Nano Mesa
Alexander Mesa Travieso (born 5 February 1995), commonly known as just Nano, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward.
| Nano in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Mesa Travieso | ||
| Date of birth | 5 February 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | La Laguna, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Coromoto | |||
| Padre Anchieta | |||
| Juventud Laguna | |||
| 2006–2014 | Tenerife | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Tenerife B | 16 | (2) |
| 2013–2016 | Tenerife | 35 | (14) |
| 2014–2015 | → L'Hospitalet (loan) | 22 | (3) |
| 2016–2020 | Eibar | 6 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | → Levante (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Sporting Gijón (loan) | 16 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | → Tenerife (loan) | 31 | (4) |
| 2019–2020 | → Cádiz (loan) | 29 | (3) |
| 2020–2022 | Cádiz | 1 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Logroñés (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | → Zaragoza (loan) | 23 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2022 | |||
He played 16 games and scored once in La Liga for Eibar, Levante and Cádiz, but spent most of his career in the Segunda División, with 163 games and 26 goals in service of five clubs.
Club career Edit
Tenerife Edit
Nano was born in San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Canary Islands, and joined CD Tenerife's youth setup in 2006 at the age of 11.[1] He made his senior debuts with the reserves in the 2012–13 season, while still a junior, in Tercera División.
On 30 December 2013 Nano was promoted to the main squad in Segunda División.[2] The following 18 January he played his first match as a professional, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–4 home loss against AD Alcorcón.[3]
Nano was loaned to CE L'Hospitalet in Segunda División B on 15 August 2014.[4] Just over a year later he was definitely promoted to the Blanquiazules' main squad, signing a new contract until 2018.[5]
Nano scored his first professional goal on 23 August 2015, netting his team's third in a 3–6 away loss against CD Numancia.[6] On 21 February of the following year, he scored a brace in a 3–1 home win against UE Llagostera;[7] he added another seven days later, in a 2–1 success at CD Mirandés.[8]
Nano remained with his goalscoring form later on, scoring a double in a 2–2 draw at Deportivo Alavés in April, and another in a 3–1 home win against Real Valladolid in May. He finished the campaign with 14 goals, being the club's top goalscorer and the eighth overall.[9]
Eibar Edit
On 27 August 2016, SD Eibar reached an agreement with Tenerife for the transfer of Nano, for a fee of €3.25 million.[10] Two days later, he signed a five-year deal with the La Liga club.[11] He made his debut in the category on 20 September, starting and scoring his team's only in a 1–2 loss at Málaga CF.[12]
Nano was loaned to fellow top-tier club Levante UD on 1 September 2017, for one year.[13] The following 31 January, his loan was terminated and he moved to Sporting de Gijón in the second, on loan until the end of the season.[14]
On 4 August 2018, Nano returned to his first club Tenerife on a one-year loan deal.[15]
Cádiz Edit
On 13 August 2019, Nano moved to second division side Cádiz CF also in a temporary deal until the end of the 2019–20 season.[16][17]
After achieving promotion, the Andalusians bought half of Nano's federative rights on 14 August 2020, and he signed a permanent four-year contract with the club.[18] On 31 January 2021, he signed on loan with UD Logroñés for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[19]
On 28 August 2021, Nano moved to Real Zaragoza also in the second division, on loan for one year.[20] The following 20 July, he terminated his contract with Cádiz.[21]
In Kings League Edit
In January 2023, Nano played in Gerard Piqué and Ibai Llanos' seven-a-side Kings League for the xBuyer Team. He appeared in a lucha libre mask with the number 69 and sleeves to cover his tattoos, while going under the pseudonym Enigma. While rumoured to be Isco, the player's identity was revealed by journalist Guillem Balagué.[22]
Career statistics Edit
Club Edit
- As of match played 6 March 2021[23]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tenerife | 2013–14 | Segunda División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | 35 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | 35 | 14 | |||
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 35 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 14 | ||
| L'Hospitalet (loan) | 2014–15 | Segunda División B | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 25 | 4 | |
| Eibar | 2016–17 | La Liga | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 11 | 2 | |
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | ||
| Levante (loan) | 2017–18 | La Liga | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| Sporting Gijón (loan) | 2017–18 | Segunda División | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 17 | 2 |
| Tenerife (loan) | 2018–19 | Segunda División | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 32 | 4 | |
| Total Tenerife | 66 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 18 | ||
| Cádiz (loan) | 2019–20 | Segunda División | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 3 | |
| Cádiz | 2020–21 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3 | ||
| Logroñés (loan) | 2020–21 | Segunda División | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | |
| Career total | 164 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 178 | 30 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs
References Edit
- ^ "Otro canterano da el salto" [Another canterano makes the cut] (in Spanish). Diario de Avisos. 3 January 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ [Nano rises to the first team] (in Spanish). El Dorsal. 30 December 2013. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014.
- ^ "Atropellan al Tenerife sin que se entere" [They knock down Tenerife without notice] (in Spanish). Marca. 18 January 2014.
- ^ "El joven Nano se marcha cedido al Hospitalet para poder jugar" [Young Nano goes on loan to Hospitalet to get playing time] (in Spanish). Marca. 15 August 2014.
- ^ "Alexander Mesa, Nano, y Jorge, componentes de la primera plantilla CD Tenerife 15/16" [Alexander Mesa, Nano, and Jorge, are part of CD Tenerife's 15/16 first team] (in Spanish). Tenerife's official website. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ "Set del Numancia al Tenerife con lluvia de goles en la segunda parte" [Set from Numancia on Tenerife with a goal rain in the second half] (in Spanish). Marca. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ "El Heliodoro vuelve a sonreír" [Heliodoro returns to smile] (in Spanish). Marca. 21 February 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ "El Tenerife asalta Anduva" [Tenerife take Anduva] (in Spanish). Marca. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ "Nano, en la agenda de varios Primera tras su gran temporada" [Nano, on target of various Primera clubs after his great season] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ "El presidente detalla la operación de traspaso de Nano" [The president details the transfer of Nano] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ^ "SD Eibar cierra el fichaje del delantero Nano para las cinco próximas temporadas" [SD Eibar complete the signing of forward Nano for the following five seasons] (in Spanish). SD Eibar. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ "En Nesyri se presenta ante el mundo del fútbol" [En-Nesyri presents himself to the world of football]. Marca. 20 September 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ "SD Eibar cede a Nano Mesa al Levante UD" [SD Eibar loan Nano Mesa to Levante UD] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "Nano Mesa llega al Sporting" [Nano Mesa arrives at Sporting] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ "Nano Mesa vuelve al Tenerife" [Nano returns to Tenerife] (in Spanish). Marca. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ "Nano Mesa jugará una temporada cedido en el Cádiz" [Nano Mesa will play one season on loan at Cádiz] (in Spanish). SD Eibar. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ "El Eibar acuerda con el Cádiz la cesión de Nano Mesa" [Eibar agree with Cádiz the loan of Nano Mesa] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "Acuerdo con el Éibar para el traspaso de Nano Mesa" [Agreement with Eibar for the transfer of Nano Mesa] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ "Nano Mesa, refuerzo para la delantera blanquirroja" [Nano Mesa, striking reinforcement for the red and whites] (in Spanish). UD Logroñés. 31 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ "Nano Mesa cedido al Real Zaragoza" [Nano Mesa loaned to Real Zaragoza] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Nano Mesa deja de pertenecer a la entidad" [Nano Mesa leaves the club] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Who is Enigma and what is the Gerard Pique-run Kings League?". BBC Sport. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ Nano Mesa at BDFutbol
External links Edit
- Tenerife official profile (in Spanish)
- Nano at BDFutbol
- Nano at Soccerway