Fernando Quesada

Fernando "Nando" Quesada Gallardo (born 5 January 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder.

Nando Quesada
Quesada with Barcelona Juvenil in 2012
Personal information
Full name Fernando Quesada Gallardo
Date of birth (1994-01-05) 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)
2015Achilles '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)
2018–2019Sanluqueño (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

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

  1. "El fulgurante inicio de Nando Quesada" [The brilliant start of Nando Quesada] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 5 September 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  2. "Stoke City give trial to Barcelona midfielder Fernando Quesada". Stoke Sentinel. 18 July 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. "Utrecht 1–1 Ajax". Football-Oranje. 2 February 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  7. "Fernando Quesada naar Achilles '29" [Fernando Quesada to Achilles '29] (in Dutch). Voetbalzone. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  8. "Nando Quesada verlaat FC Utrecht" [Nando Quesada leaves Utrecht] (in Dutch). Algemeen Dagblad. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  9. "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.
  10. "Nando Quesada, quinto fichaje del Formentera" [Nando Quesada, fifth signing of Formentera] (in Spanish). Diario de Ibiza. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  11. "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.
  12. "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.
  13. "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.
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