Nicolás Rubén Medina (born 17 February 1982) is an Argentine former professional footballer who primarily played as a central midfielder.

"[5] Medina eventually left Sunderland[6] having only played once for the first team; in an FA Cup tie against Bolton Wanderers (he was substituted in this game but the BBC described it as "an impressive debut").

For the 2004–2005 season, Sunderland let Medina leave the club on a loan which then turned into a free transfer and he returned to the Segunda División with Real Murcia.

For the 2006 Clausura, he joined Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata which promptly loaned him to Club Atlético Nueva Chicago playing 1 game in the 2006 Apertura.

Midway through the 2007 Clausura, he went on loan to Talleres de Córdoba in Primera B Nacional where he became a starter and played 9 games and scored 1 goal (12 April – in a 2–1 loss to Club Atlético Huracán).

[13] In February of the 2008 Clausura, Medina ruptured an achilles tendon, which sidelined him for the entire year.

La Piedad in Ascenso MX and made an auspicious start to his short-lived career in Mexico on 20 March 2011 when he was red carded in his debut.

La Piedad, Medina wanted to resume his career [18] so he returned home and in August 2012[19] he joined El Porvenir in Primera C. He was bringing experience to a youthful team while he worked his way back into the game.

[20][21] He played 12 games [22][23] in the 2012 Apertura before leaving the team in December 2012 [24] to trial with the Philadelphia Union in Major League Soccer.

[25] In January 2013, Medina joined the pre-season camp of the Philadelphia Union in Major League Soccer as a trialist.

[27] His performances saw him called up to train in Amsterdam with the full national team for a friendly in March 1999 against Netherlands.

[28] He started all 7 games for the U20 team in the 2001 FIFA U20 World Cup in Argentina, including going 90 minutes in the final against Ghana.