Yosniel Mesa
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yuniel Mesa Diaz[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 May 1981[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Cienfuegos, Cuba | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2011 | Cienfuegos | ||
| International career | |||
| 2004–2008 | Cuba (futsal) | ||
| 2010–2011 | Cuba | 6 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Yosniel Mesa Díaz (born 11 May 1981) is a Cuban retired football and futsal player.
Nicknamed Capi, Mesa played for his native provincial team Cienfuegos. After his defection he trained with Fort Lauderdale Strikers.[3]
International career
Mesa played in the 2004 and 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup tournaments representing Cuba in both.[4]
He made his senior international debut for Cuba in a November 2010 Caribbean Cup qualification match against Grenada and has earned a total of 6 caps, scoring no goals. Later, he was involved in the 2010 Caribbean Cup tournament and made one appearance, as a substitute against Guadeloupe in the 83rd minute replacing Leonel Duarte.
He appeared with the Cuba national football team for the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup before defecting to the United States during the tournament.[5]
