Zechariah Joshua Henry Medley (born 9 July 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for KV Oostende.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zechariah Joshua Henry Medley[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-07-09) 9 July 2000 (age 22)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Greenwich, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.95 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | KV Oostende | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2016 | Chelsea | ||
| 2016–2018 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Gillingham (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Kilmarnock (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2021– | KV Oostende | 18 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2015–2016 | England U16 | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:32, 19 July 2022 (UTC) | |||
Born in Greenwich, Greater London, Medley joined the youth academy at Chelsea when he was eight years old.[3]
Upon leaving Chelsea, he joined the youth academy at Arsenal in December 2016.[4] He captained the Arsenal under-18's at the beginning of the 2017–18 season before moving to the under-23 side.[3]
On 22 October 2018, Medley appeared on the bench for the Arsenal senior side for the first time in a Premier League match against Leicester City.[5] A month later, on 29 November, Medley made his senior competitive debut for Arsenal in the Europa League against Vorskla Poltava, coming on as a 60th-minute substitute for Rob Holding.[6]
Medley had joined League One club Gillingham on a season-long loan on 10 August 2020, becoming their fourth signing of the summer.[7] On 5 September, he made his debut in a 1–0 win against Southend United in the EFL Cup.[8] He made a total of 18 appearances for the club before he was recalled on 1 February 2021.[9] He immediately joined Scottish Premiership side Kilmarnock on loan until the end of the season.[10] On 6 February, he made his debut in a 2–0 loss against St Mirren in the Scottish Premiership.[11] On 27 February, he scored his first goal for Kilmarnock in a 1–1 draw against Dundee United in the Scottish Premiership.[12][13]
On 21 June 2021, Medley joined Belgian First Division A side KV Oostende on a permanent deal, signing a four-year contract with the option of an additional year.[14]
Born in England, Medley is of Jamaican descent.[15] He is a youth international for England.[16]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arsenal | 2018–19[19] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019–20[20] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2020–21[21] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Gillingham (loan) | 2020–21[21] | League One | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Kilmarnock (loan) | 2020–21[21] | Scottish Premiership | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| KV Oostende | 2021–22[21] | First Division A | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 42 | 1 | ||
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