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

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. He was released in 2013, and subsequently had trials at Stoke City, Liverpool and PSV Eindhoven; he also signed a four-year deal with Genoa C.F.C. shortly after, but it was declaread void after he failed a medical.

Fernando Quesada

On 31 January 2014, Quesada signed a three-and-a-half-year deal with fellow Eredivisie team FC Utrecht. He made his debut in the category on 2 February, in a 1–1 home draw against AFC Ajax.

Fernando Quesada

On 2 February 2015, after only making three senior appearances, Quesada was loaned to Achilles '29 in the Eerste Divisie, until June. He was recalled on 24 March, and released in September.

Fernando Quesada

On 8 October 2015, free agent Quesada signed for Segunda División side UE Llagostera. On 10 July 2017, after featuring sparingly, he signed for SD Formentera in Segunda División B.

On 28 June 2018, Quesada agreed to a contract with Elche CF, newly promoted to the second division. On 16 August, however, he was loaned to Atlético Sanluqueño CF in the third level, for one year, and signed permanently for the latter club on 5 July 2019.

References

External links

Voetbal International profile

1994 births

Living people

Footballers from Sabadell

Footballers from Catalonia

Spanish men's footballers

Men's association football midfielders

Eredivisie players

Eerste Divisie players

FC Utrecht players

Achilles '29 players

Segunda División players

Segunda División B players

CF Badalona Futur players

SD Formentera players

Elche CF players

Atlético Sanluqueño CF players

UD Melilla footballers

CD Ebro players

Kings League players

Spanish expatriate men's footballers

Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands

Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands

Spain men's youth international footballers