Alexander Mesa Travieso (born 5 February 1995), commonly known as just Nano, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward.
![]() Nano in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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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 | ||
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) |
2020–2022 | Cádiz | 1 | (0) |
2021 | → Logroñés (loan) | 19 | (1) |
2021–2022 | → Zaragoza (loan) | 23 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2022 |
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] The following 20 July, he terminated his contract with Cádiz.[19]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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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[lower-alpha 1] | 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 |