Nano (footballer, born 1995)

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

Nano
Personal information
Full name Alexander Mesa Travieso
Date of birth (1995-02-05) 5 February 1995
Place of birth La Laguna, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Cádiz
Number 23
Youth career
Coromoto
Padre Anchieta
Reale Juventud Laguna
2006–2014 Tenerife
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Tenerife B 16 (2)
2013–2016 Tenerife 45 (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 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 July 2020
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Mesa and the second or maternal family name is Travieso.

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]

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.
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