Gary Medel
(Gary Alexis Medel Soto)
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Born
1987 (39 years old)
Conchalí, ChilePosition
Defensive Midfield
Status
Active
Ethnicity
Hispanic
Team Number
17
Height
1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight
141 lbs
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Side
Right
Wage Year
Player Manager ID
75000560
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SoccerTeam
Universidad Católica
League
Chile Primera Division
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Description
Gary Alexis Medel Soto (Spanish pronunciation: ; born 3 August 1987) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays for Chilean Primera División club Universidad Católica as a centre-back and a defensive midfielder.
Medel has played club football with several teams in numerous countries, starting out with Chilean side Universidad Católica, and later playing for Argentine side Boca Juniors, Spanish side Sevilla, Premier League side Cardiff City, and Italian side Inter Milan, before moving to Beşiktaş in Turkey in 2017. He then moved back to Italy and joined Bologna in 2019.
A full Chilean international with over 160 caps since 2007, Medel has represented the nation at two FIFA World Cups, five Copa América tournaments, and one edition of the FIFA Confederations Cup. He was part of the squad that won the 2015 Copa América (where he was named in the Team of the tournament) and the Copa América Centenario (2016). He was also included in squads that finished fourth at the 2019 Copa América and as the runners-up at the 2017 Confederations Cup.
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9 appearances in the current 2026 Season
0 goals scored in the current 2026 Season
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 Universidad Católica | 2007-2011 | Permanent | - | - | |
 Boca Juniors | 2009-2011 | Loan | - | - | |
 Sevilla | 2011-2013 | Permanent | - | - | |
 Cardiff | 2013-2014 | Permanent | - | - | |
 Inter | 2014-2017 | Permanent | - | - | |
 Besiktas | 2017-2019 | Permanent | - | - | |
 Bologna | 2019-2023 | Permanent | - | - |
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 Bologna | 2019-2022 | - |
 Vasco da Gama | 2023-2024 | - |
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