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Cristian Medina

Key starterBotafogo · 24 yrsStarter

Profile

Full nameCristian Nicolás Medina
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityArgentina
Age24
Date of birth1 Jun 2002
BirthplaceMoreno
Height179 cm
Shirt number#6
ClubBotafogo
Central midfielder
19
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
1417
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Botafogo.

Also this season

Earlier this season at Estudiantes L.P.Copa Argentina: 22 apps, 3g 2a, 1737 min

Earlier this season at Estudiantes L.P.CONMEBOL Libertadores: 7 apps, 0g 1a, 699 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Botafogo; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Serie A12109566.91
Liga Profesional Argentinaat Estudiantes L.P.5014516.98
CONMEBOL Sudamericana5104057.56
Copa Do Brasil2001276.9

Scout report

Key starterCentral midfielder

C. Medina is a 24-year-old central midfielder at Botafogo, rated 67.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 49th of 325 on scout potential in the Serie A. An emerging talent, he has been an ever-present this season (82.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.92 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Medina.

Judged on this season alone, Medina graded 33 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 31st of 71 of the 71 central midfielders in the Serie A, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 2.922 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 20 → 33). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 68, top 17% of the 71 central midfielders in the Serie A. At 24 Medina is in his prime years, and a market index of 32.1 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending downBreakout: 2024/25
67.6
Ratingi
12th of 71 central midfielders
33.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
82.9%
Minutes
near ever-present
2.92
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Botafogo finished 14th of 20 · a lower-table side

19
Apps
2.92
Def. / 90
23
Tackles
17
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

2.92 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 19 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 82.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 67.6, Medina carries the 12th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Serie A (top 17%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Botafogo finished 14th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.92 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1
Shots on target4
Shots15

Passing

Assists0
Chances created13
Passes592
Pass accuracy89%

Possession

Successful dribbles12
Dribble success70.6%
Duels won72
Duels won %55%
Fouls won28
Penalties won1

Defending

Tackles23
Interceptions17
Blocks6
Fouls committed18

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4
Red cards1

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.