Maikel Mesa

Maikel Mesa Pinero (born 4 June 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for UD Las Palmas.

Club Career

Born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Mesa finished his youth career with hometown club CD Tenerife. He made his senior debut with neighbouring CD Laguna in the 2010–11 season, in Tercera Division.

Mesa signed a two-year contract with CA Osasuna in July 2012, initially being assigned to the reserves in Segunda Division B. On 1 June 2013, he made his La Liga debut, coming on as a substitute for Francisco Silva in the 78th minute of a 2–4 away loss against Real Madrid.

On 30 January 2015, Mesa was loaned to third tier side Racing de Ferrol until June. After his loan expired, he was included in the main squad and began to appear more regularly. He scored his first goal as a professional on 24 January 2016, the last in a 3–0 home win over UE Llagostera.

On 21 June 2016, three days after achieving promotion to the top flight, Mesa was released and joined CD Mirandes on 13 July.