Diego Medina (footballer, born 2002)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Medina and the second or maternal family name is Roman.
Diego Medina
Personal information
Full name Diego Daniel Medina Roman
Date of birth (2002-01-13) 13 January 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Always Ready
Number 2
Youth career
2010–2021 Tahuichi FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Always Ready 94 (2)
International career‡
2022– Bolivia 20 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:22, 26 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:14, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

Diego Daniel Medina Roman (born 13 January 2002) is a Bolivian footballer who plays as a center-back and right-back for the Bolivian club Always Ready and the Bolivia national team.

Career

Medina is a youth product of the academy of Tahuichi FC since the age of 8.[1] He moved to Always Ready in 2021, and began his senior career in the Bolivian Primera División.[2]

International career

Medina debuted with the Bolivia national team in a 2–0 friendly loss to Senegal on 24 September 2022.[3]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 19 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Bolivia 2022 2 0
2023 7 0
2024 11 0
Total 20 0

References

  1. ^ "Diego Daniel Medina Román Con apenas ocho años, ya es un crack con enorme futuro". Futbolistas y D.T. Bolivianos (in Spanish). 11 July 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Un golazo de Medina en el final le da la victoria a Always Ready en Montero". 3 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Bolivia vs. Senegal - Football Match Summary - September 24, 2022 - ESPN". ESPN.com.