Nando Quesada | |
Fullname: | Fernando Quesada Gallardo |
Birth Date: | 5 January 1994 |
Birth Place: | Sabadell, Spain |
Height: | 1.79 m |
Position: | Midfielder |
Youthyears1: | 2002–2003 |
Youthclubs1: | Mercantil |
Youthyears2: | 2003–2013 |
Youthclubs2: | Barcelona |
Years1: | 2014–2015 |
Caps1: | 3 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2015 |
Clubs2: | → Achilles '29 (loan) |
Caps2: | 3 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2015–2016 |
Clubs3: | Llagostera B |
Caps3: | 9 |
Goals3: | 3 |
Years4: | 2015–2017 |
Caps4: | 17 |
Goals4: | 1 |
Years5: | 2017–2018 |
Caps5: | 33 |
Goals5: | 2 |
Years6: | 2018–2019 |
Caps6: | 0 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Years7: | 2018–2019 |
Clubs7: | → Sanluqueño (loan) |
Caps7: | 36 |
Goals7: | 0 |
Years8: | 2019–2020 |
Caps8: | 25 |
Goals8: | 2 |
Years9: | 2020–2021 |
Caps9: | 8 |
Goals9: | 0 |
Years10: | 2021–2022 |
Caps10: | 48 |
Goals10: | 2 |
Years11: | 2022–2023 |
Caps11: | 34 |
Goals11: | 7 |
Nationalyears1: | 2009 |
Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
Nationalyears2: | 2010–2011 |
Nationalcaps2: | 6 |
Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
Club-Update: | 20:22, 22 October 2023 (UTC) |
Fernando "Nando" Quesada Gallardo (born 5 January 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder.
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]