Yaimil José Medina Rodríguez (born 24 July 1999) is a Venezuelan footballer who plays as a right winger for Mineros de Guayana.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yaimil José Medina Rodríguez | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-07-24) 24 July 1999 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Mineros de Guayana | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Mineros de Guayana | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Mineros de Guayana | 41 | (1) |
| 2018–2021 | Albacete B | 32 | (12) |
| 2019–2020 | → Marbella (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | → Recreativo (loan) | 20 | (5) |
| 2021–2022 | Albacete | 6 | (0) |
| 2022– | Mineros de Guayana | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 July 2022 | |||
Born in Puerto Ordaz, Medina was a Mineros de Guayana youth graduate. He made his first team – and Primera División – debut on 20 March 2016, aged just 16, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 away win against Deportivo JBL.[1]
Medina scored his first goal on 27 January 2018, netting the game's only in an away defeat of Deportivo Anzoátegui.[2] On 21 June, he moved abroad and joined Albacete Balompié, being initially assigned to the reserves in Tercera División.[3]
On 18 June 2019, after scoring 12 goals for Alba's B-team, Medina was loaned to Segunda División B side Marbella FC, for one year.[4] On 27 July of the following year, he moved to fellow third division side Recreativo de Huelva also in a temporary deal.[5]