Maikel Mesa

Spanish footballer (born 1991)
Maikel Mesa
Personal information
Full name Maikel Mesa Piñero[1]
Date of birth (1991-06-04) 4 June 1991 (age 32)[1]
Place of birth Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Zaragoza
Number 11
Youth career
Arenas
Tenerife
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Laguna 69 (20)
2012–2014 Osasuna B 50 (15)
2013–2016 Osasuna 18 (1)
2015 → Racing Ferrol (loan) 13 (3)
2016–2017 Mirandés 35 (6)
2017–2018 Gimnàstic 36 (8)
2018–2022 Las Palmas 79 (8)
2020 → Albacete (loan) 14 (3)
2022–2023 Albacete 37 (8)
2023– Zaragoza 23 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:50, 9 February 2024 (UTC)

Maikel Mesa Piñero (born 4 June 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Real Zaragoza.

Club career

Born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Mesa finished his youth career with hometown club CD Tenerife. He made his senior debut with neighbouring CD Laguna in the 2010–11 season, in the Tercera División.[2]

Mesa signed a two-year contract with CA Osasuna in July 2012, initially being assigned to the reserves in the Segunda División B.[3] On 1 June 2013, he made his La Liga debut, coming on as a substitute for Francisco Silva in the 78th minute of a 4–2 away loss against Real Madrid.[4]

On 30 January 2015, Mesa was loaned to third tier side Racing de Ferrol until June.[5] After his loan expired, he was included in the main squad and began to appear more regularly. He scored his first goal as a professional on 24 January 2016, the last in a 3–0 home win over UE Llagostera.[6]

On 21 June 2016, three days after achieving promotion to the top flight, Mesa was released[7] and joined CD Mirandés on 13 July.[8] On 29 June 2017, after suffering relegation, he agreed to a two-year deal at Gimnàstic de Tarragona also in the second division.[9]

Mesa was transferred to UD Las Palmas in his native region on 17 August 2018, signing a four-year contract.[10] On 11 January 2020, he was loaned to Albacete Balompié of the same league until the end of the campaign.[11]

On 25 July 2022, Mesa returned to Estadio Carlos Belmonte on a permanent one-year deal.[12] The following 13 June, after scoring nine goals in 41 competitive games during the season, he moved to fellow second-tier side Real Zaragoza on a two-year contract.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Maikel Mesa". Diario AS. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Maikel Mesa: "El Tenerife tiene un problema con la base"" [Maikel Mesa: "Tenerife have a problem with their youth system"]. El Día (in Spanish). 9 November 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  3. ^ Herrera, Ricardo (10 July 2012). "Maikel: "Tengo muchas ganas de empezar este nuevo reto en mi vida"" [Maikel: "I'm really looking forward to beginning this new challenge in my life"]. Diario de Avisos (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  4. ^ "Mourinho bows out with win". ESPN FC. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  5. ^ "Maikel Mesa jugará cedido en el Racing de Ferrol" [Maikel Mesa will play on loan at Racing de Ferrol] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 30 January 2015. Archived from the original on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Adiós a la mala racha local" [Goodbye to poor home streak]. Marca (in Spanish). 24 January 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Situación de los jugadores que finalizan contrato con el Club Atlético Osasuna" [Situation of the players who end contract with Club Atlético Osasuna] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  8. ^ "Maikel Mesa firma con el Club Deportivo Mirandés para las dos próximas campañas" [Maikel Mesa signs with Club Deportivo Mirandés for the following two seasons] (in Spanish). CD Mirandés. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  9. ^ "Maikel Mesa, primer fitxatge grana" [Maikel Mesa, first grana signing] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  10. ^ "Maikel Mesa, nuevo fichaje de la UD Las Palmas" [Maikel Mesa, new signing of UD Las Palmas] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  11. ^ Sevilla, Juanma (11 January 2020). "Maikel Mesa llega cedido al Albacete" [Maikel Mesa arrives on loan at Albacete]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  12. ^ "Maikel Mesa hace click" [Maikel Mesa clicks] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  13. ^ "¡Bienvenido, Maikel Mesa!" [Welcome, Maikel Mesa!] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

External links

  • Maikel Mesa at BDFutbol
  • Maikel Mesa at Futbolme (in Spanish)
  • Maikel Mesa at Soccerway
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