Luis Alberto Meseguer Villanueva (born 7 September 1999), sometimes known as Mese,[3] is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Segunda Federación club AD Unión Adarve. Born and raised in Spain to an Equatorial Guinean father and a Spanish mother, he is capped for the Equatorial Guinea national team. A left back, he can also operate as a centre back and a right back.[4]
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Meseguer with Equatorial Guinea in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Alberto Meseguer Villanueva | ||
| Date of birth | 7 September 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain[1] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Unión Adarve | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2015 | Atlético Madrid[a] | ||
| 2015–2016 | Unión Adarve | ||
| 2016–2018 | Rayo Vallecano | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Rayo Vallecano B | 50 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | Zamora | 11 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Navalcarnero | 13 | (3) |
| 2022– | Unión Adarve | 21 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018– | Equatorial Guinea | 14 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2023.[2] ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 January 2022 | |||
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Club career edit
Meseguer spent most of his youth career in Atlético Madrid.[5] After a year with Unión Adarve, he joined Rayo Vallecano. He made his senior debut with Rayo Vallecano B in 2018. He was an unused substitution for Rayo Vallecano against Leganés at Copa del Rey.
International career edit
Madrid-born Meseguer qualifies to play for Equatorial Guinea through his father. He made his international debut on 17 November 2018, in a 0–1 loss against Senegal during the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, being he who scored the own goal of the match.
International goals edit
- Scores and results list Equatorial Guinea's goal tally first.[4]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 4 September 2019 | Al-Hilal Stadium, Omdurman, Sudan |  South Sudan |
1–0 | 1–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Notes edit
- ^ Including Atlético Madrileño
References edit
- ^ Luis Meseguer at BDFutbol. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ Luis Meseguer at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ "El canterano Mese debuta con Guinea Ecuatorial" (in Spanish). Unión Rayo. 17 November 2018.
- ^ a b "Luis Meseguer". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ "Atlético de Madrid Cadete". Atlético de Madrid.
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