Mesca
Bissau-Guinean footballer (born 1993)
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Buomesca Tué Na Bangna (born 6 May 1993), commonly known as Mesca, is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Doxa Katokopias. Born in Guinea-Bissau, Mesca has represented Portugal internationally at youth level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Buomesca Tué Na Bangna[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 May 1993[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Doxa Katokopias | ||
| Number | 70 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–2010 | Sporting CP | ||
| 2010–2011 | Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2015 | Fulham | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2015–2018 | AEL Limassol | 76 | (8) |
| 2018–2019 | Beroe | 32 | (1) |
| 2019–2023 | Doxa Katokopias | 99 | (1) |
| 2024– | Doxa Katokopias | 15 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009 | Portugal U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2011 | Portugal U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2011 | Portugal U19 | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:51, 28 November 2013 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Born in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, Mesca began his career at Sporting CP before joining Chelsea in May 2010.[3] He joined Chelsea's rivals Fulham on a one-year professional contract in September 2011 that ran until June 2012.[4] He signed a new three-year contract with the club in April 2013.[2][5]
Ahead of the 2012–13 season, Mesca was included in a pre-season friendly squad with the first team.[6] He made his Premier League debut in Fulham's 2–0 defeat away to Chelsea on 21 September 2013.[7]
On 28 November 2013, Mesca joined Crewe Alexandra on loan until 7 January 2014.[8] He scored his first senior goal against Carlisle United in a 2–1 win on 1 January 2014,[9] and manager Steve Davis considered bringing him back to Gresty Road afterwards.[10]
After playing no part in the previous season for Fulham, Mesca left for AEL Limassol of the Cypriot First Division on 7 August 2015.[11] Five days later he made his debut, playing the entirety of the Cypriot Super Cup against APOEL FC, a penalty shootout victory after a goalless draw.[12]
On 11 June 2018, Mesca signed with Bulgarian club Beroe Stara Zagora.[13]
In August 2019, he joined Cypriot team Doxa Katokopias.[14]
International career
Mesca has represented Portugal at youth level.[2] He was selected to the preliminary Guinea-Bissau squad for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.[15]
Personal life
Career statistics
- As of match played 21 February 2019
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fulham | 2013–14[7] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 2013–14[7] | League One | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||
| AEL Limassol | 2015–16[17] | Cypriot First Division | 30 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 35 | 4 | |
| 2016–17[17] | Cypriot First Division | 29 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 4 | |||
| 2017–18[17] | Cypriot First Division | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6[a] | 1 | 23 | 1 | ||
| Total | 76 | 8 | 7 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | 89 | 9 | |||
| Beroe | 2018–19 | First Professional Football League | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 112 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 118 | 10 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
- AEL
- Cypriot Super Cup: 2015[12]