Franco Anthony Medina Soto (born 18 July 1999) is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a right-back for Peruvian Primera División side Deportivo Municipal.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Franco Anthony Medina Soto | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-07-18) 18 July 1999 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Lima, Peru | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Deportivo Municipal | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Alianza Lima | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Alianza Lima | 9 | (0) |
| 2019 | → César Vallejo (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2021– | Deportivo Municipal | 48 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2018–2019 | Peru U18 | ||
| 2018–2019 | Peru U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Peru U23 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:11, 18 October 2022 (UTC) | |||
Medina is a product of Alianza Lima. In June 2018, Medina signed his first professional contract with Alianza Lima after an impressive season with the club's reserve team.[2] However, he wasn't used on the first team yet and therefore, he was loaned out to César Vallejo for the 2019 season, to gain some experience.[3] Medina became a regular player for César Vallejo, playing 19 games in the Peruvian Primera División.
In the beginning of 2020, he suffered from a dislocated shoulder after a game for the U-23 national team and was set to be out for several months.[4]
On 2 January 2021 it was confirmed, that Medina had signed with Deportivo Municipal for the 2021 season.[5] He got his debut for the team in the first game of the season against Sport Huancayo on 12 March 2021.[6]
In May 2019, Medina was called up for the Peruvian U23 national team who was going to play the 2019 Pan American Games.[7] He was later also called up for the 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.[4]