Jimmy Gerardo Medranda Obando (born February 7, 1994) is a Colombian professional

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who currently plays as a defender or

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for the

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Career

Deportivo Pereira

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. He made two league appearances in

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during the 2012 season in addition to a

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appearance. In 2013, he made seven league appearances, including four starts, and scored one goal in addition to six Copa Colombia appearances.

Sporting Kansas City

In August 2013, Medranda was loaned to

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. He made his debut with Sporting in a September 3–0 victory over the

. Sporting made the transfer permanent ahead of the 2014 season. On November 19, 2019, Medranda was selected by

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in the

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Nashville SC

Medranda made one appearance with Nashville SC.

Seattle Sounders FC

On 21 October 2020, Medranda was traded to

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, along with $225,000 in General Allocation Money, for

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Columbus Crew

On 23 December 2022, the Columbus Crew announced they had signed Medranda as a free agent.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Sporting Kansas City *

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* U.S. Open Cup:

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Seattle Sounders FC *

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* * 1994 births Living people Footballers from Nariño Department Colombian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Men's association football defenders Categoría Primera B players Deportivo Pereira footballers Major League Soccer players USL Championship players Sporting Kansas City players OKC Energy FC players Sporting Kansas City II players Nashville SC players Seattle Sounders FC players Tacoma Defiance players Columbus Crew players Colombian expatriate men's footballers Colombian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States MLS Next Pro players {{Colombia-footy-defender-stub