Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Jesus Medina was born April 30, 1997, in Asunción, Paraguay. He is a midfielder in Major League Soccer.

Medina made his senior debut as a 15-year-old for Libertad on 7 July 2012 in a 1-0 win over Club Rubio Ñu.

On December 31, 2017, it was announced that Medina was signing with Major League Soccer side New York City FC ahead of their 2018 season.

NYCFC would win the 2021 MLS Cup.

Medina was part of the Paraguay U17 squad for the 2013 South American Under-17 Football Championship, scoring four times as the team finished fifth.

He was also named to the Paraguay U20 squad for the 2015 and 2017 South American Youth Football Championships (CONMEBOL U-20 Championship). In the 2015 tournament, he scored a goal in a 4–2 win over Bolivia U20 in the group stage, and in the 2017 tournament, he scored twice in a 3–2 group stage loss to Brazil U20.

He was named in the senior team's provisional squad for Copa América Centenario, but was cut from the final squad. On July 1, 2017, Medina made his debut for Paraguay in a friendly match against Mexico, coming in as a substitute in the 85th minute.