Yosniel Mesa

Yosniel Mesa
Personal information
Full nameYuniel Mesa Diaz[1]
Date of birth11 May 1980[2]
Place of birthCuba
Playing positionForward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
-2011Cienfuegos
National team
2010-11Cuba4(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Yosniel Mesa (born 11 May 1980) is a Cuban football forward.

Mesa played in the 2004 and 2008 CONCACAF futsal tournaments representing Cuba in both.

Later, he was involved in the 2010 Caribbean Cup tournament and made one appearance, he as brought on as a substitute against Guadeloupe in the 83rd minute replacing Leonel Duarte Platt.

He was part of the Cuba national football team squad for the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup. He played in one match. He defected to the United States during the tournament.[3]

References

  1. Yosniel Mesa profile at Soccerway
  2. "Futsal tournament overview" (PDF). CONCACAF.com. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  3. Cuba player defects during Gold Cup