Jesús Manuel Medina Maldonado (born 30 April 1997) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays for Russian club CSKA Moscow and the Paraguay national team.
![]() Medina with CSKA Moscow in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jesús Manuel Medina Maldonado | ||
Date of birth | (1997-04-30) 30 April 1997 (age 25) | ||
Place of birth | Asunción, Paraguay | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Winger, Attacking Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | CSKA Moscow | ||
Number | 28 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2016 | Libertad | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2017 | Libertad | 74 | (17) |
2018–2021 | New York City FC | 101 | (23) |
2022– | CSKA Moscow | 25 | (7) |
National team‡ | |||
2013 | Paraguay U17 | 15 | (7) |
2015–2017 | Paraguay U20 | 11 | (4) |
2017– | Paraguay | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2022 |
Medina made his senior debut as a 15-year-old for Libertad on 7 July 2012 in a 1-0 win over Club Rubio Ñu.[2]
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.[3] Following the 2021 season and a disappointing four year stretch with the club, New York City opted to decline their contract option on Medina.[4]
On 17 January 2022, he signed a contract with Russian Premier League club CSKA Moscow until the end of the 2024–25 season.[5]
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.[6][7][8]
He was also named to the Paraguay U20 squad for the 2015 and 2017 South American Youth Football Championships (CONMEBOL U-20 Championship).[9] In the 2015 tournament, he scored a goal in a 4–2 win over Bolivia U20 in the group stage,[10] and in the 2017 tournament he scored twice in a 3–2 group stage loss to Brazil U20.[11]
He was named in the senior team's provisional squad for Copa América Centenario, but was cut from the final squad.[12] 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.[citation needed]
In February 2019, Medina earned a U.S. green card which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.[13]
Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Libertad | 2012 | Primera División | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2016 | 38 | 9 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 39 | 9 | ||||
2017 | 35 | 8 | — | 13[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | — | 48 | 10 | ||||
Total | 74 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 19 | ||
New York City FC | 2018 | MLS | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 31 | 6 | |
2019 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | |||
2020 | 22 | 5 | — | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 4] | 2 | 29 | 7 | |||
2021 | 33 | 9 | — | 1[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 38 | 9 | |||
Total | 101 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 118 | 26 | ||
CSKA Moscow | 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 1 | ||
2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 6 | |||
Total | 25 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 7 | ||
Career total | 200 | 48 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 234 | 52 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Paraguay | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
2022 | 5 | 0 | |
Total | 6 | 0 |
New York City FC
PFC CSKA Moscow – current squad | |
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