Diego Medina (footballer, born 2002)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Medina and the second or maternal family name is Roman.

Diego Daniel Medina Roman (born 13 January 2002) is a Bolivian professional footballer who plays as a center-back and right-back for Bulgarian First League club CSKA 1948 Sofia and the Bolivia national team.

Diego Medina

Personal information
Full name	Diego Daniel Medina Roman
Date of birth	(2002-01-13) 13 January 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth	Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	CSKA 1948
Number	2
Youth career
2010–2021	Tahuichi FC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2025	Always Ready	116	(2)
2025–	CSKA 1948	0	(0)
International career‡
2022–	Bolivia	24	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:17, 21 June 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:35, 10 June 2025 (UTC)

Career

Medina is a youth product of the academy of Tahuichi FC since the age of 8.^[1] He moved to Always Ready in 2021, and began his senior career in the Bolivian Primera División.^[2]

International career

Medina debuted with the Bolivia national team in a 2–0 friendly loss to Senegal on 24 September 2022.^[3]

In June 2024, he took part in the Maurice Revello Tournament in France^[4] with Mexico.

Career statistics

International

As of match played 10 June 2025

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Bolivia	2022	2	0
	2023	7	0
	2024	11	0
	2025	4	0
Total		24	0