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Gary Medel

Gary Medel

Defender - Centre-Back  at CD Universidad Católica
Age38
CitizenshipChile Spain
Height1.71 m
Footright
BornAugust 3, 1987
at CD Universidad Católica 500 days · joined 2025-01-09
👕500+ Apps 🏴100+ Caps Veteran
Market value €100k
Centre-Back Defender

Career snapshot

8
clubs played for
05/06
debut season
0.04
goals / match
Inter Milan
top club · 109 apps

Career highs

€13.00m
peak value · 2013
€13.00m
top transfer fee · 13/14
7
best season · 12/13
174 / 7
int'l caps / goals
563Appearances
24Goals
20Assists
164Yellow cards
8Red cards
96Full matches (90′)
Full nameGary Medel
Name in home countryGary Alexis Medel Soto
Date of birth1987-08-03 (38 yrs)
Place of birthConchalí, Chile
CitizenshipChile Spain
PositionDefender - Centre-Back (main: Defender)
Footright
Height171.00 m
Current clubCD Universidad Católica
Joined2025-01-09
Contract expires2025-12-31
AgentVibra Futbol
OutfitterNike
Jul 2025
2025 — CD Universidad Católica
22 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2025
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jan 2025
Transfer: Boca Juniors → U. Católica
24/25 · Transfer
Sep 2024
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2024
2024 — Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama, CA Boca Juniors
23 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 7 competitions
Jun 2024
Transfer: Vasco da Gama → Boca Juniors
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2023
Transfer: Bologna → Vasco da Gama
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
2023 — Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama
20 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2023
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2022
22/23 — Bologna FC 1909
31 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2022
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2021
21/22 — Bologna FC 1909
34 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Apr 2021
Injury: unknown
9 games missed
Dec 2020
Injury: unknown
10 games missed
Oct 2020
Injury: unknown
11 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — Bologna FC 1909
12 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2020
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Oct 2019
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Aug 2019
Transfer: Besiktas → Bologna
19/20 · Transfer · €1.50m
Jul 2019
19/20 — Bologna FC 1909, Besiktas JK
26 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
May 2019
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Apr 2019
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Nov 2018
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — Besiktas JK
35 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Aug 2017
Transfer: Inter → Besiktas
17/18 · Transfer · €2.50m
Jul 2017
17/18 — Besiktas JK
40 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2017
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Mar 2017
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Nov 2016
Injury: unknown
9 games missed
Jul 2016
16/17 — Inter Milan
31 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — Inter Milan
34 matches · 1 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Aug 2014
Transfer: Cardiff → Inter
14/15 · Transfer · €8.00m
Jul 2014
14/15 — Inter Milan
44 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Aug 2013
Transfer: Sevilla FC → Cardiff
13/14 · Transfer · €13.00m
Jul 2013
13/14 — Cardiff City
35 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — Sevilla FC
39 matches · 7 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — Sevilla FC
37 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2011
2011 — CA Boca Juniors
17 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2011
Transfer: U. Católica → Sevilla FC
10/11 · Transfer · €3.30m
Jan 2011
Transfer: Boca Juniors → U. Católica
10/11 · Return from loan
Jul 2010
10/11 — Sevilla FC
18 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2010
2010 — CA Boca Juniors
29 matches · 7 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2009
Transfer: U. Católica → Boca Juniors
09/10 · Loan
Jul 2009
2009 — CA Boca Juniors, CD Universidad Católica
6 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — CD Universidad Católica
9 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2008
2008 — CD Universidad Católica
12 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — CD Universidad Católica
4 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2007
Transfer: Catolica U21 → U. Católica
06/07 · Transfer
Jul 2006
06/07 — CD Universidad Católica
4 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — CD Universidad Católica
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €13.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
8,655 min
Minutes played by club
Bologna FC 1909 0.0%
CD Universidad Católica 14.2%
CA Boca Juniors 7.9%
Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama 0.0%
Besiktas JK 23.1%
Inter Milan 27.9%
Cardiff City 0.0%
Sevilla FC 27.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Bologna FC 1909 4 19/20 22/23 101 0 3 0
CD Universidad Católica 7 05/06 2025 56 6 4 1,226
CA Boca Juniors 4 2009 2024 59 7 1 681
Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama 2 2023 2024 32 0 0 0
Besiktas JK 3 17/18 19/20 77 1 2 1,996
Inter Milan 3 14/15 16/17 109 1 6 2,416
Cardiff City 1 13/14 13/14 35 0 1 0
Sevilla FC 3 10/11 12/13 94 9 3 2,336

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

3€3.3M5€6.5M8€9.8M10€13M06/07 — 2 goals (CD Universidad Católica)206/0707/08 — 2 goals (CD Universidad Católica)207/0808/09 — 2 assists208/0910/1111/12 — 2 goals (Sevilla FC)211/1212/13 — 7 goals (Sevilla FC)12/13 — 3 assists1012/1313/14 — 1 assists113/1414/15 — 3 assists314/1515/16 — 1 goals (Inter Milan)15/16 — 3 assists415/1616/1717/18 — 1 goals (Besiktas JK)17/18 — 2 assists317/1818/1919/2020/21 — 1 assists120/212008 — 1 goals (CD Universidad Católica)2008 — 2 assists320082009 — 1 goals (CD Universidad Católica)120092010 — 7 goals (CA Boca Juniors)2010 — 1 assists8201021/22 — 1 assists121/2222/23 — 1 assists122/2307/08 — €800K08/09 — €1.4M10/11 — €5M11/12 — €6M12/13 — €10M13/14 — €13M14/15 — €11M15/16 — €12M16/17 — €13M17/18 — €13M18/19 — €5M19/20 — €4.5M20/21 — €2.4M21/22 — €1M22/23 — €1MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

05/06: 0005/0606/07: 2206/0707/08: 2207/0808/09: 0008/0910/11: 0010/1111/12: 2211/1212/13: 7712/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 1115/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 1117/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 0020/212008: 1120082009: 1120092010: 7720102011: 0020112023: 0020232024: 0020242025: 00202521/22: 0021/2222/23: 0022/23

Assists by season

05/06: 0005/0606/07: 0006/0707/08: 0007/0808/09: 2208/0910/11: 0010/1111/12: 0011/1212/13: 3312/1313/14: 1113/1414/15: 3314/1515/16: 3315/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 2217/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 1120/212008: 2220082009: 0020092010: 1120102011: 0020112023: 0020232024: 0020242025: 00202521/22: 1121/2222/23: 1122/23
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
22/23 Italy Cup Bologna FC 1909 2 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Serie A Bologna FC 1909 29 0 1 5 0 0
21/22 Italy Cup Bologna FC 1909 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Serie A Bologna FC 1909 33 0 1 8 0 0
2025 Copa Chile CD Universidad Católica 5 0 0 2 0 0
2025 Liga Primera CD Universidad Católica 17 0 0 8 0 0
2024 Campeonato Carioca Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama 6 0 0 1 1 0
2024 Campeonato Carioca - Final Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama 2 0 0 1 0 0
2024 Copa Argentina CA Boca Juniors 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024 Copa do Brasil Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama 2 0 0 1 0 0
2024 Copa Sudamericana CA Boca Juniors 2 0 0 1 0 0
2024 Liga Profesional (- 23/24) CA Boca Juniors 9 0 0 5 0 0
2024 Série A Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama 2 0 0 0 0 0
2023 Série A Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama 20 0 0 5 1 0
2011 Apertura CA Boca Juniors 17 0 0 2 0 0
2010 Apertura CA Boca Juniors 14 3 1 6 1 379
2010 Clausura CA Boca Juniors 15 4 0 3 0 302
2009 Copa Sudamericana CA Boca Juniors 2 0 0 1 0 0
2009 Torneo Apertura play-offs CD Universidad Católica 4 1 0 2 0 345
2008 Copa Sudamericana CD Universidad Católica 6 0 1 2 0 0
2008 Libertadores CD Universidad Católica 6 1 1 1 0 533
20/21 Italy Cup Bologna FC 1909 1 0 0 1 0 0
20/21 Serie A Bologna FC 1909 11 0 1 1 0 0
19/20 Italy Cup Bologna FC 1909 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Serie A Bologna FC 1909 23 0 0 10 1 0
19/20 Süper Lig Besiktas JK 2 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Europa League Besiktas JK 5 0 0 2 0 0
18/19 Europa League Qualifying Besiktas JK 6 0 0 1 0 0
18/19 Süper Lig Besiktas JK 24 0 0 8 0 0
17/18 Champions League Besiktas JK 8 0 0 1 0 0
17/18 Süper Lig Besiktas JK 25 1 1 9 0 1,996
17/18 Türkiye Kupasi Besiktas JK 7 0 1 1 0 0
16/17 Europa League Inter Milan 3 0 0 2 0 0
16/17 Italy Cup Inter Milan 2 0 0 1 0 0
16/17 Serie A Inter Milan 26 0 0 5 0 0
15/16 Italy Cup Inter Milan 4 0 2 1 0 0
15/16 Serie A Inter Milan 30 1 1 10 0 2,416
14/15 Europa League Inter Milan 7 0 1 2 0 0
14/15 Italy Cup Inter Milan 2 0 0 1 0 0
14/15 Serie A Inter Milan 35 0 2 10 0 0
13/14 FA Cup Cardiff City 1 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Premier League Cardiff City 34 0 1 6 0 0
12/13 Copa del Rey Sevilla FC 7 1 0 1 0 578
12/13 LaLiga Sevilla FC 32 6 3 8 2 442
11/12 Copa del Rey Sevilla FC 4 0 0 2 0 0
11/12 Europa League Qualifying Sevilla FC 2 0 0 0 1 0
11/12 LaLiga Sevilla FC 31 2 0 15 0 1,316
10/11 Copa del Rey Sevilla FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Europa League Sevilla FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 LaLiga Sevilla FC 15 0 0 6 0 0
08/09 Torneo Apertura CD Universidad Católica 7 0 1 0 1 0
08/09 Torneo Clausura CD Universidad Católica 2 0 1 1 0 0
07/08 Torneo Apertura CD Universidad Católica 1 1 0 0 0 85
07/08 Torneo Clausura CD Universidad Católica 1 0 0 1 0 0
07/08 Torneo Clausura play-offs CD Universidad Católica 2 1 0 1 0 174
06/07 Torneo Apertura CD Universidad Católica 2 0 0 1 0 0
06/07 Torneo Clausura CD Universidad Católica 2 2 0 1 0 89
05/06 Torneo Clausura CD Universidad Católica 1 0 0 1 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
06/07 2007-01-01 Catolica U21 U. Católica Transfer 0
09/10 2009-07-23 U. Católica Boca Juniors Loan 1400000
10/11 2011-01-30 Boca Juniors U. Católica Return from loan 5000000
10/11 2011-01-31 U. Católica Sevilla FC Transfer 5000000 €3.30m
13/14 2013-08-11 Sevilla FC Cardiff Transfer 10000000 €13.00m
14/15 2014-08-13 Cardiff Inter Transfer 11000000 €8.00m
17/18 2017-08-12 Inter Besiktas Transfer 12000000 €2.50m
19/20 2019-08-29 Besiktas Bologna Transfer 3750000 €1.50m
23/24 2023-07-11 Bologna Vasco da Gama Transfer 800000
24/25 2024-06-13 Vasco da Gama Boca Juniors Transfer 500000
24/25 2025-01-09 Boca Juniors U. Católica Transfer 200000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
16/17 Knee surgery 2016-11-20 2017-01-08 50 9
16/17 Knock 2017-03-09 2017-03-12 4 1
16/17 muscular problems 2017-06-23 2017-06-26 4 1
18/19 unknown injury 2018-11-23 2018-11-30 8 2
18/19 Injury to the ankle 2019-04-22 2019-05-14 23 4
18/19 unknown injury 2019-05-18 2019-05-25 8 2
19/20 Hamstring muscle injury 2019-10-12 2019-11-01 21 4
19/20 Hamstring muscle injury 2020-01-09 2020-02-26 49 7
20/21 Calf muscle tear 2020-10-04 2020-11-22 50 11
20/21 Calf injury 2020-12-30 2021-03-02 63 10
20/21 muscular problems 2021-04-01 2021-05-17 47 9
21/22 Corona virus 2022-01-05 2022-01-15 11 1
22/23 unknown injury 2023-01-19 2023-02-09 22 4
24/25 Sore muscles 2024-09-09 2024-10-10 32 4
24/25 Calf muscle tear 2025-02-17 2025-03-19 31 5
Current€100k
Peak€13.00m
Low€100k
Δ since start−€700k
€100k€3.33m€6.55m€9.78m€13.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.40m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €13.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €13.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €11.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €11.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €13.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.40m
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #23657 #6 13 0 former national player
Team #3700 #17 161 7 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Alexis Sánchez 2 2 0
Mauricio Isla 2 0 0
Arturo Vidal 2 0 0
Mauro Icardi 1 2 0
Lukasz Skorupski 1 0 0
Eduardo Vargas 2 1 0
Charles Aránguiz 1 1 0
Riccardo Orsolini 1 0 0
Musa Barrow 1 0 0
Geoffrey Kondogbia 2 0 0
Nicolás Domínguez 1 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
12/13 LaLiga Sevilla FC 6 32
2010 Clausura CA Boca Juniors 4 15
2010 Apertura CA Boca Juniors 3 14

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
12/13 LaLiga Sevilla FC 3 32
14/15 Serie A Inter Milan 2 35
15/16 Italy Cup Inter Milan 2 4

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
10/11 2011-01-30 Boca Juniors U. Católica Return from loan €5.00m
09/10 2009-07-23 U. Católica Boca Juniors Loan €1.40m

Last 1 matches for CD Universidad Católica The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2026-05-22 CLI CD Universidad Católica 0–0 Barcelona SC Available

Teams faced most often by Gary Medel's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Espanyol Barcelona 6 3 2 1 11 4 +7 50%
Real Sociedad 6 1 0 5 5 11 -6 17%
FC Barcelona 6 1 1 4 9 12 -3 17%
Real Betis 6 2 3 1 15 11 +4 33%
Málaga CF 6 3 2 1 5 3 +2 50%
RC Celta 6 2 1 3 8 11 -3 33%
Deportivo La Coruña 6 3 3 0 9 3 +6 50%
Atlético Madrid 6 0 1 5 2 15 -13 0%
Getafe CF 6 3 3 0 11 4 +7 50%
Levante UD 6 1 3 2 5 5 0 17%
Athletic Club 6 3 0 3 8 7 +1 50%
Real Madrid 6 3 0 3 8 17 -9 50%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
05/06 Senior debut season
06/07 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
22/23 31 0 5 0 0 0
21/22 34 0 8 1 0 0
2025 22 0 10 0 0 0
2024 23 0 9 0 1 0
2023 20 0 5 0 1 0
2011 17 0 2 1 0 0
2010 29 681 9 1 1 1.45
2009 6 345 3 0 0 0.78
2008 12 533 3 0 0 0.51
20/21 12 0 2 0 0 0
19/20 26 0 10 0 1 0
18/19 35 0 11 1 0 0
17/18 40 1,996 11 0 0 0.5
16/17 31 0 8 0 0 0
15/16 34 2,416 11 0 0 0.41
14/15 44 0 13 1 0 0
13/14 35 0 6 0 0 0
12/13 39 1,020 9 2 2 1.15
11/12 37 1,316 17 1 1 1.3
10/11 18 0 6 1 0 0
08/09 9 0 1 0 1 0
07/08 4 259 2 0 0 0.69
06/07 4 89 2 0 0 2.02
05/06 1 0 1 0 0 0

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

LaLiga
78 apps
8 G
3 A
Clausura
15 apps
4 G
0 A
Apertura
31 apps
3 G
1 A
Torneo Clausura
6 apps
2 G
1 A
Serie A
187 apps
1 G
6 A
Libertadores
6 apps
1 G
1 A
Torneo Apertura
10 apps
1 G
1 A
Süper Lig
51 apps
1 G
1 A
Torneo Clausura play-offs
2 apps
1 G
0 A
Torneo Apertura play-offs
4 apps
1 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Gary Medel

Who is Gary Medel?

Gary Medel is a Chile professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for CD Universidad Católica.

How old is Gary Medel?

Gary Medel is 38 years old. He was born on August 3, 1987 in Conchalí.

What position does Gary Medel play?

Gary Medel plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).

What club does Gary Medel play for?

Gary Medel currently plays for CD Universidad Católica.

How many career goals has Gary Medel scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Gary Medel has scored 24 goals in 563 appearances.

What is Gary Medel's market value?

Gary Medel's most recent reported market value is €100k.