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| 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 | Defender | ||
| 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 | 13 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Defensa y Justicia (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Necaxa | 12 | (0) |
| 2023 | Palestino | 20 | (0) |
| 2024 | Argentinos Juniors | 18 | (1) |
| 2025–2026 | Palestino | 37 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007 | Argentina U17 | 5 | (1) |
| 2009 | Argentina U20 | 8 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11:55, 17 June 2025 (UTC) | |||
Fernando Nicolás Meza (born 21 March 1990) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defender. He last played for Chilean club Palestino.
Career
[edit]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,[1] 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.[2]
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.[3]
On January 8, 2023, Meza rejoined his former club Palestino in Chile.[4] After playing for Argentinos Juniors during 2024, he returned to Palestino by third time.[5] They ended his contract by mutual agreement on 11 August 2026.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 8 November 2020[7]
| 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[a] | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0[a] | 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[b] | 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 | ||
- 1 2 Appearance(s) in Supercopa de Chile
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Supercopa MX
Honours
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Atlanta United signs Fernando Meza". atlutd.com. Atlanta United. January 10, 2020. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
- ↑ "Fernando Meza loaned out to Defensa y Justicia". Atlanta United FC Official Website. February 18, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
- ↑ "Atlanta United terminates Fernando Meza's contract". Atlanta United FC Official Website. July 23, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ↑ "Fernando Meza has rejoined Chilean club Palestino, where he was last with in 2015". Twitter. January 8, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- ↑ "Palestino se supera a sí mismo y presenta a su nuevo refuerzo con este video: ¡es cine!". Diario AS (in Spanish). 27 February 2025. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
- ↑ Romo, Felipe (11 August 2026). "Inesperada salida en el fútbol chileno: "Por una situación personal, se acordó finalizar su contrato..."". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 August 2026.
- ↑ Fernando Meza at Soccerway. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
External links
[edit]- Fernando Meza – Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI (in Spanish)
- Fernando Meza at Soccerway
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