Nano Mesa

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Nano
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Nano in 2019
Personal information
Full name Alexander Mesa Travieso
Date of birth (1995-02-05) 5 February 1995 (age 27)
Place of birth La Laguna, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Zaragoza
(on loan from Cádiz)
Number 23
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– Cádiz 1 (0)
2021 → Logroñés (loan) 19 (1)
2021– → Zaragoza (loan) 15 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:36, 20 December 2021 (UTC)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mesa and the second or maternal family name is Travieso.

Alexander Mesa Travieso (born 5 February 1995), commonly known as just Nano, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward for Real Zaragoza, on loan from Cádiz CF.

Club career[]

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] On 18 January of the following year 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]

On 15 August 2014 Nano was loaned to CE L'Hospitalet in Segunda División B.[4] On 20 August of the following year 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]

On 27 August 2016, SD Eibar reached an agreement with Tenerife for the transfer of Nano, for a fee of €3.250 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.

On 1 September 2017, Nano was loaned to fellow top tier club Levante UD, for one year.[12] The following 31 January, his loan was terminated and he moved to second tier club Sporting de Gijón, on loan until the end of the season.

On 4 August 2018, Nano returned to his first club Tenerife on a one-year loan deal.[13] On 13 August of the following year, he moved to fellow second division side Cádiz CF also in a temporary deal until the end of the 2019–20 season.[14][15]

On 14 August 2020, after achieving promotion, the Andalusians bought half of his federative rights, and Nano signed a permanent four-year contract with the club.[16] On 31 January 2021, he signed on loan with UD Logroñés for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[17]

On 28 August 2021, Nano moved to Real Zaragoza also in the second division, on loan for one year.[18]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 6 March 2021[19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs

References[]

  1. ^ "Otro canterano da el salto" [Another canterano makes the cut] (in Spanish). Diario de Avisos. 3 January 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Nano asciende al primer equipo" [Nano rises to the first team] (in Spanish). El Dorsal. 30 December 2013. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Atropellan al Tenerife sin que se entere" [They knock down Tenerife without notice] (in Spanish). Marca. 18 January 2014.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "El Heliodoro vuelve a sonreír" [Heliodoro returns to smile] (in Spanish). Marca. 21 February 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  8. ^ "El Tenerife asalta Anduva" [Tenerife take Anduva] (in Spanish). Marca. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "Nano Mesa vuelve al Tenerife" [Nano returns to Tenerife] (in Spanish). Marca. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "El Eibar acuerda con el Cádiz la cesión de Nano Mesa". AS.com (in Spanish). 2019-08-14. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ "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.
  18. ^ "Nano Mesa cedido al Real Zaragoza" [Nano Mesa loaned to Real Zaragoza] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  19. ^ Nano Mesa at BDFutbol

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