Fernando Meza
Fernando Nicolás Meza (born 21 March 1990) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defender for Chilean Primera División club Palestino.
 Meza with Colo-Colo in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fernando Nicolás Meza | ||
| Date of birth | March 21, 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | San Martín, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Palestino | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| San Lorenzo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2015 | San Lorenzo | 55 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Olimpo (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → San Marcos (loan) | 36 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Palestino | 33 | (3) |
| 2016–2017 | Necaxa | 14 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Colo-Colo | 23 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Necaxa | 33 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Atlanta United FC | 13 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Defensa y Justicia (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Necaxa | 12 | (0) |
| 2023– | Palestino | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2009 | Argentina U20 | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:32, 8 May 2022 (UTC) | |||
Career
Meza made his league debut on 2 November 2008 in a 1-0 defeat to Boca Juniors aged 18.
In January 2009 Meza was selected to join the Argentina under-20 squad for the 2009 South American Youth Championship in Venezuela.
On January 10, 2020, Meza completed a transfer to Atlanta United FC of MLS, following a transfer to Club Tijuana to complete a player swap with Atlanta for Leandro González Pírez.
On February 18, 2021, Meza moved to Argentine Primera División side Defensa y Justicia, on a loan deal.
After 7 league appearances for Defensa y Justicia, Atlanta United and Meza mutually terminated his contract on July 23, 2021. On the same day Meza signed with his former club Necaxa in Liga MX.
On January 8, 2023, Fernando Meza has rejoined his former club Palestino in Chile.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 8 November 2020
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| San Lorenzo | 2008–09 | Primera División | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2009–10 | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||||
| 2010–11 | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||||
| 2011–12 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 53 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | ||
| Olimpo (loan) | 2013–14 | Primera División | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| San Marcos (loan) | 2014–15 | Primera División | 36 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 1 | ||
| Palestino | 2015–16 | Primera División | 33 | 3 | — | — | — | 33 | 3 | |||
| Necaxa | 2016–17 | Liga MX | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| Colo-Colo | 2016–17 | Primera División | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| Necaxa | 2018–19 | Liga MX | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||
| Total | 47 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 2 | ||
| Atlanta United | 2020 | Major League Soccer | 13 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 212 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 234 | 7 | ||
Honours
Club
References
External links
- Fernando Meza – Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI Archived 2012-06-12 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- Fernando Meza at Soccerway