Fernando Quesada

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Quesada and the second or maternal family name is Gallardo.
Nando Quesada
Quesada with Barcelona Juvenil in 2012
Personal information
Full name Fernando Quesada Gallardo
Date of birth (1994-01-05) 5 January 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth Sabadell, Spain
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Badalona Futur
Number 10
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)
2024– Badalona Futur 6 (0)
International career
2009 Spain U16 3 (1)
2010–2011 Spain U17 6 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2024

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

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. Archived from the original on 9 March 2018. 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.