Claudio Medina

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Claudio Medina

| image =

| fullname = Claudio Medina Ricoy

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|9|4|df=y}}

| birth_place = León, Spain

| height = 1.86m

| position = Forward

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 2000–2005 | youthclubs1 = Casa León

| youthyears2 = 2005–2007 | youthclubs2 = Cultural Leonesa

| youthyears3 = 2007–2008 | youthclubs3 = Huracán Z

| youthyears4 = 2008–2012 | youthclubs4 = Peña

| years1 = 2012–2014 | clubs1 = La Bañeza | caps1 = 66 | goals1 = 15

| years2 = 2014–2015 | clubs2 = Numancia B| caps2 = 30 | goals2 = 7

| years3 = 2015–2016 | clubs3 = Langreo | caps3 = 36 | goals3 = 28

| years4 = 2016–2018 | clubs4 = Sporting B | caps4 = 75 | goals4 = 40

| years5 = 2018–2020 | clubs5 = Elche | caps5 = 17 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2018–2019 | clubs6 = → Mirandés (loan) | caps6 = 35 | goals6 = 12

| years7 = 2020–2022 | clubs7 = Burgos | caps7 = 36 | goals7 = 6

| years8 = 2022–2023 | clubs8 = Cultural Leonesa | caps8 = 27 | goals8 = 2

| years9 = 2023–2024 | clubs9 = Real Avilés | caps9 = 31 | goals9 = 9

| club-update = 8 May 2024

| ntupdate =

}}

Claudio Medina Ricoy (born 4 September 1993) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward.

Club career

Born in León, Castile and León, Medina represented Casa Club León FC, Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa, CD Huracán Z and CDF Peña as a youth.{{cite web|url=https://www.lavozdeasturias.es/noticia/sporting1905/2017/03/15/nombre-gol/00031489589572720483469.htm|title=En el nombre del gol|trans-title=The name of the goal|publisher=La Voz de Asturias|language=es|date=15 March 2017|accessdate=8 September 2019}} In 2012, after finishing his formation, he signed for Tercera División side La Bañeza FC.{{cite web|url=http://www.ibaneza.es/?p=17354|title=Arranca la temporada 2012/2013 para La Bañeza FC con diez altas|trans-title=The 2012/2013 season starts for La Bañeza FC with ten signings|publisher=iBañeza|language=es|date=8 September 2012|accessdate=8 September 2019}}

On 14 July 2014, Medina joined CD Numancia and was assigned to the reserves also in the fourth division.{{cite web|url=http://adelantobanezano.com/?p=23248|title=Claudio Medina ficha por el Numancia|trans-title=Claudio Medina signs for Numancia|publisher=El Adelanto Bañezano|language=es|date=14 July 2014|accessdate=8 September 2019}} On 21 July of the following year, he moved to fellow league team UP Langreo,{{cite web|url=http://www.uplangreo.es/web/component/content/article/35-actualidad/464-fichaje-de-claudio|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160717142614/http://www.uplangreo.es/web/component/content/article/35-actualidad/464-fichaje-de-claudio|title=Fichaje de Claudio|trans-title=Signing of Claudio|publisher=UP Langreo|language=es|date=21 July 2015|archivedate=17 July 2016|accessdate=8 September 2019}} and scored a career-best 28 goals during the campaign.

On 25 July 2016, Medina agreed to a contract with another reserve team, Sporting de Gijón B still in division four.{{cite web|url=https://www.realsporting.com/noticia/el-sporting-b-ficha-al-delantero-claudio-procedente-del-up-langreo|title=El Sporting B ficha al delantero Claudio, procedente del UP Langreo|trans-title=Sporting B sign forward Claudio, from UP Langreo|publisher=Sporting Gijón|language=es|date=25 July 2016|accessdate=8 September 2019}} He again netted 28 times in 2016–17, as his team achieved promotion to Segunda División B, and scored a further 12 in 2017–18 as they missed a consecutive promotion in the play-offs.

On 24 July 2018, Medina signed for Segunda División side Elche CF,{{cite web|url=https://www.elchecf.es/noticia/oficial-el-elche-c-f-cierra-la-llegada-de-claudio-medina|title=OFICIAL {{!}} El Elche C.F. cierra la llegada de Claudio Medina|trans-title=OFFICIAL {{!}} Elche C.F. complete the signing of Claudio Medina|publisher=Elche CF|language=es|date=24 July 2018|accessdate=8 September 2019}} but was loaned to CD Mirandés in the third level on 28 August.{{cite web|url=https://www.elchecf.es/noticia/oficial-acuerdo-con-el-c-d-mirandes-para-la-cesion-de-claudio-medina|title=OFICIAL {{!}} Acuerdo con el C.D. Mirandés para la cesión de Claudio Medina|trans-title=OFFICIAL {{!}} Agreement with C.D. Mirandés for the loan of Claudio Medina|publisher=Elche CF|language=es|date=28 August 2018|accessdate=8 September 2019}} He was also a regular starter for the latter club, again scoring 12 goals as the Rojillos achieved promotion to the second division.

Upon returning to the Franjiverdes, Medina was included in the first team squad and made his professional debut on 8 September 2019, coming on as a late substitute for Yacine Qasmi in a 1–1 home draw against CD Lugo.{{cite web|url=https://www.marca.com/futbol/segunda-division/cronica/2019/09/08/5d7534f446163fb95d8b457b.html|title=El Elche perdona y el Lugo de un gran Varo lo aprovecha|trans-title=Elche spare and a Lugo with a great Varo take advantage of it|publisher=Marca|language=es|date=8 September 2019|accessdate=8 September 2019}}

On 2 October 2020, after contributing with 18 appearances overall during the season as his side achieved promotion to La Liga, Medina terminated his contract with Elche,{{cite web|url=https://www.elchecf.es/noticia/claudio-medina-finaliza-su-etapa-en-el-elche-cf|title=Claudio Medina finaliza su etapa en el Elche CF|trans-title=Claudio Medina ends his spell at Elche CF|publisher=Elche CF|language=es|date=2 October 2020|accessdate=2 October 2020}} and joined Burgos CF in the third division just hours later.{{cite web|url=https://www.burgoscf.es/noticias/actualidad/claudio-medina-nuevo-jugador-blanquinegro|title=Claudio Medina nuevo jugador blanquinegro|trans-title=Claudio Medina new white-and-black player|publisher=Burgos CF|language=es|date=2 October 2020|accessdate=2 October 2020}}

On 13 July 2022, Medina returned to Cultural, now being assigned to the first team in Primera Federación.{{cite web|url=https://cydleonesa.com/noticia/la-cultural-deportiva-leonesa-y-claudio-medina-unen-sus-caminos/|title=La Cultural Deportiva Leonesa y Claudio Medina unen sus caminos|trans-title=Cultural Deportiva Leonesa and Claudio Medina join their paths|publisher=Cultural Leonesa|language=es|date=13 July 2022|accessdate=1 August 2022}}