Nano (Spanish footballer, born 1995)

Nano
Personal information
Full name Alexander Mesa Travieso
Date of birth (1995-02-05) February 5, 1995
Place of birth La Laguna, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Tenerife
Number 22
Youth career
Coromoto
Padre Anchieta
Reale Juventud Laguna
2006–2014 Tenerife
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2012–2014 Tenerife B 16 (2)
2013– Tenerife 36 (10)
2014–2015 → Hospitalet (loan) 22 (3)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 April 2016.

† Appearances (goals)
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Mesa and the second or maternal family name is Travieso.

Alexander Mesa Travieso (born 5 February 1995), commonly known as Nano, is a Spanish footballer who plays for CD Tenerife as a forward.

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]

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.
  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.

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