| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zechariah Joshua Henry Medley[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 July 2000[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Greenwich, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.95 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | KV Oostende | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2016 | Chelsea | ||
| 2016–2018 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Gillingham (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Kilmarnock (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2021– | KV Oostende | 58 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2015–2016 | England U16 | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2024 | |||
Zechariah Joshua Henry Medley (born 9 July 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for KV Oostende.
Club career
Born in Greenwich, Greater London, Medley joined the youth academy at Chelsea when he was eight years old.[3]
Arsenal
Upon leaving Chelsea, he joined the youth academy at Arsenal in December 2016.[4] He captained the Arsenal under-18's at the beginning of the 2017–18 season before moving to the under-23 side.[3]
On 22 October 2018, Medley appeared on the bench for the Arsenal senior side for the first time in a Premier League match against Leicester City.[5] A month later, on 29 November, Medley made his senior competitive debut for Arsenal in the Europa League against Vorskla Poltava, coming on as a 60th-minute substitute for Rob Holding.[6]
Loan spells
Medley had joined League One club Gillingham on a season-long loan on 10 August 2020, becoming their fourth signing of the summer.[7] On 5 September, he made his debut in a 1–0 win against Southend United in the EFL Cup.[8] He made a total of 18 appearances for the club before he was recalled on 1 February 2021.[9] He immediately joined Scottish Premiership side Kilmarnock on loan until the end of the season.[10] On 6 February, he made his debut in a 2–0 loss against St Mirren in the Scottish Premiership.[11] On 27 February, he scored his first goal for Kilmarnock in a 1–1 draw against Dundee United in the Scottish Premiership.[12][13]
KV Oostende
On 21 June 2021, Medley joined Belgian First Division A side KV Oostende on a permanent deal, signing a four-year contract with the option of an additional year.[14]
International career
Born in England, Medley is of Jamaican descent.[15] He is a youth international for England.[16]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arsenal | 2018–19[19] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019–20[20] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2020–21[21] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Gillingham (loan) | 2020–21[21] | League One | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Kilmarnock (loan) | 2020–21[21] | Scottish Premiership | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| KV Oostende | 2021–22[21] | First Division A | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 42 | 1 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b Appearances in EFL Trophy
References
- ^ "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Zech Medley: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ a b Wilson, Andy (22 October 2018). "Zech Medley: Who is the academy star on the Arsenal bench tonight? Where does he play?". Express. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
- ^ "Zech Medley joins Arsenal after successful trial – where does he fit?". Daily Cannon. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
- ^ "Arsenal 3-1 Leicester City". Soccerway.
- ^ "Vorskla vs Arsenal". Soccerway.
- ^ "Promising Arsenal youngster is one of our own". Gillingham Football Club. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ "Report | Gillingham 1-0 Southend United". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ "Medley recalled by Arsenal and signs for Kilmarnock on loan". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ "Zech Medley signs load deal from Arsenal". kilmarnockfc.co.uk. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "St Mirren 2-0 Kilmarnock: Hosts pile on misery for managerless Kilmarnock". Sky Sports. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ "Loan Watch: Kolasinac, Medley both on target". www.arsenal.com. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Kilmarnock 'still have work to do' - Wright". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "KVO HAALT VERDEDIGER VAN ARSENAL" (in Dutch). K.V. Oostende. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "Arsenal Planning To Offer New Contract To Promising Nigerian Defender:: All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.
- ^ "England under-16s suffer late 4-3 loss against Japan". The Football Association. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ Zech Medley at Soccerway
- ^ "Zech Medley". Soccerbase. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Zech Medley in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Zech Medley in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Games played by Zech Medley in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
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