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Gary Medel
	Medel with Chile in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Gary Alexis Medel Soto
Date of birth	3 August 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Santiago, Chile
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder, defender
Club information
Current team	Vasco da Gama
Number	17
Youth career
1997–2006	Universidad Católica
Senior career*
Years	Team
2006–2009	Universidad Católica
2009–2011	Boca Juniors
2011–2013	Sevilla
2013–2014	Cardiff City
2014–2017	Inter Milan
2017–2019	Beşiktaş
2019–2023	Bologna
2023–	Vasco da Gama
National team‡
2007	Chile U20
2008	Chile U23
2007–	Chile
Honours
Representing Chile
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:30, 4 June 2023 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 08:23, 18 November 2023 (UTC)

Gary Alexis Medel Soto (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈɡaɾi meˈðel]; born 3 August 1987) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Vasco da Gama and the Chile national team as a centre-back and a defensive midfielder.^[4]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 June 2023^[5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup^[a]		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Universidad Católica	2008	Chilean Primera División	28	4	0	0	0	0	28	4
	2009	Chilean Primera División	13	1	0	0	6^[b]	0	19	1
	Total		41	5	0	0	6	0	47	5
Boca Juniors	2009–10	Argentine Primera División	29	7	0	0	2^[c]	0	31	7
	2010–11	Argentine Primera División	17	0	0	0	0	0	17	0
	Total		46	7	0	0	2	0	48	7
Sevilla	2010–11	La Liga	15	0	1	0	2^[d]	0	18	0
	2011–12		31	2	4	0	2^[e]	0	37	2
	2012–13		32	6	7	1	—		39	7
	Total		78	8	12	1	4	0	94	9
Cardiff City	2013–14	Premier League	34	0	1	0	—		35	0
Inter Milan	2014–15	Serie A	35	0	2	0	7^[e]	0	44	0
	2015–16		30	1	4	0	—		34	1
	2016–17		26	0	2	0	3^[e]	0	31	0
	Total		91	1	8	0	10	0	109	1
Beşiktaş	2017–18	Süper Lig	25	1	7	0	8^[d]	0	40	1
	2018–19		24	0	0	0	11^[e]	0	35	0
	2019–20		2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		51	1	7	0	19	0	77	1
Bologna	2019–20	Serie A	23	0	1	0	—		24	0
	2020–21		11	0	1	0	—		12	0
	2021–22		33	0	1	0	—		34	0
	2022–23		29	0	2	0	—		31	0
	Total		96	0	5	0	—		101	0
Career total			436	22	33	1	41	0	511	23

As of match played 16 November 2023^[6]

Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first.^[6]

List of international goals scored by Gary Medel
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	15 June 2008	Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia	Bolivia	1–0	2–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.	15 June 2008	Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia	Bolivia	2–0	2–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.	29 May 2009	Fukuda Denshi Arena, Chiba, Japan	Belgium	1–1	1–1	2009 Kirin Cup
4.	11 October 2011	Estadio Monumental, Santiago	Peru	3–0	4–2	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.	15 October 2013	Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago, Chile	Ecuador	2–0	2–1	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.	10 October 2014	Estadio Elías Figueroa, Valparaíso, Chile	Peru	2–0	3–0	Friendly
7.	19 June 2015	Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago, Chile	Bolivia	4–0	5–0	2015 Copa América