| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yaimar Abel Medina Ortiz | ||
| Date of birth | (2004-11-05)5 November 2004 (age 20) | ||
| Place of birth | Eloy Alfaro Canton, Ecuador | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Genk | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2022 | Independiente del Valle | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2025 | Independiente del Valle | 48 | (6) |
| 2025– | Genk | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Ecuador U20 | 9 | (1) |
| 2024– | Ecuador U23 | 2 | (3) |
| 2024– | Ecuador | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:15 (UTC) 7 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:41 (UTC) 7 September 2024 | |||
Yaimar Abel Medina Ortiz (born 5 November 2004) is an Ecuadorian professionalfootballer who plays as a midfielder forBelgian Pro League clubGenk and theEcuador national team.
Medina came through the academy atIndependiente del Valle.[1] He made his debut in the first team on 30 July 2022 againstBarcelona S.C. inEcuadorian Serie A.[2] He scored his first league goal on 2 June 2023 in Serie A, contributing to his team's 2–0 victory overS.D. Aucas.[3]
On 9 January 2025, Medina signed a 4.5-year contract withGenk in Belgium.[4]
He was part of theEcuador national under-20 football team that took part in the2023 South American U-20 Championship in Colombia, in which his Ecuador side achieved fourth place, ensuring its qualification for the 2023 U-20 World Cup held in Argentina.[5][6]
On 27 December 2023, he was included by coach Miguel Bravo in theEcuador national under-23 football team.[7] On his debut, he scored two goals against Colombia U23. He also scored again in his second match against Venezuela U20.[8][9]
Medina made his debut for the seniorEcuador national team on 6 September 2024 in aWorld Cup qualifier against Brazil at theEstádio Couto Pereira. He substitutedPervis Estupiñán in the 85th minute, Brazil won 1–0.[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Independiente del Valle | 2022 | Serie A | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 23 | 1 | |||
| 2024 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | 6[c] | 0 | — | 36 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 48 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 48 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 6 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Medina has played on both flanks, both deeper as a wing-back and further forward in a more attacking position.[12]
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