Federico Bessone Luna (born 23 January 1984), also known as Fede Bessone, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for IC d'Escaldes as a left back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Federico Bessone Luna | ||
| Date of birth | (1984-01-23) 23 January 1984 (age 38) | ||
| Place of birth | Córdoba, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | IC d'Escaldes | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2002 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2005 | Barcelona C | ||
| 2005–2008 | Espanyol B | 34 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | → Gimnàstic (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Swansea City | 36 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Leeds United | 6 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Charlton Athletic (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Swansea City | 1 | (0) |
| 2012 | Swindon Town | 5 | (0) |
| 2013 | Oldham Athletic | 0 | (0) |
| 2013 | Sporting Kansas City | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | Millwall | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Prat | 74 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Andorra | 16 | (1) |
| 2020– | IC d'Escaldes | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:33, 21 May 2021 (UTC) | |||
Born in Córdoba, Bessone spent four years as a youth player at Spanish club Barcelona, alongside Lionel Messi, who he had grown up with.[1] He later played for Espanyol B and Gimnàstic.[2]
Bessone moved from Espanyol B to Welsh team Swansea City in June 2008, on a free transfer.[3] On 20 November 2009, Bessone scored his first goal for Swansea in a 1–0 win over League rivals Derby County, helping Swansea climb to third in the Championship, the highest position they had reached in over 26 years.[4]
After the 2009–10 season finished Bessone was offered a new deal at Swansea but turned it down in favour of joining Leeds United; he signed a three-year contract and became their fourth signing of the summer.[5][6]
On 21 January 2011, Bessone moved to Charlton Athletic on a loan deal until the end of the season, with the option of a permanent transfer.[7] In February 2011, Bessone gave an interview to the Yorkshire Evening Post where he admitted his performances for Leeds has been "opened to close scrutiny."[8] In May 2011, Bessone was transfer listed by Leeds United,[9] and he was linked with a move to Charlton.[10] After failing to find a new club, Bessone returned to training with Leeds United in June 2011,[11] and he was later named in their squad for a friendly tour of Scotland.[12]
On 31 August 2011, Bessone had his contract with Leeds cancelled by mutual consent, and he re-joined Swansea that same day,[13] to provide defensive cover for the injured Alan Tate.[14] The transfer was initially delayed while awaiting international clearance from FIFA.[15] Bessone only made one Premier League appearance in his second spell at Swansea, appearing as a late substitute against West Bromwich Albion.[16]
Bessone signed with Swindon Town on 31 August 2012,[17]
Bessone signed with Oldham Athletic on 28 March 2013 for defensive cover as left back Jonathan Grounds was one yellow card away from a two match ban towards the end of the season.[18] Bessone was released at the end of the season without playing a single game for the club.[19]
On 9 September 2013, Bessone signed with Sporting Kansas City of Major League Soccer.[20] Out of contract, Bessone was released in January 2014 without playing a single game for the club.[21]
On 18 February 2014, he signed a short-term contract with Millwall.[22]
For the 2016–17 season he returned to Spain with AE Prat.[23]
In December 2018 he signed for FC Andorra.[24] He then signed for IC d'Escaldes.[25]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Espanyol B | 2006–07 | 34 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 34 | 1 |
| 2007–08 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 34 | 1 | |
| Gimnàstic (loan) | 2007–08 | 10 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 0 |
| Total | 10 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 0 | |
| Swansea City | 2008–09 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
| 2011–12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 1 | |
| Leeds United | 2010–11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Charlton Athletic (loan) | 2010–11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Swindon Town | 2012–13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Oldham Athletic | 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas City | 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Millwall | 2013–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| AE Prat | 2016–17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Career total | 116 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 124 | 2 | |