Mesca

Buomesca Tué Na Bangna (born 6 May 1993), commonly known as Mesca, is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cyprus side Doxa Katokopias. Born in Guinea-Bissau, Mesca represents Portugal internationally.

Mesca
Personal information
Full name Buomesca Tué Na Bangna[1]
Date of birth (1993-05-06) 6 May 1993[2]
Place of birth Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Doxa Katokopias
Number 70
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– Doxa Katokopias 33 (1)
National team‡
2009 Portugal U17 2 (0)
2011 Portugal U18 3 (0)
2011 Portugal U19 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 December 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct 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]

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.[14]

Personal life

Mesca is the brother of PSV winger Bruma.[15]

Career statistics
As of match played 21 February 2019
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fulham 2013–14[7] Premier League 100000—10
Crewe Alexandra (loan) 2013–14[7] League One 6100——61
AEL Limassol 2015–16[16] Cypriot First Division 30440—10354
2016–17[16] Cypriot First Division 29430——324
2017–18[16] Cypriot First Division 17000—6[lower-alpha 1]1231
Total 76870—71899
Beroe 2018–19 First Professional Football League 19120——211
Career total 1121090007111810
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours
AEL

References
  1. "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.
  2. "Buomesca Tue Na Bangna". Fulham F.C. Archived from the original on 25 September 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  3. "Mesca Joins Chelsea…At Least, We Think So". TheChels.net. 7 July 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  4. "Mesca Swaps Chelsea For Fulham". TheChels.net. 27 September 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  5. "Mesca's New Deal". Fulham Official Website. 11 April 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  6. "Mesca out of impress". Fulham Official Website. 30 July 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  7. "Games played by Buomesca Tue Na Bangna in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  8. "Mesca's Crewe Loan". Fulham FC. 28 November 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  9. "Crewe Alexandra 2-1 Carlisle United". BBC Sport. 1 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  10. "Crewe consider re-signing Fulham youngster Mesca". Get West London. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  11. "Mesca Departs". Fulham F.C. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  12. "AEL defeat APOEL to earn first Super Cup in 30 years". Cyprus Mail. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  13. "Берое подписа с Меска" (in Bulgarian). beroe.bg. 11 June 2018.
  14. "Afcon 2017: Debutants Guinea Bissau name final Nations Cup squad". BBC Sport. 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  15. "The flying Sporting Lisbon winger Manchester City are looking to poach". Talksport. 17 August 2012. Archived from the original on 4 April 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
  16. "Mesca". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
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