Gary Medel, Defensive Midfield at Universidad Católica

Defensive Midfield · Defender

#17 Gary Medel

Universidad Católica Primera División · Chile

Date of birth / Age: 3 Aug 1987 (39)
Height · Weight: 1.71 m · 76 kg
Foot: Right
Main position: Defensive Midfield
Citizenship: Chile, Spain
Joined club: 9 Jan 2025
Contract until: 2026
International: Chile · 156 caps, 7 goals

Date of birth / Age: 3 Aug 1987 (39)
Height · Weight: 1.71 m · 76 kg
Foot: Right
Main position: Defensive Midfield
Citizenship: Chile, Spain
Joined club: 9 Jan 2025
Contract until: 2026
International: Chile · 156 caps, 7 goals

Season 2026

Appearances: 16
Starting eleven: 12
Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Yellow cards: 5
Second yellows: 0
Red cards: 0
Minutes: 1,119

Starting eleven75%

12 of 16 appearances

Minutes played1,119

70 per appearance

Goal involvement0

0 goals · 0 assists

Positions played

316 matches · since 2014/15

LWRBLBCMCBDM

Position	Apps	G	A
Defensive Midfield	158	2	2
Centre-Back	127	0	1
Central Midfield	23	0	0
Left-Back	4	0	0
Other · RB, LW	4	0	0

How he compares

TSH benchmarks · defensive midfielders with 900+ minutes

World rank: #1686; defensive midfielder in the world by TSH Score
In his age group: #581; among defensive midfielders aged 30+
In his league: 35%; of Primera División defensive midfielders rank below him

Career stats

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Competitions

Club

Season	Competition	Club	Apps	Starts	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow	Red cards	Min
2026	Primera División	Universidad Católica	8	7	0	0	2	0	0	646
2026	Copa Libertadores	Universidad Católica	3	1	0	–	0	–	0	87
2026	Copa de la Liga	Universidad Católica	3	2	0	–	2	–	0	176
2026	Super Cup	Universidad Católica	2	2	0	–	1	–	0	210
2025	Primera División	Universidad Católica	22	22	0	0	9	0	1	1,735
2025	Copa Chile	Universidad Católica	5	3	0	–	2	–	0	301
2024	Liga Profesional de Fútbol	Boca Juniors	9	6	0	0	5	0	0	569
2024	Carioca 1	Vasco da Gama	8	8	0	–	2	–	1	666
2024	Serie A	Vasco da Gama	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	110
2024	Copa do Brasil	Vasco da Gama	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	210
2024	CONMEBOL Sudamericana	Boca Juniors	2	1	0	–	1	–	0	141
2026	CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifiers	Chile	5	5	0	–	2	–	0	450
2022/23	Serie A	Bologna	29	17	0	0	5	0	0	1,475
2023	Serie A	Vasco da Gama	20	20	0	0	5	0	1	1,727
2022/23	Coppa Italia	Bologna	2	1	0	–	0	–	0	111
2021/22	Serie A	Bologna	33	32	0	1	9	1	0	2,832
2021/22	Coppa Italia	Bologna	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	37
2022	Kirin Cup	Chile	2	1	0	–	0	–	0	106
2020/21	Serie A	Bologna	11	6	0	1	1	0	0	510
2020/21	Coppa Italia	Bologna	1	1	0	–	1	–	0	97
2022	CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifiers	Chile	13	13	0	–	4	–	0	1,143
2021	CONMEBOL Copa America	Chile	5	5	0	–	1	–	0	419
2019/20	Serie A	Bologna	23	22	0	0	10	0	1	1,792
2019/20	Süper Lig	Beşiktaş	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	127
2019/20	Coppa Italia	Bologna	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2018/19	Süper Lig	Beşiktaş	24	22	0	0	9	1	0	1,850
2018/19	UEFA Europa League	Beşiktaş	11	11	0	–	3	–	0	977
2019	CONMEBOL Copa America	Chile	6	6	0	–	0	–	1	482
2017/18	Süper Lig	Beşiktaş	25	22	1	0	9	0	0	1,999
2017/18	Cup	Beşiktaş	7	7	0	–	1	–	0	613
2017/18	UEFA Champions League	Beşiktaş	4	1	0	–	1	–	0	122
2016/17	Serie A	Internazionale	26	26	0	0	5	0	0	2,171
2016/17	UEFA Europa League	Internazionale	3	3	0	–	2	–	0	254
2016/17	Coppa Italia	Internazionale	2	1	0	–	1	–	0	152
2016	International Champions Cup	Internazionale	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	46
2017	Confederations Cup	Chile	4	4	0	–	0	–	0	371
2015/16	Serie A	Internazionale	30	28	1	1	10	0	0	2,415
2015/16	Coppa Italia	Internazionale	4	4	0	–	1	–	0	375
2018	CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifiers	Chile	14	14	0	–	3	–	1	1,260
2016	CONMEBOL Copa America	Chile	6	6	0	–	1	–	0	540
2014/15	Serie A	Internazionale	35	34	0	0	11	1	0	2,991
2014/15	UEFA Europa League	Internazionale	7	6	0	–	2	–	0	571
2014/15	Coppa Italia	Internazionale	2	2	0	–	1	–	0	180
2015	CONMEBOL Copa America	Chile	6	6	1	–	1	–	0	570
2013/14	Premier League	Cardiff City	34	34	0	–	6	–	0	2,873
2013/14	FA Cup	Cardiff City	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	46
2014	FIFA World Cup	Chile	4	4	0	–	0	–	0	378
2012/13	La Liga	Sevilla	32	31	6	–	8	–	3	2,651
2012/13	Copa del Rey	Sevilla	7	7	1	–	2	–	1	580
2011/12	La Liga	Sevilla	31	30	2	–	16	–	1	2,636
2011/12	Copa del Rey	Sevilla	4	4	0	–	2	–	0	333
2011/12	UEFA Europa League	Sevilla	2	1	0	–	1	–	1	107
2014	CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifiers	Chile	12	12	2	–	1	–	1	1,024
2011	CONMEBOL Copa America	Chile	4	3	0	–	1	–	1	275
2010/11	Liga Profesional de Fútbol	Boca Juniors	17	17	0	–	3	–	1	1,424
2010/11	La Liga	Sevilla	15	15	0	–	7	–	1	1,305
2010/11	UEFA Europa League	Sevilla	2	1	0	–	0	–	0	134
2010/11	Copa del Rey	Sevilla	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	3
2009/10	Liga Profesional de Fútbol	Boca Juniors	29	28	7	–	10	–	2	2,337
2009	CONMEBOL Sudamericana	Boca Juniors	2	2	0	–	1	–	0	129
2010	FIFA World Cup	Chile	3	3	0	–	2	–	0	270
2009	Primera División	Universidad Católica	13	11	1	–	3	–	1	1,113
2008	CONMEBOL Sudamericana	Universidad Católica	6	6	0	–	2	–	0	534
2009	Kirin Cup	Chile	2	2	1	–	0	–	0	104
2008	Primera División	Universidad Católica	28	28	4	–	0	–	0	0
2010	CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifiers	Chile	12	12	2	–	2	–	0	1,080

No rows match these filters.
Career total · all competitions			692	638	29	3^*	190	3^*	19	53,042

By competition

Competition	Apps	G	A
Serie A	209	1	3
Chile	98	6	–
La Liga	78	8	–
Primera División	71	5	0
Liga Profesional de Fútbol	55	7	0
Süper Lig	51	1	0
Premier League	34	0	–
UEFA Europa League	25	0	–
Coppa Italia	13	0	–
Copa del Rey	12	1	–

* Assists and second yellows are counted where the data has them, mostly league games from 2014/15; cups and internationals show “–”. Friendlies are excluded. Data as of 26 Oct 2026.

Clubs and transfers

Jan 2025 Jan 2025 · Transfer Boca Juniors Universidad Católica Transfer Fee in TSH subscription
Jun 2024 Jun 2024 · Transfer Vasco da Gama Boca Juniors Transfer Fee in TSH subscription
Jul 2023 Jul 2023 · Transfer Bologna Vasco da Gama Transfer Fee in TSH subscription
Aug 2019 Aug 2019 · Transfer Beşiktaş Bologna Transfer Fee in TSH subscription
Aug 2017 Aug 2017 · Transfer Internazionale Beşiktaş Transfer Fee in TSH subscription
Aug 2014 Aug 2014 · Transfer Cardiff City Internazionale Transfer Fee in TSH subscription
Aug 2013 Aug 2013 · Transfer Sevilla Cardiff City Transfer Fee in TSH subscription
Jan 2011 Jan 2011 · Transfer Universidad Católica Sevilla Transfer Fee in TSH subscription
Jan 2011 Jan 2011 · Back from Loan Boca Juniors Universidad Católica Back from Loan Fee in TSH subscription
Aug 2009 Aug 2009 · Loan Universidad Católica Boca Juniors Loan Fee in TSH subscription

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