Buomesca Tué Na Bangna (born 6 May 1993), commonly known as Mesca, is a professional

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who plays as a

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. Born in Guinea-Bissau, Mesca has represented Portugal internationally at youth level.

Club career

Born in

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, Guinea-Bissau, Mesca began his career at Sporting CP before joining Chelsea in May 2010. He joined Chelsea's rivals

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on a one-year professional contract in September 2011 that ran until June 2012. He signed a new three-year contract with the club in April 2013. Ahead of the 2012–13 season, Mesca was included in a pre-season friendly squad with the first team. He made his

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debut in Fulham's 2–0 defeat away to Chelsea on 21 September 2013. On 28 November 2013, Mesca joined Crewe Alexandra on loan until 7 January 2014. He scored his first senior goal against

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in a 2–1 win on 1 January 2014, and manager Steve Davis considered bringing him back to

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afterwards. After playing no part in the previous season for Fulham, Mesca left for AEL Limassol of the Cypriot First Division on 7 August 2015. 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. On 11 June 2018, Mesca signed with Bulgarian club

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. In August 2019, he joined Cypriot team

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International career

Mesca has represented Portugal at youth level. He was selected to the preliminary

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squad for the

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Personal life

Mesca is the brother of PSV winger

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Career statistics

Honours

;AEL * Cypriot Super Cup: 2015

References

External links

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Fulham F.C. profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mesca 1993 births Living people Footballers from Bissau Bissau-Guinean men's footballers Portuguese men's footballers Portugal men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders Sporting CP footballers Chelsea F.C. players Fulham F.C. players Crewe Alexandra F.C. players AEL Limassol players PFC Beroe Stara Zagora players Doxa Katokopias FC players Premier League players English Football League players Cypriot First Division players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Portuguese people of Bissau-Guinean descent