was regularly deployed as a right-back, his loan was extended for the entire 2016-17 season during which he won the 2016-17 CONCACAF Champions League on April 2017 against Tigres UANL, playing as a substitute in both games at the Finals
Return to Monterrey
On June 7 it was announced that his loan with Pachuca was terminated and he is set to return to Monterrey
International career
Medina has been called up by the youth national squads on numerous occasions. In 2009, he was part of the team that finished fourth in the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Nigeria, appearing in two matches.
He earned his first cap for Colombia on 10 September 2013 against Uruguay.
Medina was regularly called on to the squad after his second cap, but suffered an ankle injury in April 24, 2014, thus forcing him to miss out on the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Medina wasn't called up for the squad again until early 2015, in a friendly against Bahrain and Kuwait, where he played in Colombia's 6-0 victory against Bahrain.