Juan Carlos"El Negro" Medina Alonso (Born on August 22, 1983), is a Mexican footballer. He currently plays for Club América

Club América

Club América is a Mexican Professional football club based in Mexico City. It competes in the Primera División, the top professional league in the country. The team's nickname is Las Águilas ....

 as a Right Wing Midfielder.

Medina debuted with Atlas on August 31, 2003 against Tecos UAG and has been with Atlas ever since. Medina played three games in 2003 with the Mexican U-20 team, and he played his first game with the senior team in 2004. His play has brought him a first summons to the Mexican National Football Team

Mexico national football team

The Mexican national football team represents Mexico in association football and is governed by the Mexican Football Federation , the governing body for football in Mexico. Mexico's home stadium is the Estadio Azteca and their head coach is José Manuel de la Torre...

 with new Coach Hugo Sánchez

Hugo Sánchez

Hugo Sánchez Márquez , popularly nicknamed Pentapichichi, or Hugol, is a Mexican football coach and former striker. He played for four European clubs, including Real Madrid. Sanchez is considered the first highly talented Mexican player. He was also a member of the Mexico national team, and...

. His first game was against Venezuela on February 28, 2007. In this game, Medina was able to earn a crucial penalty for the Mexican side, as he was knocked down in the box. Juan Carlos has shown that he's also at home as a standing Right Forward

Striker

Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

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