Their 2026 World Cup
Five matches and an assist against Austria. He rotated into the Argentine defence during the group stage and the early knockout rounds.
Match by match
F. Medina played 5 matches for Argentina: 3 as a starter and 2 off the bench.
| Round | Match | His game |
|---|---|---|
| Group J | vs Algeria 3-0 | Started, played the full match |
| Group J | vs Austria 2-0 | Started, off on 82′ · 1 assist · 🟨 |
| Round of 32 | vs Cape Verde 3-2 | Started, off on 86′ |
| Round of 16 | vs Egypt 3-2 | Came on in the 90′ |
| Final | vs Spain 0-1 | Came on in the 70′ |
Who he is
- Born
- 28 May 1999 · aged 27 at the World Cup
- Birthplace
- Buenos Aires
- Club
- Olympique de Marseille
- Height
- 1.84 m
Data: Wikidata (CC0).
Biography
Facundo Axel Medina (born 28 May 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen and the Argentina national team.
Club career Medina's career got underway with a stint with River Plate, for which he was an unused substitute four times during the 2016–17 Argentine Primera División season. In January 2018, Medina completed a move to fellow Argentine Primera División side Talleres. After featuring for their U20s at the 2018 U-20 Copa Libertadores in February, he made his first league appearances in August when he played in matches against Boca Juniors, Rosario Central and Gimnasia y Esgrima. He scored his first senior goal in February 2020 against Huracán.
After a total of 37 appearances for Talleres, Medina departed in July 2020 to join Ligue 1 side Lens. Medina netted his first goal for Lens on 13 September against Lorient, scoring with an overhead kick as his side won 3–2 away from home. He scored again on 3 February 2021 during a 2–2 draw at home to Marseille.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · opening summary of the article.
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