Fernando "Nando" Quesada Gallardo (born 5 January 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder.
 Quesada with Barcelona Juvenil in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fernando Quesada Gallardo | ||
| Date of birth | 5 January 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Sabadell, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2003 | Mercantil | ||
| 2003–2013 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Utrecht | 3 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Achilles '29 (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Llagostera B | 9 | (3) |
| 2015–2017 | Llagostera | 17 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Formentera | 33 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Elche | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Sanluqueño (loan) | 36 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Sanluqueño | 25 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | Melilla | 8 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Ebro | 48 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Formentera | 34 | (7) |
| International career | |||
| 2009 | Spain U16 | 3 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Spain U17 | 6 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:22, 22 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
Born in Sabadell, Barcelona, Catalonia, Quesada joined FC Barcelona's youth setup in 2003, aged nine, after starting it out at CE Mercantil.[1] He was released in 2013, and subsequently had trials at Stoke City,[2] Liverpool and PSV Eindhoven;[3] he also signed a four-year deal with Genoa C.F.C. shortly after, but it was declaread void after he failed a medical.[4]
On 31 January 2014, Quesada signed a three-and-a-half-year deal with fellow Eredivisie team FC Utrecht.[5] He made his debut in the category on 2 February, in a 1–1 home draw against AFC Ajax.[6]
On 2 February 2015, after only making three senior appearances, Quesada was loaned to Achilles '29 in the Eerste Divisie, until June.[7] He was recalled on 24 March, and released in September.[8]
On 8 October 2015, free agent Quesada signed for Segunda División side UE Llagostera.[9] On 10 July 2017, after featuring sparingly, he signed for SD Formentera in Segunda División B.[10]
On 28 June 2018, Quesada agreed to a contract with Elche CF, newly promoted to the second division.[11] On 16 August, however, he was loaned to Atlético Sanluqueño CF in the third level, for one year,[12] and signed permanently for the latter club on 5 July 2019.[13]
References edit
- ^ "El fulgurante inicio de Nando Quesada" [The brilliant start of Nando Quesada] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 5 September 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ^ "Stoke City give trial to Barcelona midfielder Fernando Quesada". Stoke Sentinel. 18 July 2013. Archived from the original on 9 March 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ^ "PSV heeft Nando Quesada van FC Barcelona op proef" [PSV has Nando Quesada from FC Barcelona on trial] (in Dutch). Omroep Brabant. 22 August 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ^ "Entrevista. Nando Quesada: "El Barça es el mejor club donde un futbolista puede estar"" [Interview. Nando Quesada: "Barça is the best club where a footballer can be"] (in Spanish). Vavel. 21 April 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ^ "El ex juvenil del Barça Nando Quesada ficha por el Utrecht" [Former Barça youth player Nando Quesada signs for Utrecht] (in Spanish). Sport. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ^ "Utrecht 1–1 Ajax". Football-Oranje. 2 February 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ^ "Fernando Quesada naar Achilles '29" [Fernando Quesada to Achilles '29] (in Dutch). Voetbalzone. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ^ "Nando Quesada verlaat FC Utrecht" [Nando Quesada leaves Utrecht] (in Dutch). Algemeen Dagblad. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ^ "Fernando Quesada, nuevo jugador de la Unió Esportiva Llagostera-Costa Brava" [Fernando Quesada, new player of Uniò Esportiva Llagostera-Costa Brava] (in Spanish). UE Llagostera. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ^ "Nando Quesada, quinto fichaje del Formentera" [Nando Quesada, fifth signing of Formentera] (in Spanish). Diario de Ibiza. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ^ "OFICIAL | El Elche cierra el fichaje de Nando Quesada" [OFFICIAL | Elche complete the signing of Nando Quesada] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ^ "OFICIAL | Acuerdo con el Atlético Sanluqueño para la cesión de Nando Quesada" [OFFICIAL | Agreement with Atlético Sanluqueño for the loan of Nando Quesada] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ^ "Nando Quesada nuevo fichaje del Atlético Sanluqueño CF" [Nando Quesada new signing of Atlético Sanluqueño CF] (in Spanish). Atlético Sanluqueño CF. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
External links edit
- Nando Quesada at BDFutbol
- Nando Quesada at Soccerway
- Voetbal International profile (in Dutch)