Luis Alberto Meseguer Villanueva (born 7 September 1999), sometimes known as Mese, is a professional
footballer
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who plays as a
defender for
AD Unión Adarve. Born in Spain, he represents the
Equatorial Guinea national team. A
left back
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring.
Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
, he can also operate as a
centre back and a
right back
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring.
Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
.
Club career
Meseguer spent most of his youth career in
Atlético Madrid
Club Atlético de Madrid, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), known simply as Atleti in the Spanish-speaking world and commonly referred to at international level as Atlético Madrid, is a Spanish profess ...
.
After a year with Unión Adarve, he joined
Rayo Vallecano. He made his senior debut with
Rayo Vallecano B
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid B is the reserve team of Rayo Vallecano, a Spanish football club based in the Madrid neighbourhood of Vallecas. Founded in 1973 and plays in Tercera Federación – Group 7, holding home matches at ''Ciudad Deportiva Ray ...
in 2018. He was an unused substitution for Rayo Vallecano against Leganés at Copa del Rey.
International career
Madrid-born Meseguer qualifies to play for
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea ( es, Guinea Ecuatorial; french: Guinée équatoriale; pt, Guiné Equatorial), officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea ( es, link=no, República de Guinea Ecuatorial, french: link=no, République de Guinée équatoria ...
through his father. He made his international debut on 17 November 2018, in a 0–1 loss against
Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤠(Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤠ðž ...
during the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, being he who scored the own goal of the match.
International goals
:''Scores and results list Equatorial Guinea's goal tally first.''
Notes
References
1999 births
Living people
Citizens of Equatorial Guinea through descent
Equatoguinean footballers
Association football fullbacks
Equatorial Guinea international footballers
Footballers from Madrid
Spanish footballers
Rayo Vallecano B players
Zamora CF footballers
Tercera División players
Segunda División B players
Spanish sportspeople of Equatoguinean descent
2021 Africa Cup of Nations players
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