Gary Medel
Gary Medel is a Chilean footballer, born on 3 August 1987 in Santiago, Chile. Medel plays as a defensive midfielder for Universidad Católica. Medel has scored 36 goals in 795 games for club and country and has won 2 trophies.
Medel's career stats
| Games | Goals | |
|---|---|---|
| Clubs, all competitions | 634 | 29 |
| Chile | 161 | 7 |
| Total | 795 | 36 |
Goals per game: 0.05.
Medel's trophies and awards
- Trophies with club and country: 2
- Trophies with Chile: 2
- Individual awards: 6
Chile
- Copa América: 2 (2015, 2016)
Individual
- Chilean Footballer of the Year: 1 (2008)
- Universidad Católica Footballer of the year: 1 (2008)
- Team of Copa Libertadores: 1 (2008)
- Team of year in South America: 1 (2009)
- Copa América Team of the Tournament: 2 (2015, 2016)
Clubs
League games and goals at each club.
- 2006–2009: Universidad Católica, 68 games, 10 goals
- 2009–2011: Boca Juniors, 46 games, 7 goals
- 2011–2013: Sevilla, 78 games, 8 goals
- 2013–2014: Cardiff City, 34 games, 0 goals
- 2014–2017: Inter Milan, 91 games, 1 goal
- 2017–2019: Beşiktaş, 51 games, 1 goal
- 2019–2023: Bologna, 96 games, 0 goals
- 2023–2024: Vasco da Gama, 30 games, 0 goals
- 2024–2025: Boca Juniors, 9 games, 0 goals
- 2025–: Universidad Católica, 32 games, 0 goals
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Club stats as of 22 October 2026.