Jimmy Medranda
 Jimmy Medranda (foreground) playing against DC United in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jimmy Gerardo Medranda Obando | ||
| Date of birth | February 7, 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Mosquera, Colombia | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Full back, midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2012 | Deportivo Pereira | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Deportivo Pereira | 9 | (1) |
| 2013 | → Sporting Kansas City (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2019 | Sporting Kansas City | 95 | (5) |
| 2014 | → Oklahoma City Energy (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | → Swope Park Rangers | 4 | (0) |
| 2020 | Nashville SC | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Seattle Sounders FC | 48 | (4) |
| 2021–2022 | → Tacoma Defiance | 2 | (0) |
| 2023 | Columbus Crew | 10 | (1) |
| 2023 | Columbus Crew 2 | 1 | (0) |
| 2024 | Deportivo Cali | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:41, 22 September 2023 (UTC) | |||
Jimmy Gerardo Medranda Obando (born February 7, 1994) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder.
Career
[edit]Deportivo Pereira
[edit]Medranda joined the youth program of Colombian club Deportivo Pereira at the age of 12 before eventually earning promotion to the first team at the age of 18.[1] He made two league appearances in Categoría Primera B during the 2012 season in addition to a Copa Colombia appearance.[2]
In 2013, he made seven league appearances, including four starts, and scored one goal in addition to six Copa Colombia appearances.
Sporting Kansas City
[edit]In August 2013, Medranda was loaned to Sporting Kansas City in Major League Soccer.[3] He made his debut with Sporting in a September 3–0 victory over the Columbus Crew.[4]
Sporting made the transfer permanent ahead of the 2014 season.[5]
On November 19, 2019, Medranda was selected by Nashville SC in the 2019 MLS Expansion Draft.[6]
Nashville SC
[edit]Medranda made one appearance with Nashville SC.[7]
Seattle Sounders FC
[edit]On 21 October 2020, Medranda was traded to Seattle Sounders FC, along with $225,000 in General Allocation Money, for Handwalla Bwana.[8]
Columbus Crew
[edit]On 23 December 2022, the Columbus Crew announced they had signed Medranda as a free agent.[9]
Deportivo Cali
[edit]On August 14, 2024, it was announced that Medranda had signed with the club. [10]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 24 February 2023[2]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Deportivo Pereira | 2012 | Primera B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | Primera B | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 13 | 2 | |||
| Total | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | ||
| Sporting Kansas City (loan) | 2013 | MLS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Sporting Kansas City | 2014 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
| 2017 | 33 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 39 | 2 | |||
| 2018 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 2 | ||||
| 2019 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 96 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 108 | 5 | ||
| Oklahoma City Energy (loan) | 2014 | USL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Swope Park Rangers (loan) | 2016 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nashville SC | 2020 | MLS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Seattle Sounders FC | 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | — | 28 | 4 | |||
| 2022 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| Total | 48 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 4 | ||
| Tacoma Defiance | 2021 | USL | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | MLSNP | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 170 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 195 | 11 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs
- ^ Appearance(s) in the Leagues Cup
Honours
[edit]Sporting Kansas City[2]
Seattle Sounders FC
Columbus Crew
References
[edit]- ^ "Jimmy Medranda". sportingkc.com. Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
- ^ a b c Jimmy Medranda at Soccerway
- ^ "Sporting KC acquires midfielder Jimmy Medranda and defender Brendan Ruiz". sportingkc.com. Sporting Kansas City. August 9, 2013. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
- ^ "Sporting Kansas City vs Columbus Crew 09-08-2013 - Stats". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. September 7, 2013. Archived from the original on June 12, 2015. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
- ^ "Sporting KC re-acquires midfielder Jimmy Medranda". sportingkc.com. Sporting Kansas City. February 13, 2014. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
- ^ "2019 Expansion Draft results: Inter Miami, Nashville SC make their picks". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. November 19, 2019. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
- ^ "Trade: Nashville SC acquire Handwalla Bwana from Seattle Sounders for Jimmy Medranda". mlssoccer.com. MLS. October 21, 2020. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
- ^ "Trade: Nashville SC acquire Handwalla Bwana from Seattle Sounders for Jimmy Medranda". mlssoccer.com. MLS. October 21, 2020. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
- ^ ColumbusCrew.com. "Columbus Crew Signs Free Agent Defender Jimmy Medranda | Columbus Crew". ColumbusCrew.com. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
- ^ "𝐉𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐲 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚 es nuevo jugador de Deportivo Cali. | Deportivo Cali". instagram.com. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
- ^ "Game Details". concacaf.com. May 5, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Jimmy Medranda at Major League Soccer
- Jimmy Medranda at Soccerway
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