Mesca
Mesca
Bissau-Guinean footballer
Buomesca Tué Na Bangna (born 6 May 1993), commonly known as Mesca, is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Born in Guinea-Bissau, Mesca has represented Portugal internationally at youth level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Buomesca Tué Na Bangna[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1993-05-06) 6 May 1993 (age 30)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 000?–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 | 96 | (1) |
| 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, correct as of 3 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:51, 28 November 2013 (UTC) | |||
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]
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]
- 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[lower-alpha 1] | 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
- AEL
- Cypriot Super Cup: 2015[12]
- "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). Premier League. 2 September 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 July 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
- "Buomesca Tue Na Bangna". Fulham F.C. Archived from the original on 25 September 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- "Mesca Joins Chelsea…At Least, We Think So". TheChels.net. 7 July 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- "Mesca Swaps Chelsea For Fulham". TheChels.net. 27 September 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- "Mesca's New Deal". Fulham Official Website. 11 April 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
- "Mesca out of impress". Fulham Official Website. 30 July 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
- "Games played by Buomesca Tue Na Bangna in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
- "Mesca's Crewe Loan". Fulham FC. 28 November 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
- "Crewe Alexandra 2-1 Carlisle United". BBC Sport. 1 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- "Crewe consider re-signing Fulham youngster Mesca". Get West London. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
- "Mesca Departs". Fulham F.C. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- "AEL defeat APOEL to earn first Super Cup in 30 years". Cyprus Mail. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- "Берое подписа с Меска" (in Bulgarian). beroe.bg. 11 June 2018.
- "ΑΝΑΚΟΙΝΩΣΗ – BUOMESCA" (in Greek). doxafc.com. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- "Afcon 2017: Debutants Guinea Bissau name final Nations Cup squad". BBC Sport. 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- "The flying Sporting Lisbon winger Manchester City are looking to poach". Talksport. 17 August 2012. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- Mesca at Soccerbase
- Mesca at Soccerbase
- Fulham F.C. profile
- Mesca at Soccerway